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Pope Francis departs hospital, delivers 2-word joke to reporters ahead of Holy Week
Pope Francis has been discharged from the hospital after a three-day stint under observation for a respiratory infection. The pontiff, 86, was discharged on Saturday...
Read MoreTraveling mummy exhibit may pose health risks to visitors due to fungal growths, Mexican experts say
Mexican government experts said Thursday they are concerned that a traveling display of mummies from the 1800s may pose a health risk to the public....
Read MoreUkraine asks court to put Orthodox leader under house arrest
In a bitter dispute over a famed Orthodox monastery, Ukraine’s top security agency notified a leading Orthodox priest there on Saturday that he was suspected...
Read MoreSpain’s PM Sanchez urges Xi Jinping to communicate with Zelenskyy amid war in Ukraine
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has encouraged Chinese President Xi Jinping to consider Ukraine’s proposal to end the Russian invasion of its country. Sanchez said...
Read MoreAndrew Tate released from Romanian jail, placed under house arrest
Andrew Tate was released from a Romanian jail on Friday, where he was being held under suspicion of rape, human trafficking, and forming an organized...
Read MoreBlade Runner Oscar Pistorius denied parole for 2013 slaying of model girlfriend
Former South African track star Oscar Pistorius was denied parole Friday in the 2013 slaying of model Reeva Steenkamp in a case that captivated the...
Read MoreGold mine collapse in northern Sudan kills at least 14 workers, at least 20 others injured
At least 14 workers are dead after a gold mine collapsed in northern Sudan, mining authorities said Friday. The fatal collapse happened after one of...
Read MoreNorwegian police make largest cocaine seizure in country’s history
Police made the largest-ever cocaine seizure in Norway when they discovered 1,760 pounds of the drug in boxes of fruit in Oslo, officials said. Norwegian...
Read MorePirates attack ship and hold crew members hostage off of West Africa
Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea attacked a Danish-owned ship and took some of the 16-member crew hostage after abandoning the vessel on a small...
Read MoreSenegalese prosecutors file appeal for opposition leader who received 2-month sentence
Prosecutors in Senegal who had sought two years in prison for opposition leader Ousmane Sonko have filed an appeal after he was given a much...
Read More36 bodies found inside a well at an Indian temple following a devastating collapse
Thirty-six bodies have been found inside a well at a Hindu temple in central India after dozens of people attending a festival fell into the...
Read MoreTwo men accused of foiled Passover attack appear in court
Two men accused of planning a Passover attack on a Jewish center in central Athens appeared in court Friday to answer to terrorism charges and...
Read MoreTaiwan scrambles jets, ships after ‘irrational actions’ by Chinese military
Taiwan’s defense ministry said Friday that it had to scramble jets and ships to respond to “irrational actions” by nine Chinese aircraft that crossed over...
Read MoreIsraeli airstrikes near Syrian capital kill Iranian adviser
Israeli airstrikes hit the suburbs of Syria’s capital city early Friday for the second day in a row, killing an Iranian adviser, the state media...
Read MoreMalaysia’s top court refuses to review 2022 decision to uphold Prime Minister Najib Razak’s graft conviction
Malaysia’s top court refused Friday to review its 2022 decision to uphold former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s conviction for graft and 12-year jail sentence, saying...
Read MoreRussia fires more bombs on anniversary of Ukraine retaking Russian-occupied town
Russia used its long-range arsenal to bombard anew several areas of Ukraine on Friday, killing at least two civilians and damaging homes as Ukrainians commemorated...
Read MoreJapanese minister proposes increasing subsidies, salaries to promote marriage and raise birthrates
A Japanese Cabinet minister in charge of tackling the country’s declining birthrate unveiled a draft proposal Friday aimed at reversing the downtrend, including increased subsidies...
Read MoreGerhard Richter, one of Germany’s most famous living artists, opens new show of works at museum in Berlin
A new show of works by one of Germany’s most famous living artists, Gerhard Richter, opened at Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie museum on Friday. “Gerhard Richter....
Read MoreRussia, Indonesia sign extradition treaty to combat crime
Indonesia and Russia signed an extradition agreement on Friday which they said will help combat transnational crime and be a turning point in their relations....
Read MoreRussia expels Estonian diplomat from Moscow following similar actions by Estonia
Russia is expelling an Estonian diplomat from Moscow in a tit for tat move following a similar action by Tallinn, Estonia’s foreign ministry said Friday....
Read More6 bodies found near New York, Quebec border
The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service said late Thursday it was investigating the discovery of six bodies in a marshy area of Quebec near Canada’s border...
Read MoreEcuador police rescue security guard wearing explosive device in vest
Police successfully deactivated a vest-like explosive device Thursday that an unknown number of people allegedly had taped to the chest of a security guard at...
Read More2 foreign nationals die in small plane crash in Croatia
A small plane crashed on Friday in northern Croatia, killing two people on board, authorities said. The plane crashed around 12:30 p.m. during takeoff at...
Read MorePirates hold hostage some crew members of oil tanker off West Africa
Six members of the 16-man crew on a Liberia-flagged tanker are being held hostage by pirates who boarded the ship in West Africa’s Gulf of...
