Pope Leo has criticised leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants" in unusually forceful comments during a visit to Cameroon.
The pontiff blasted those he said had manipulated "the very name of God" for their own gain, while touring a region ravaged by a deadly insurgency.
The remarks come just days after a high-profile spat with US President Donald Trump, who posted a lengthy attack on
EPA/Shutterstock Pope Leo XIV has told Cameroon's government to root out corruption during a forthright address on the second leg of his African tour.
"In order for peace and justice to prevail, the chains of corruption - which disfigure authority and strip it of its credibility - must be broken," he told those gathered at the presidential palace in the capital,
REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes Brazil's fugitive former spy chief Alexandre Ramagem has been released from custody by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE).
ICE confirmed it had detained Ramagem on Monday, but has not said why. The 53-year-old's name no longer appears on the agency's list of those in its custody, BBC News Brasil has confirmed.
He is wanted in Brazil,
Anadolu via Getty Images South African police say have they arrested "wanted fugitive" French-born Beninese activist Kemi Seba while he was allegedly attempting to flee to Europe through Zimbabwe.
Seba, whose real name is Stellio Gilles Robert Capo Chichi, is wanted in Benin on charges of "inciting rebellion" after supporting last year's foiled coup there.
He was arrested on Monday alongside his 18-year-old son in a sting operation
Reuters Leading South African opposition politician Julius Malema, 45, has been sentenced to five years after being found guilty of the illegal possession of a gun and firing it in public.
But Magistrate Twanet Olivier allowed the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters and MP to appeal against the verdict and sentencing, meaning that he will not immediately be taken to prison.
Earlier, standing in the East London court in a dark suit and red tie, Malema showed little emotion
Getty Images Turkish police have arrested 162 people accused of posting controversial content online about two deadly school shootings which took place this week.
They were "found to have engaged in posts and activities praising crime and criminals and negatively affecting public order", police said.
At least 16 people were injured in a shooting at a high school in the country's southeast on Tuesday, before another nine were killed in a shooting at another
The Duchess of Sussex has said that for 10 years she was the "most trolled person in the entire world" online.
Speaking in Melbourne about the harms of social media, alongside the Duke of Sussex, Meghan said she was "bullied" every day for a decade and that tech companies were "not incentivised to stop" their platforms being misused.
The couple are in Australia on a four-day tour as non-working
Hindustan Times via Getty Images India is preparing for a once-in-a-generation redraw of its political map, driven by what the government says is a push to reserve one-third of seats for women in parliament and state assemblies.
To do that, the government will unveil a constitutional amendment - requiring a two-thirds majority - backed by a three-day special session from Thursday
Getty Images China's economy grew faster than expected in the first three months of the year, even as countries around the world feel the impact of the US-Israel war with Iran.
Gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 5% in the period, compared to a year earlier, according to official data. Economists had expected the figure to come in at around 4.8%.
That came despite the conflict in the Middle East, which started on 28 February, severely disrupting global energy supplies,