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1. Pope Leo XIV hosts South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at Vatican

   South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was received by Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Saturday, a diplomatic engagement emphasizing cultural exchange and mutual understanding that stood in stark contrast to a brewing political storm following the United States' announcement it would boycott the G20

2. UNHCR urges global community to support Sudanese refugees in Chad

   The UN’s refugee agency has issued an urgent call for greater international assistance as thousands of people, bearing accounts of renewed trauma and violence, continue to stream out of Sudan’s Darfur region into an overstretched Chad.

3. U.S. to boycott G20 summit in South Africa over Trump's claims of white farmer "abuses"

   The United States will officially boycott the upcoming G20 summit in South Africa, President Donald Trump announced Friday, escalating a diplomatic dispute by reiterating his controversial claims about the treatment of white farmers in the country and calling the choice of host "a complete disgrace.

4. Mali: France advises its citizens to leave the country as soon as possible

   France has joined the United States and United Kingdom in urging its citizens to leave Mali, issuing a formal advisory on Friday, November 7, warning against all travel to the West African nation and calling on its nationals to depart "as soon as possible."

5. More than 1,400 African nationals fighting alongside Russian troops in Ukraine, Kyiv says

   More than 1,400 citizens from three dozen African countries are fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, Kyiv's foreign minister said on Friday.