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The first Pontiff from Latin America is known for his humility and is the first to take the name Francis in honor of Francis of Assisi

Egypt's Central Bank says it has raised interest rates as the embattled Middle Eastern country continues to battle surging inflation and a depreciating currency

With over 200 on their waiting list, Kind Deeds continues to expand.

Cyprus’ Interior Ministry says 76 Afghans and Syrians seeking international protection have been relocated to France

Pulmonary physician Len Horovitz breaks down what this means for the pope's health going forward.

Vatican: Doctors report 'marked improvement' in Pope Francis following intravenous antibiotics for bronchitis infection

Authorities in Belarus say they have detained a fugitive single father who escaped house arrest in Russia shortly before he was convicted of discrediting the army and sentenced to prison following his daughter’s antiwar sketch at school

A U.S. diplomat says the Biden administration is hopeful warming ties between Tehran and Riyadh will help deescalate conflicts and crises across the Middle East

The cratered roads have been repaved and the damaged houses are gradually being repaired. But the scenes that emerged from this town near Kyiv a year ago, after it was retaken from Russian forces, have indelibly linked its name to the savagery of war. On the northwestern fringes of the Ukrainian capital, Bucha had been occupied by Russian troops for about a month, taken as they swept toward Kyiv at the start of the invasion of Ukraine that began in late February 2022. When they withdrew, they left behind scenes of horror. Bodies of civilians lay where they had fallen, beside their bicycles, in their cars, on the sides of roads, in yards, buildings and homes. “They were bodies of people in civilian clothing — women, old men, younger men” scattered in the streets, said Associated Press photographer Vadim Ghirda, one of the first journalists to enter Bucha right after the Russian withdrawal. Many appeared to not have been dead for very long, looking almost as if they were sleeping,...

In a glittering splash of luxury fashion, Dior transformed Mumbai’s grand, historic Gateway of India monument into a runway laden with celebrity, beauty and craftsmanship

Greece’s defense minister has announced he will travel to neighboring Turkey next week as part of an effort to ease tension between the two NATO members which have long-standing and often volatile disputes

Spain’s ruling Socialist party says it will study toughening legislation covering surrogate pregnancies following the revelation that a 68-year-old Spanish television celebrity used a surrogate mother in Miami to have a baby

A complaint filed by a lawyer representing people connected to a fire that killed 39 migrants in a Mexican detention facility says the top Mexican immigration official in the state allegedly was informed by phone when the fire broke out but ordered tha...

A court in Senegal's capital, sentenced the country's top opposition leader to a two-month suspended sentence after he was convicted of libel

The 86-year-old Pope posted on Twitter thanking people for their prayers and messages.

Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, was arrested for allegedly collecting state secrets for the United States.

Plus, officials are investigating the cause of the helicopter crash that killed nine U.S. service members, and closing arguments are set to begin in the Gwyneth Paltrow ski accident case.

A drug dealer has been convicted of killing a 9-year-old girl in the English city of Liverpool when he fired at a man who was trying to push his way into her house to escape the gunman

French President Emmanuel Macron has launched a broad plan to ensure that France has sovereignty over its water resources

A public inquiry has found widespread failures in how Canada’s federal police force responded to the country’s worst mass shooting

Canada inquiry finds widespread failures in how federal police responded to country's worst mass shooting.

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 himself on her more than 50 years ago

Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.

The Israeli historian, philosopher and best-selling author Yuval Noah Harari says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may go down in history as the man who destroyed Israel

The Wall Street Journal has said it “stands in solidarity with Evan and his family” and that it denies any allegations of spying from Russia’s FSB intelligence agency.

The 86-year-old pontiff was taken to the hospital for tests after having difficulty breathing and is expected to spend several days there for treatment.

Top UN court rejects Tehran’s bid to free up some $2 billion in Iranian central bank assets frozen in the United States

Camila Cabello credits the strong women in her life for her success as an artist and a person, so it was important to her to celebrate her grandmother’s milestone — the publication of a novel

Pakistan says 11 people have been killed in stampedes at free wheat distribution centers for the poor across the country since the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan last week

Ethnic rebels and independent media in Myanmar say air strikes by Myanmar’s military on a village in the country’s northwest have killed at least eight civilians, including two children

German officials have criticized plans by French firm Framatome to produce nuclear fuel in a joint venture with Russia’s Rosatom at a facility in western Germany

A London judge says he will rule as soon as possible on whether to throw out or limit a phone hacking lawsuit brought by Prince Harry, Elton John and other well-known figures against a British tabloid publisher

A French court of appeal has ruled not to extradite to Ukraine the Ukrainian billionaire businessman Kostyantin Zhevago, who was temporarily detained in France in December

The government of Trinidad and Tobago has won a multimillion-dollar verdict in a sprawling corruption lawsuit that began nearly 20 years ago and involves former high-ranking officials

Israel's Shin Bet security agency says two Jewish settlers have been charged with terrorism for an axe attack on a Palestinian family in the occupied West Bank

A structure built over an old temple well in India has collapsed as a large crowd of Hindu devotees prayed at a festival, killing at least 11 people

Europe’s anti-torture monitor says authorities in some countries are using violence, dogs and the humiliation of stripping migrants to drive them back across borders

Prosecutors in the Arab Gulf nation of Bahrain have handed down yearlong prison sentences to three people for debating Islamic theology in a series of blog posts and online videos

Russian media say court in Moscow orders WSJ journalist to remain behind bars pending investigation on spying charges

Fourteen people, including students, have died after a university bus collided with a passenger vehicle in Kenya, west of the capital

Lebanon’s caretaker transportation minister says the contract for a new terminal at the country's main airport is cancelled, following an uproar over the lack of public bidding for the $122 million project

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has compared the policies of separatist leader of the Serbs in Bosnia to those of Russian President Vladimir Putin

Romania’s navy is leading multinational military drills in the Black Sea region

Britain’s police watchdog has asked prosecutors to decide whether to charge a police officer over the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man in London

Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga has led thousands of protesters in a third round of anti-government demonstrations as the interior ministry in charge of police has warned that no more violent protests will be tolerated

Japanese LGBTQ activists and supporters have held an inaugural Pride 7 Summit in Tokyo, where they called on Group of Seven governments to promote and strengthen support and legal protections for LGBTQ people and urged Japan’s government to enact an an...

Pope Francis had reportedly been complaining of breathing difficulties.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the European Union must be prepared to develop measures to protect trade and investment that China might exploit for its own security and military purposes

King Charles III has visited an organic farm in the German countryside

Vatican says pope has 'progressively improved' after being hospitalized with a respiratory infection