Pope criticises 'tyrants' who spend billions on wars, days after Trump spat
The comments follow a high-profile spat with US President Donald Trump, who called the Pope weak on crime.
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Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Streaming wars!
In a definitive conclusion to a high-stakes corporate battle, Paramount Skydance has emerged as the winner in the race to acquire Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). The path was cleared on Thursday when streaming titan Netflix officially declined to match Paramount’s superior bid, ending months of intense speculation and hostile manoeuvring within the entertainment industry. Read:…
Africa Cannot Stop Middle East Wars — But It Can Cut Its Fuel Bill
As tensions escalate again across the Middle East, global oil markets are entering another period of uncertainty. Even the threat of disruptions to tanker routes or energy infrastructure in the region can send crude prices sharply higher. Much of the world’s oil still moves through the strategic maritime chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz. Any…
Africa: Ethiopia’s Smaller Wars – Destitution, Conflict Escalation, and Military Abuses in Lower Omo
With war looming in the north of the country, Ethiopia threatens to make headlines again, as it has in recent years due to the wars, insurgencies and intercommunal violence that have raged across its highland core – in the regions of Tigray, Oromia and Amhara. Amid such large-scale violence, conflicts affecting minority groups in peripheral…
Africa: Health Advances Marked 2025 As Wars and Funding Cuts Strained Systems
From eliminating deadly infections to expanding access to lifesaving vaccines, 2025 delivered meaningful progress for global health, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO), offering cautious optimism at the close of a year marked by both breakthroughs and strain. Even as funding cuts, conflict and climate shocks strained health systems worldwide – disrupting essential…
Africa: Wars, Airdrops and Pythons – Covering Hunger Up Close
WFP’s outgoing TV Chief Jonathan Dumont talks about the importance of giving voice to the ‘hidden hungry’ – and of empathy For more than two decades, the World Food Programme’s (WFP) Head of Television Communications, Jonathan Dumont, has documented humanitarian crises in some of the most remote and dangerous parts of the world – helping…
Africa: Rising Arms Revenues and Rising Death Tolls Underscore Ongoing Military Conflicts & Civil Wars
United Nations — The revenues from arms sales and military services by the 100 largest arms-producing companies rose by 5.9 per cent in 2024, reaching a record $679 billion, according to new data released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). www.sipri.org Global arms revenues rose sharply in 2024, as demand was boosted by…
Valve enters the console wars with the Steam Machine and Steam Controller
Valve is making a fresh, powerful push to conquer the living room. Following the wild success of the portable Steam Deck, the company has officially announced a new Steam Machine console and a redesigned Steam Controller, promising to bring the PC gaming experience to your TV in early 2026. Read: Apple has already cancelled the…
Africa: Wars on Women Escalate as Global Conflicts Reach Record Highs
New York – The world is experiencing the highest number of active conflicts since 1946, creating unprecedented risks and suffering for women and girls. The 2025 UN Secretary-General’s report on Women, Peace and Security warns that 676 million women now live within 50 kilometers of deadly conflict, the highest level since the 1990s. Civilian casualties among women and…
Intel fights back in the AI chip wars
Intel has announced a new AI chip for the data centre that it plans to launch next year, in a renewed push to break into the AI silicon market. The new chip, a GPU, will be optimised for energy efficiency and support a wide range of uses such as running AI applications, or inference, Intel chief…