Pope Francis on Tuesday added additional criteria to possible sainthood. A fourth criteria was expanded to include “the free offering of one’s life” in an apostolic letter published by the Vatican. The Vatican announced Tuesday that the pope has issued a new law outlining a new route: people who lived a good Catholic life and who freely accepted a certain and premature death for the good of others.

A young man, aged 23 has been arrested by French Police over alleged plans to attack French President Emmanuel Macron at this year's July 14 Bastille Day parade. According to Reuters, the suspect who described himself as a ''nationalist" was arrested after expressing interest in a video game chat room, in acquiring a Kalashnikov weapon in order to attack a target.

Pope Francis has dismissed the church's chief of doctrine Cardinal Gerhard Mueller — one of the most powerful cardinals at the Vatican — and appointed a Spanish Archbishop to the role, the Vatican said on Saturday.In a major shake up the Vatican's administration on Saturday, announced that the Pontiff replaced Catholicism top theologian, who has reportedly been on odds with the pope's vision of a more inclusive Church.

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

Russia is ready to expel about 30 US diplomats and seize US state property in retaliation for Washington's sanctions, BBC reports Russian officials as saying.

France and its African partner will work together to wipe out Islamist militants in the volatile Sahel region, French President Emmanuel Macron said at the opening of a summit in Mali's capital Bamako on Sunday.

Ambassador Michel Arrion - The Head of EU delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS

The European Union (EU) has withdrawn financial support to Nigeria, saying the country has enough resources to meet her developmental needs. The Head of EU delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ambassador Michel Arrion, made this known today the annual lecture organised by IBB Golf Club in collaboration with Foundation for Global Impact and Sustainable Development.