POPE LEO XIV TO UNDERGO LUNG SURGERY. (PHOTO).

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 POPE LEO XIV TO UNDERGO LUNG SURGERY Pope Leo XIV has announced that he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a lump on his lung, which was detected at a very early stage. During his weekly Angelus address in St Peter’s Square on Sunday, the 71-year-old pontiff told the crowd that a lung nodule had been discovered during recent medical checks and was highly localised. The statement by the Vatican press office adds that Doctors had recommended an operation to remove it, and that the procedure had already been planned.  It further confirms that his recovery was expected to take about one week. Born in Chicago, Leo became the first American pope in May 2025, following the death of his Argentine predecessor, Pope Francis, on 21 April 2025. He was elected on 8 May 2025 to lead the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. Since assuming office, the former Robert Francis Prevost has gradually established his leadership style, speaking out on major global issues, including conflict...

UPDATE: SOMALIA, EGYPT, ERITREA VOICE COMMITMENT TO INTERNATIONAL LAW. (PHOTO).


 Somalia, Egypt, Eritrea voice commitment to international law


Somalia, Egypt and Eritrea have reiterated their commitment to observing the international law principles, the Eritrean government said, TRT Afrika reported.


The three nations further emphasised their determination to respect "the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of the countries in the region."


The sentiments were made during a meeting involving Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki, his Somali counterpart Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.


Afwerki hosted Hassan Sheikh and Sisi in Eritrea's capital Asmara.


'Deepening cooperation'


The heads of state also agreed to "develop and deepen cooperation and coordination between the three countries to enhance Somali State institutions to confront various internal and external challenges," Eritrea's Information Minister Yemane Meskel said in a statement.


According to Meskel, the agreed cooperation "will help the Somali National Federal Army to confront terrorism in all its forms."


Presidents Afwerki, Hassan Sheikh, and Sisi also agreed to establish a Joint Tripartite Committee comprising their foreign ministers for "strategic cooperation in all fields."


The three leaders' summit comes on the back of tensions between Somalia and its neighbour Ethiopia over a contentious port access deal that Addis Ababa signed with Somalia's region of Somaliland in January.


Türkiye mediating Ethiopia-Somalia dispute


Somalia rejected the Ethiopia port access deal, and vowed to protect its sovereignty.


Türkiye is mediating the resultant dispute between Somalia and Ethiopia.


During their meeting on Thursday, Presidents Afwerki, Hassan Sheikh and Sisi also discussed the war in Sudan and its "regional repercussions."


Thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced by the Sudanese war that erupted in April 2023 after the leaders of the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) differed.

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