Denmark’s Victoria Kjaer Theilvig Crowned Miss Universe 2024
The 21-year-old dancer, entrepreneur, and animal rights activist beat out more than 120 contestants in the pageant’s 73rd edition held in Mexico City
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At Least Six Killed in Angola Boat Accident
The ship carrying more than 30 people was part of a Catholic maritime procession in the southern African nation when it sank off the Island of Luanda on Saturday, police said.
Child Abuse Police Arrest Star Australian Broadcaster
The 83-year-old is accused of “indecent assault and sexual touching offences” spanning between 2001 and 2019, New South Wales Police said.
Gabon Early Results Show Voters Back New Constitution
The new constitution sets out a vision of a presidency with a maximum of two seven-year terms, no prime minister, and no dynastic transfer of power.
Trump Taps Big Tech Critic Carr to Lead US Communications Agency
Carr has also publicly agreed with the incoming Trump administration’s promises to slash regulation and punish television networks for what they say is political bias.
Trump Promises To End Wars With a ‘Strong Military’
Trump, who campaigned on an “America First” foreign policy, has said previously that he wanted to strike a deal between Kyiv and Moscow, without giving details, and end bloodshed in the Middle East.
Musk Met Iran UN Ambassador on Defusing Tension Under Trump: NYT
Elon Musk, the tech billionaire closely allied with US President-elect Donald Trump, met Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations in a bid to defuse tensions between Tehran and Washington, The New York Times reported Thursday.
One Dead, Thousands Without Heating After Russian Strike on Ukraine Port City
The Thursday night strikes on the Black Sea city damaged residential buildings, the heating system, churches and educational institutions, according to Odesa Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov, who said it had been “a massive combined enemy strike”.
Trump Names Vaccine Skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr As His Health Secretary
Donald Trump on Thursday tapped anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his secretary of health in the latest provocative nomination from the incoming Republican president.
Africa CDC Endorses First Locally Made Mpox Test
The African Union’s health watchdog said Thursday it has endorsed an mpox test from Morocco, hailing it as a “major milestone” to help combat the outbreak on the continent
