Mexican mayor’s severed head placed atop pickup truck 6 days after taking office
The mayor of a violence-plagued city in Mexico was killed on Sunday with his decapitated body left in a pickup...
Society
Pope gets an earful from Belgian king and abuse victims over scandals and failures to respond
On a brutal day for Pope Francis, the king of Belgium, its prime minister and the rector of the Catholic...
Thailand legalizes same-sex marriage, allows couples to wed starting in January
Thailand’s landmark marriage equality bill was officially written into law Tuesday, allowing same-sex couples to legally wed.The law was published...
El Salvador’s Bukele slams censorship as he touts his country’s turnaround: ‘We have freed millions’
UNITED NATIONS, New York - El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele in his speech before the United Nations General Assembly warned...
Was a beloved whale suspected of being a Russian ‘spy’ killed in Norway?
Havldimir quickly became a celebrity in Norway, swimming his way into their Nordic hearts. But this beluga whale's odd story started...
Trump or Harris? Israelis discuss presidential choice as war with Hamas, other terror groups continues
Israel's multi-front wars against Hamas and Hezbollah and fears of a wider Middle East war with Iran have made support...
Israel, British Jews slam UK’s ‘hypocritical’ decision to suspend arms exports
JERUSALEM – Israeli leaders and British Jews have slammed a U.K. government decision announced on Monday to suspend 30 arms export...
Holy See urges ‘moratorium’ on development of autonomous killing weapons at United Nations
A delegation representing the Holy See urged the United Nations this week to put a moratorium on autonomous weapons designed...
American archaeologist dies off Norway coast after replica Viking boat capsizes: reports
An American archaeologist has died after embarking on an expedition aboard a replica Viking boat that capsized off the coast...
Russia faces “difficult fight” to retake Ukraine-held area, says top US spy
Russian President Vladimir Putin will mount a counteroffensive to try to retake territory in the Kursk region captured by Ukrainian...
Pope Francis says intentionally allowing migrants to die is a ‘grave sin’
Pope Francis is urging countries not to turn their backs on migrants at risk of dying as they seek refuge...
UK looks to treat misogyny as extremist violence, raising free speech crackdown concerns
The United Kingdom is looking to treat some forms of misogyny as a form of extremism under the new government’s...
Mideast oil powerhouse bans Russian ‘shadow fleet’ vessels that seek to undermine sanctions
The United Arab Emirates has pushed back on Russia’s efforts to circumvent Western sanctions through a "shadow fleet" by refusing...
Black Arsenal: how the club and its players set the pace for integration and ‘natural multiculturalism’
A new book explores how the north London side, its fans and stars such as Paul Davis, Ian Wright and...
