Well-wishers rally behind Pope Leo XIV as he recovers from cancer surgery

With music and prayer, well-wishers gather outside Rome’s Gemelli Hospital as Pope Leo XIV recovers from surgery to remove a cancerous lung tumour. Doctors say the pontiff is walking, eating, and making normal progress after the procedure.

IMF chief optimistic Senegal will reach agreement with creditors

Dakar is seeking to emerge from a financial crisis triggered by the discovery of undeclared public debt incurred by the previous administration.

Mali hosts more than 322,000 refugees and asylum seekers

Mali is facing mounting humanitarian pressure, with hundreds of thousands of people seeking safety inside its borders. As of September 30, 2026, the country was hosting 322,584 refugees and asylum seekers, alongside 414,524 internally displaced people.

Couple and two children killed in ‘deeply disturbing’ suspected arson attack in Waterford

A couple killed with two of their children in a house fire believed to have been caused by an arson attack have been named.