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CONGO: Jean-Pierre Bemba ”cannot run for DRC president”

Former warlord Jean-Pierre Bemba cannot run to be the next president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country’s electoral commission said. Mr

IRELAND: Pope sorry Church ”kept quiet on abuse”

Pope Francis has begged forgiveness for members of the Catholic Church’s hierarchy who “kept quiet” about clerical child sex abuse. He was ending a tw

AUSTRALIA: Julie Bishop resigns as foreign minister

Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has announced her resignation from the cabinet.  Her move came as new Prime Minister Scott Morris

TURKEY: More suspects detained over US embassy shooting

Turkish police have arrested two more people for their suspected links to Monday’s drive-by shooting on the United States embassy in capital Ankara, A

VENEZUELA: Migrant crisis: Peru receives asylum requests

Hundreds of Venezuelans have requested asylum in Peru, an official has said, just hours after the country tightened its entry requirements. New rules