Pope demands end to the ‘pandemic of arms’ as he prays for victims of Minnesota school shooting
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called for an end to the “pandemic of arms,…
Macron’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state in September angers Israel and the US
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state, prompting similar moves from other…
Venice Film Festival: Julia Roberts’ ‘After the Hunt’ stirs debate
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Julia Roberts and filmmaker Luca Guadagnino faced pointed questions about complicity and undermining the…
Typhoon Kajiki lashes southern China and heads toward Vietnam
BEIJING (AP) — Strong winds and heavy rain whipped southern China’s Hainan island and nearby parts of Guangdong…
North Korea tests new antiair missiles
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of two types of…
Car bomb and attack on Colombian helicopter kills 17
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A car bomb and a separate attack on a police helicopter in Colombia killed…
New fossil discovery reveals tiny ancestor of modern whales
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Long before whales were majestic, gentle giants, some of their prehistoric ancestors were…
Thousands march against plan to build massive bridge linking Sicily to Italy’s mainland
ROME (AP) — Thousands of people marched in the Sicilian city of Messina on Saturday to protest a…
China tackles chikungunya virus outbreak as 7,000 cases reported
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — An outbreak of the chikungunya virus in China has prompted authorities to take preventive…
NATO to coordinate regular and large-scale arm deliveries to Ukraine. Most will be bought in the US
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO has started coordinating regular deliveries of large weapons packages to Ukraine after the Netherlands…