Pope Leo XIV condemns "tyrants" fueling war with billions. His calls for global peace during his Africa trip come amid rising tensions with President Trump.

Pope Leo continued criticizing wars and world leaders in a speech in Cameroon on Thursday, insisting “the world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants,” after a week of attacks from President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance,

Thursday, Pope Leo is warning of a world "ravaged by a handful of tyrants" who spend billions on war, the Senate voted to lift a federal ban on mining upstream from Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and police say former Virginia Lt.

The line between a revolutionary hero and a ruthless autocrat is often crossed in a single afternoon. History is filled with figures who began as champions of the people, only to succumb to the seductive pull of absolute authority.

Protests toppling governments happened in Armenia in 2018; Algeria, Bolivia, and Sudan in 2019; Sri Lanka in 2022; Bangladesh in 2024; and Madagascar in 2025. Currently, the American President is calling on Iranians to overthrow their Islamic dictatorship and replace it with a democracy.