Pope Leo condemns Gaza conditions in unusually direct Christmas sermon
In a later Christmas blessing, the pope lamented the plight of migrants and refugees crossing the Americas Pope Leo XIV…
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In pictures: Christmas celebrated around the world
From solemn worship to festive street scenes, communities mark the holiday in diverse cultural styles Christmas is marked across the…
Zelensky says new 20-point plan could freeze front line, create demilitarised zones
Zelensky concedes some points in plan he dislikes as Kyiv moves away from US-backed peace proposal with Russia This handout…
Bradford woman jailed for 21 years after £8.5m heroin haul found at home
Sidra Nousheen, part of UK-Pakistan crime ring, sentenced for conspiring to import heroin from Pakistan Sidrah Nosheen sentenced at Bradford…
Venezuela passes law to jail backers of US oil blockade
Venezuela parliament. Photo: Reuters (file) CARACAS: Venezuela’s parliament passed a law Tuesday that carries lengthy prison terms for any national…
Sequestered Suu Kyi overshadows Myanmar election
. Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi attends the joint news conference of the Japan-Mekong Summit Meeting at the…
Bangladesh-India ties hit new low
Multidisciplinary artists hold placards during a protest against violent attacks in Dhaka. Photo: AFP DHAKA: Bangladesh on Tuesday summoned the…
Yemen's parties to exchange prisoners
. Yemen prisoners. Photo: Reuters (file) Yemen’s Houthi rebels and its internationally recognised government agreed Tuesday to a prisoner swap…
Ukraine retreats in east
. KYIV: Ukraine pulled out troops from a town in the east after fierce battles, it said on Tuesday, as…
Libyan army chief of staff dies in plane crash after departure from Ankara
Crash came a day after Turkey extended its parliamentary mandate for troops in Libya by two years. Libyan Chief of…