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Kenya cult leader who told parents to starve children guilty of 191 murders

Kenyan pastor Paul Mackenzie and 28 cult leaders are convicted of murdering 191 people, mostly children, in the Shakahola forest starvation cult case

Judgment day for Kenya pastor accused of ordering parents to starve their children to death

Kenyan court to deliver judgement in mass murder case against doomsday preacher Paul Mackenzie and 29 followers over 191 deaths, mostly children, in Shakahola forest

Trump waives several Russia sanctions as row with Zelensky intensifies

Trump waives Russia sanctions days before they take effect, sparking backlash from lawmakers and deepening tensions with Ukraine's Zelensky over the war

Pope pictured for first time since surgery and cancer diagnosis

Pope Leo XIV pictured celebrating Mass from hospital in first Vatican images since lung surgery; doctors report steady improvement in his recovery

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

Pastor and wife arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found in an illegal rehab centre with inhumane conditions in Mpumalanga

South Africa’s deputy police chief resigns after being charged with sexual offences

South Africa's deputy police chief Shadrack Sibiya has resigned after facing sexual offence and trafficking charges, all of which he denies

Pope Leo to have surgery after lump found on lung

Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery after doctors found an early-stage lung nodule, with the Vatican expecting the pontiff to recover in about a week