Cardinal Robert Prevost (69) has been elected new pontiff alias new Pope of Rome with papal name Pope Leo XIV. His election as the new leader of 1.4 billion Catholics in the world by the College of Cardinals, came on May 8, 2025, on the second day of the Vatican's Papal Conclave 2025.

Pope Francis is dead. According to an announcement by the Vatican, he died at his residence in the Vatican City in the morning of April 21, 2025, on Easter Monday. His Holiness was 88.

Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa, and their dog were found dead at home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, on February 27, 2025, ....

President Donald Trump who was inaugurated as the 47th US President at noon on January 20, 2025, dubbed the inauguration day as USA's ....

Ivory Coast has announced expulsion of French stationed in the country, reported some African media on January 1, 2025.

Ex-US President Jimmy Carter is dead. He died in his hometown of Plains in Georgia, USA, on December 29, 2024. He was 100.

A historic new law that gives sex workers in Belgium equal employment rights like everyone else, came into effect on December 1, 2024.

Ex-President Donald Trump has made a triumphant return to power after winning the US presidential election that was held on November 5, 2024

Entertainment titan Quincy Jones is dead. Reportedly, he died in Bel Air, Los Angeles, CA, on November 3, 2024 (local time). He was 91.

A female Iranian student has stripped to her knickers and bra in public, in protest against the country's hijab restrictions.