Restrictions on several social media platforms that were noticed earlier in the week have now been lifted. Among the platforms were TikTok, Facebook and YouTube.
In Europe, stocks surged in response to the news, with major indexes in France and Germany rising more than 2%. However, Asian markets, which closed before the announcement, ended the day lower.
A ceasefire in Lebanon has brought a pause in fighting after weeks of war. Residents are returning to damaged homes as questions remain over how long the truce will hold.
After being deported from the U.S., around 15 people touched down in Kinshasa early Friday, under agreement between the Congolese government and the Trump administration.
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, 29, admitted in a Johannesburg court to illegally being in the country and pointing a firearm—but denied shooting and seriously injuring his gardener during an altercation in the upscale Hyde Park suburb.
A group of three masked robbers held 25 people hostage during a bank heist in Naples on Thursday 16 April 2026 before escaping through a tunnel connected to the city’s sewer network, authorities said.
How do you guarantee a good turn out at a funeral? In Kenya, some families are hiring professional mourners to give their loved ones the ultimate send-off.
Germany is hosting the Affordable Art Fair Berlin from 16 to 19 April 2026. The event brings together dozens of galleries and focuses on artworks priced under €500, aiming to broaden access to contemporary art.
Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze is under investigation over allegations of fraud and breach of trust linked to a 2008 cultural festival for which he was one of the organisers.
Some 80 per cent of the country's inhabitants are Catholic, but Leo is the first church leader to visit since Pope Jean-Paul II almost half a century ago.
Netherlands opened its Keukenhof garden in Lisse for the 2026 spring season, welcoming visitors to an eight-week display featuring around seven million flowers.
Cameroon saw thousands of faithful gather on Wednesday 16 April at Bamenda’s airfield, where Pope Leo XIV celebrated an open‑air Mass and called for a “decisive change of course” towards peace.
Lebanon and Israel entered a 10-day truce early Friday, as the army reopened a single lane on the damaged Qasmiyeh Bridge in the south after Israeli strikes hit the key crossing linking Tyre to the wider region.
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