Pope visits Venice Biennale exhibit inside women’s prison, consoles prisoners
Venice has always been a place of contrasts, of breathtaking beauty and devastating fragility, where history, religion, art and nature...
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Philippine schools cancel classes as major heat wave spreads across Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia was coping with a weekslong heat wave on Monday as record-high temperatures led to school closings in several...
European Union implements stricter visa requirements for Ethiopians
The European Union announced on Monday that it is tightening visa requirements for people from Ethiopia, accusing the government there...
Russian troops went on drunken killing spree in occupied Ukraine: reports
Russian authorities arrested two soldiers who had been on a drunken killing spree in the Moscow-occupied part of Kherson, according...
Romanian court rules that Andrew Tate’s trial on charges of rape and human trafficking can start
A court in Romania’s capital on Friday ruled that a trial can start in the case of influencer Andrew Tate,...
10 confirmed dead after fire at Brazilian hotel, authorities say
A fire tore through a small hotel in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre early Friday, killing at least...
19 bodies recovered off the coast of Tunisia after migrants attempted to cross the Mediterranean to Europe
The bodies of 19 people were recovered Tuesday off the coast of Tunisia, one of the primary points of departure...
Greek lawmaker will face criminal charges after physical altercation with a colleague in Parliament
Greece’s parliamentary speaker said that he would seek criminal charges against a lawmaker who allegedly punched a colleague during a...
UK plan to send migrants to Rwanda criticized by human rights groups after Parliament backs new law
Britain’s plans to send some asylum-seekers to Rwanda were swiftly condemned by international humanitarian organizations after Parliament approved legislation allowing...
Pakistani, Iranian leaders seek to increase trade, ease diplomatic tensions
Iranian and Pakistani leaders vowed to strengthen economic and security cooperation in a meeting on Monday, as the two countries...
Radical Iranian province hit by Israel highlights regime’s weaknesses
JERUSALEM - Just a week ago, some residents of Iran’s central province of Isfahan - a nuclear weapon and missile...
Poland detains 2 suspects in attack on Alexei Navalny ally in Lithuania
Two men have been detained in Poland on suspicion that they attacked Russian activist Leonid Volkov — an ally of...
Nigerian army rescues woman who was abducted a decade ago and her 3 children
Nigerian soldiers rescued a woman who was abducted by extremists a decade ago while she was a schoolgirl in the...
Tunisian journalist gets 6 months in prison for insulting official as government cracks down on critical media
A judge in Tunisia sentenced a journalist and political commentator to six months in prison in the country's latest assault...
Canadian police say 9 people will be charged after $20 million worth of gold was stolen last year from airport
Police said nine people are facing charges in what authorities are calling the biggest gold theft in Canadian history from...
