Pope Leo says he ‘can’t comment’ on 20-year sentence of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai
Pope Leo XIV this week said he "can’t" comment on the 20-year sentence imposed on a democracy activist in Hong...
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Held at gunpoint at 9, Iranian refugee turned pastor now prays for Iran’s hour of freedom
An Iranian refugee held at gunpoint at school before fleeing Iran during the 1979 revolution is calling for hope, democracy...
Martina Navratilova calls Trump ‘psychopath’ for Iran strikes but says Khamenei’s death is ‘good news’
Women's tennis legend Martina Navratilova weighed in on the U.S-Israeli strikes against Iran Saturday. Navratilova, a frequent critic of President Donald...
Duke lacrosse false rape accuser Crystal Mangum released from prison after murder conviction: reports
The woman who falsely accused three Duke lacrosse players of rape and then murdered her boyfriend was released from prison...
South Korean court rules ex‑President Yoon Suk Yeol guilty in insurrection trial
A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison Thursday for leading an insurrection after...
Russia sentences American to 4 years for allegedly trying to take Kalashnikov rifle stocks: report
An American was sentenced Tuesday to four years in jail in Russia for allegedly trying to fly out of an...
U.S. Sent a Rescue Plane for Boat Strike Survivors. It Took 45 Hours to Arrive.
The conditions were treacherous in the Pacific Ocean, hundreds of miles off the Mexico–Guatemala border. There were gale-force winds and...
Prison-Style Free Speech Censorship Is Coming for the Rest of Us
The library is seen through a window at the Rensselaer County Jail in Troy, N.Y., Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. Photo: Lori...
Man who burned Quran in London may get US asylum as case draws Trump administration attention
The Trump administration is weighing involvement in the case of a protester who was fined for burning a Quran outside...
Pam Bondi Is Pushing Death Sentences for People Spared By Her Predecessor
When U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi declared that she would seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione — the first...
By Slashing Foreign Aid, Trump Is Fueling the Spread of HIV in Uganda
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. KAMPALA, UGANDA — Ever since President Donald Trump was elected a year...
LA Olympics chief responds after emails with Ghislaine Maxwell emerge in Epstein files
The head of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics Committee, Casey Wasserman, has released a statement acknowledging his emails that appeared...
Ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding arrives in US, escorted off plane in cuffs by FBI after Mexico capture
Former Team Canada Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, who allegedly ran a transnational drug ring and orchestrated multiple murders, was seen...
Protests and Power Plays: From Tehran to the Arctic Circle
The people of Iran are in the midst of one of the country’s biggest uprisings — and harshest government crackdowns...
Iranian soldier sentenced to death for refusing to fire on protesters during nationwide unrest
A young soldier who refused to obey orders to shoot protesters during one of Iran's most intense waves of nationwide...
