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MacKenzie, the former wife of Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, has pledged to donate 50 percent of her wealth to charity. The announcement comes weeks after she finalized the biggest divorce settlement with the world’s wealthiest man, leaving her $36.6 billion richer. MacKenzie has signed the…

Theresa May has announced she will resign as the United Kingdom Prime Minister next month. Speaking on Friday, a tearful Ms. May said she would step down as the leader of the Conservative Party on June 7th. The move comes after she failed to deliver Brexit following three bruising years and…

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have welcomed their first child.  Meghan is said to have given birth to the baby boy at a hospital in London on Monday morning. Breaking the news, Buckingham Palace says both Markle, 37, and the infant are healthy. “We are pleased…

Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky is set to become Ukraine's next President after winning a run-off election by a landslide, exit polls suggest. The polls give Volodymyr over 70 percent support. The comedian dominated the first round of voting three weeks ago when 39 presidential candidates were on the…

Liberia's President George Weah has been forced to work from his home in Monrovia in the past one week after snakes invaded his office. Speaking to BBC, Liberia's press secretary Smith Toby says two black snakes were spotted in the Head of State’s Foreign Affairs Ministry building last week. All…

Former Peru President Alan Garcia has passed away hours after shooting himself to avoid arrest. Garcia shot himself in the head on Wednesday morning after police arrived at his residence in the country's capital Lima to arrest him in connection with a bribery investigation. Peru Interior Minister…

Former Peru President Alan Garcia on Wednesday shot himself to reportedly avoid arrest. Garcia is said to have shot himself after police officers arrived at his residence in the country's capital Lima to arrest him over bribery allegations. The South American nation's Health Minister Zulema Tomas…

Following mass protests in Sudan capital Khartoum, President Omar al-Bashir has reportedly stepped down. Sources within government and a provincial minister have on Thursday revealed that consultations are underway to set up a transitional council to govern the country. Speaking to Dubai-based al-…

The United States has reportedly revoked the entry visa of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, her office says. Bensouda's office says the move is a response to her inquiry into possible war crimes committed by US forces in Afghanistan. The move comes weeks after…

French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed a Senegalese-born woman as the new government spokesperson. 39-year-old Sibeth Ndiaye has been appointed to the powerful position in the new cabinet changes made by President Macron. Ms. Ndiaye was born in Dakar, Senegal and worked as Macron’s media…