Israel’s operation in Rafah doesn’t cross US red lines – White House.

The US does not believe Israel has launched a full-scale invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza, White House spokesman John Kirby has said. He spoke hours after Israeli forces reached the centre of the city and reportedly seized a strategically important hill overlooking the nearby border with Egypt. US President Joe Biden has previously said…

Egyptian soldier killed in Israel border incident.

An Egyptian soldier has been killed in an incident involving Egyptian and Israeli troops in the border area near Rafah. The Egyptian and Israeli militaries are investigating what happened. Israeli media say there was an exchange of fire, but there are few other details and no reports of Israeli casualties. Tensions between Egypt and Israel…

Pope Francis accused of making homophobic slur in a closed-door meeting.

Pope Francis allegedly told Italian bishops to not permit gay men to train for the priesthood, with two Italian newspapers claiming that the 87-year-old pontiff made a homophobic slur in a closed-door meeting last week. Citing sources from inside the meeting, the Corriere della Sera and La Repubblica newspapers reported Monday that the Pope had…

Dr. Michelle Corral Lands at Juba International Airport

Juba, South Sudan – Updated at 9:53 EAT on Monday 27th May 2024 By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin American Televangelist and President Breath of the Spirit Ministries and Chessed Charity International, Dr. Michelle Corral has landed at Juba International Airport in South Sudan as 6:55am local time aboard Turkish Airline Airlines with 9 American Missionaries and…

Some 160 villagers reported taken in deadly raid

Ten people have been killed and at least 160 other villagers have been kidnapped from a remote community in Nigeria’s central Niger state, officials say. A large number of armed men, suspected to be from Nigeria’s militant Islamist group Boko Haram, invaded Kuchi village on Friday night, local official Aminu Abdulhamid Najume told the BBC’s…

Burkina Faso extends military rule by five years

Burkina Faso’s military government has announced it will extend junta rule for another five years. The country’s ruler, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, will also be able to contest the next presidential election, the state-owned broadcaster says. When he seized power in a coup nearly two years ago, Capt Traore pledged to restore the civilian government by…

Tornadoes and storms leave 15 dead across central US.

At least 15 people have been killed as tornadoes and storms tore across central areas of the US, destroying homes and cutting power to hundreds of thousands. Seven people were killed in northern Texas, five in Arkansas, two in Oklahoma and one in Kentucky. Scores more were injured, and almost 500,000 were without electricity across…