Read MoreUkraine’s neighbors call on EU to address produce market flooding
The leaders of five European Union members helping the transit of Ukrainian farm produce to third-world countries on Friday called for EU action over a...
Read MoreShadow war heats up as senior Iranian military adviser killed in alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria
An advisor to Iran’s main military branch in Syria was killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike Thursday night in Damascus, Syria, as fighting between Tehran-backed...
Read More2 Swiss regional trains derail in storm, leaving over a dozen injured
Two regional trains in Switzerland derailed in separate incidents, injuring more than a dozen people Friday after a storm brought high winds and strong rains...
Read MoreMexican president deflects blame to US for mass-casualty fire at migrant detention center
Mexico’s president promised to visit hospitals treating injured migrants in the border city of Ciudad Juarez Friday, where 39 men died in a immigration detention...
Read More‘Just Stop Oil’ protestors who stormed British Grand Prix track avoid prison time
Six climate change activists who stormed the track at last year’s British Grand Prix Formula 1 race in one of a series of disruptive protests...
Read MoreChile detects first human case of bird flu
Chile detected the first case of bird flu in a human, the country’s health ministry reported on Wednesday. The case was detected in a 53-year-old...
Read MoreIndia’s capital plans to increase testing for COVID-19, encourage use of masks after increase in cases
New Delhi will ramp up testing for COVID-19 and encourage the increased use of masks, a local minister said on Thursday, after India recorded its...
Read MoreWell collapse at Indian temple kills at least 8
A structure built over an old temple well in India collapsed Thursday as a large crowd of devotees prayed at a festival for Rama, one...
Read MoreUK to house ‘illegal migrants’ on barges, military bases, ships to slash $2.8 billion asylum hotel bill
The U.K has announced a plan to move migrants seeking asylum from current hotel accommodations to a barge, at least two military bases and ships...
Read MorePakistan boosts security after 11 people killed in stampedes at wheat distribution centers
Pakistan on Thursday boosted security after 11 people were killed in stampedes at free wheat distribution centers for the poor since the start of the...
Read MoreElián González, once center of US-Cuba custody battle, now government official: reports
Elián González made headlines in 1999 as the boy found floating on an inner tube near Florida shores and became the center of an international...
Read MoreSecretary of State Anthony Blinken compares Bosnia Serb separatist leader to Putin
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has compared the policies of the Bosnia Serb separatist leader to those of Russian President Vladimir Putin following his...
Read MoreUniversity bus collides with passenger vehicle in Kenya, killing 14
Fourteen people, including students, have died after a university bus collided with a passenger vehicle in Kenya, west of the capital, on Thursday. Police say...
Read More2 West Bank settlers charged in axe attack on Palestinian family
Two Jewish settlers have been charged with terrorism for an axe attack earlier this month on a Palestinian family in the occupied West Bank, Israel’s...
Read MoreEnd of cheap insurance looms in South Africa after country experiences catastrophic events
Three major jolts in as many years coupled with the once unthinkable possibility of a power grid collapse have spooked reinsurers in South Africa, spelling...
Read MoreFormer priest acquitted of assaulting Canadian student in school bathroom
A Canadian judge has acquitted a now-retired 93-year-old priest of assault after a student at one of Canada’s notorious residential schools accused him of forcing...
Read MoreNATO, US forces join Romania-led Black Sea military drills
Romania’s navy led multinational military drills in the Black Sea region Thursday that brought together U.S. and NATO troops as the 30-nation alliance looks to...
Read MoreChina claims to support destruction of nuclear weapons, despite ramping up production
China spoke out in favor of nuclear disarmament Thursday in a Foreign Ministry press conference, counter-signaling the U.S. assessment of its expanding nuclear programs. Chinese...
Read MoreGreece’s defense minister to visit Turkey to ease tensions between 2 NATO members
Greece’s defense minister announced Thursday that he will travel to neighboring Turkey next week as part of an effort to ease tension between the two...
Read MoreSenegal’s top opposition politician gets 2-month suspended sentence for libel
Senegal’s top opposition leader has been given a two-month suspended sentence after being found guilty of libel. Ousmane Sonko on Thursday was convicted of spreading...
Read MoreBolsonaro returns to Brazil after 3-month Florida trip
Former right-wing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro returned to his home country Thursday after staying in Florida for three months following his election loss to leftist...
Read MoreBritish pot kingpin convicted of 9-year-old girl’s killing
A drug dealer was convicted Thursday of killing a 9-year-old girl in the English city of Liverpool when he fired at a man who was...
Read MoreHigh life: Alleged drug dealer hides from cop in plain sight in surreal photo
An incredible image distributed by British prosecutors captures a moment of embarrassment as a police officer fails to catch a criminal less than a foot...
Read MorePentagon says 6 US troops treated for traumatic brain injuries in Syria after Iran-backed attacks
U.S. troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury were being treated at their bases following attacks in Syria last week by Iranian-backed militants, officials said Thursday. ...
Read MoreMyanmar kills 8 of its own civilians in military airstrike, rebels claim
Air strikes by Myanmar’s military on a village in the country’s northwest on Thursday killed at least eight civilians, including two children, according to members...
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