MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AP) – Pope denounces the “colonization” of Africa’s minerals as he arrives in Equatorial Guinea. MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AP) - Pope Leo XIV arrived in Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday on the fourth and final leg of his Africa journey, and denounced the "colonization" of Africa's minerals.

N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) – Chad will deploy 1,500 troops to Haiti as part of the United Nations security force to the Caribbean country to combat gang violence, according to a letter from the president to the legislature.

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CAIRO (AP) – An armed group in Libya helped the transfer of former Colombian military personnel to fight with the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group against the Sudanese military, according to a United Nations report released days after the third anniversary of the start of the war in Sudan.

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s nominee to chair the Federal Reserve said Tuesday that he never promised the White House that he would cut interest rates, even as the president renewed his calls for the central bank to do so.

LONDON (AP) – The former head of Britain’s foreign service said Tuesday he was pressured by Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office to rush through the confirmation of Peter Mandelson as British ambassador to Washington, and claimed Downing Street brushed aside security concerns about the choice.

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. forces have boarded an oil tanker previously sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil in Asia, the Pentagon said Tuesday, as it puts into place a global warning to track down vessels tied to Tehran.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) – Taiwan’s president postponed a visit to Africa this week when three countries withdrew permission for him to fly over their territories after pressure from China, his office said Tuesday.