Pope Leo urged an assembly of some 150 bishops from around the world to find "renewed ways" of helping modern families at the start of a week-long meeting at the Vatican.
Guinea capped prices on bottled water on Wednesday amid a shortage after a plastic ban scuttled the selling of pocket-sized drinking water sachets used by a large part of the population.
WARSAW, Poland — Police in Poland arrested a man following an attack on Wednesday that left seven people injured at a vocational school in a small town north of the country's capital, Warsaw. The 19-year-old was…
Ten people were injured in a knife attack at a school in Ostroleka in northeastern Poland on Wednesday, the town's mayor said, with police detaining the 19-year-old suspect.
The French government said on Wednesday it was pausing the use of stun grenades in its policing of student protests after a 15-year-old boy's hand was blown off during a clash with riot police.
This year's prize was awarded for discoveries that showed how chemical reactions can be driven to favor a single molecular mirror image, work that has been key for chemists who design reactions for the manufacture of…
Cyprus has pledged to serve as a key transit and evacuation hub for Filipino workers, seafarers, and other Philippine citizens affected by conflicts in the Middle East and nearby areas.
OSLO — Donald Trump's chances of winning the Nobel Peace Prize are seen as minimal, but his "specter" will cast its shadow over Friday's announcement of the winner in Oslo, experts say. The Norwegian Nobel Committee…
LONDON — A British adventurer on a 50,000-kilometer, 28-year trek home from South America without using any transport has set foot on UK soil after swimming the Channel, his publicists said Tuesday. Karl Bushby, a…
Yemen's Houthis attacked Aden's international airport with ballistic missiles and explosive-laden drones on Wednesday, the country's Transport Ministry said.
STOCKHOLM — Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their efforts to resolve mysterious mirror images in chemical molecules. “Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai have provided a solution to a…
GENEVA — The WHO said Wednesday it wanted more information from Russia on the death of a plague laboratory technician — and on reports of "a second employee with pneumonia of undetermined cause." The World Health…
The World Health Organization said it had requested information from Russian authorities on media reports of a second laboratory employee with pneumonia of undetermined cause.
PERTH — A former Australian Catholic bishop was sentenced Wednesday to six years and six months in prison for sexually abusing two young Indigenous men. A District Court of Western Australia state jury convicted…
TOKYO — Japanese authorities raided four major beer manufacturers Wednesday over suspicions they colluded to hike beverage prices in a violation of anti-monopoly laws, a source familiar with the matter and the firms…
US soldiers stationed on Okinawa have been given a month-long curfew and banned from drinking alcohol after a Marine was alleged to have murdered and robbed a local woman.
Singaporean authorities have arrested five Filipinos tagged with stealing SGD155,000 or P7.6 million, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.
NADI, Fiji — Pacific leaders pressed wealthy nations for more funds to help them "survive" climate change Wednesday at a gathering aimed at drawing the world's attention to life on the frontline of global warming. This…
Prosecutors in Taiwan have indicted 10 Taiwanese people for allegedly using forged documents to obtain restricted US chips, some made in the Philippines and export them to China for potential use in military weapons.
Russia's defense ministry said on Wednesday its forces had carried out a "massive strike" on military-industrial facilities in Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions, using high-precision land-, sea- and air-launched weapons…
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is awake and speaking at a hospital, her lawyers said Tuesday, six days after the state's failed attempt to execute her by lethal injection left her unconscious and on a…
SYDNEY — Australia's highest court ruled against a massive coal mine expansion on Wednesday, delivering judgement in what campaigners say is the first climate case to reach the nation's top judicial body. Retired…
'As global temperature increases approach 1.5C and we face strong El Nino conditions, we reiterate that every fraction of a degree of warming accelerates the impacts of climate change and increases the risk of…
California officials, including Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, criticize Trump's remarks as dangerous and potentially compromising to public safety
WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would speak very soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported plague death of a laboratory technician, as Washington pressured Moscow for…
President Donald Trump suggested to a crowd of his supporters in Nebraska that Iran could "take out" a major US city like Los Angeles or San Diego, drawing a swift rebuke from California's Democratic leaders and some…
McDonald’s is facing a federal lawsuit that alleges its AI-enhanced pricing tool violates antitrust laws because it shares nonpublic data with franchisees who might be competing in the same market. The lawsuit, which…
WASHINGTON - Christa Pike, who survived a Tennessee attempt to execute her by lethal injection last week, has regained consciousness and is speaking, her lawyers said in a statement on Tuesday.
LILLE, France — French authorities said Tuesday they have arrested four Ukrainians suspected of carrying out daring highway heists that involved them jumping onto moving trucks to rob them of consumer electronics. The…
The world's richest companies can no longer rely on their massive cash piles alone to stay in the artificial intelligence race and have suddenly started borrowing massively in a shift that is sending repercussions…
Here's what we know about the death of a laboratory worker at a plague research institute in Siberia, which officials have not linked to her work or plague, and about the disease she studied.
CHICAGO — It’s official: Skydance-owned Paramount closed its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, ushering in a new Hollywood giant. The merger brings two of America’s oldest moviemaking studios…
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday blamed mass student protests in France on "mass migration" and Islam, pushing his global right-wing narrative ahead of tough midterm elections at home. "What's happening in France is…
Police fired tear gas at protesters outside French high schools as students, teachers and parents took to the streets on the biggest day of the most violent school protests in decades.
TOKYO — The Japanese coast guard said on Tuesday a Chinese survey ship had left Tokyo’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) after being ordered repeatedly to stop research operations that Japan said were unauthorized. The…
SANAA — Yemen’s Houthis claimed an attack on Riyadh’s main airport and on Tuesday denied being pushed back by government forces, who have launched a major operation to recapture lost territory. The Houthi statements…
PARIS — Thousands of demonstrators were assembling under heavy police surveillance across France on Tuesday, as unions and teachers joined high school students who have been demanding better conditions in protests…
MOSCOW — Russian authorities denied on Tuesday that they were imposing special anti-plague measures after a laboratory technician reportedly died of the disease, as the United Nations’ health agency said the risk to the…
SYDNEY, Australia — Australia’s conservative opposition vowed on Tuesday to implement the “largest cut to immigration” in the country’s history if it takes power. The Liberal-National party alliance has governed…
NEW DELHI — India’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi was briefly detained by police on Tuesday during a march protesting against the country’s electoral body, demanding its chief to resign and alleging wrongdoing during a…
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