Pope Francis emphasized the importance of a Catholic Church serving marginalized communities as he concluded his first full day in Papua New Guinea on Saturday, as part of a lengthy Asia tour. Speaking to church…
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Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro began flooding Sao Paulo’s main boulevard for an Independence Day rally Saturday, buoyed by the government’s blocking of tech billionaire Elon Musk’s X platform, a ban they say is…
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Three killed in Israeli airstrike were emergency workers, Lebanon says. Israel says it targeted terrorists
by adminThree people have been killed and two wounded in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, authorities in the country said Saturday. The Lebanese Ministry of Public health said three emergency workers were killed in the…
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Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has fired Human Rights Minister Silvio Almeida following reports he engaged in sexual misconduct. “The president considers keeping the minister in his position to be unsustainable considering the nature of…
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Outgunned and outnumbered, Ukraine’s military is struggling with low morale and desertion
by adminDima never puts out a cigarette until he smokes it right down to the filter, risking burning his fingers to squeeze out one more drag. He spent years on the Ukrainian front lines. He knows…
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Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez has left the country en route to Spain, according to his lawyer and Venezuela’s vice president, after an arrest warrant was issued last week accusing him of terrorism, conspiracy and…
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This 70-year-old retiree just graduated med school. He has this advice for others
by adminEveryone thought he was the professor. But the gray-haired older man was a freshman medical student, just like the rest of the class. “My family and friends were surprised at first. Several of my friends…
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Christiane Amanpour’s exclusive interview with General Oleksandr Syrskyi: full transcript
by adminAMANPOUR: General Syrskyi, welcome to the program. SYRSKYI: [In English] Thank you very much. AMANPOUR: So it’s great to be able to talk to you. It’s the first time you’re doing an interview on television.…
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Typhoon Yagi, Asia’s most powerful storm this year, was downgraded to a tropical depression on Sunday, after wreaking havoc in northern Vietnam, China’s Hainan and the Philippines, claiming dozens of lives, according to preliminary reports.…
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American activist shot dead during protest in West Bank, Palestinian officials say
by adminAn American activist has been shot and killed during a protest near Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian officials. The Palestinian news agency WAFA said the activist was shot in the head…