Pope Leo XIV calls for unity at inaugural mass
VATICAN – Pope Leo XIV has called for unity at his inaugural mass at the Vatican attended by thousands of faithful and world leaders...
Joe Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ prostate cancer
WASHINGTON – Former United States President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, a statement from his...
Russia jails Australian man for fighting for Ukraine
MOSCOW – An Australian man who was captured by Russian forces while fighting alongside Ukraine has been sentenced to 13 years in a maximum...
At least 25 dead after tornadoes tear through US states
MISSOURI – At least 25 people are reported to have died after tornadoes tore through parts of two US states.
Officials in Kentucky, said there...
Uruguay’s Mujica, world’s ‘poorest president’, dies
MONTEVIDEO – Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, known as "Pepe", has died at the age of 89.
The ex-guerrilla who governed Uruguay from 2010 to...
Toxic algae kills more than 200 marine species in Australia
CANBERRA – More than 200 marine species off the coast of South Australia (SA) have been killed by a weeks-long toxic algae explosion, in...
‘Discriminated’ white South Africans flee to US
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has said the refugee applications for the country's Afrikaner minority had been expedited as they were victims of "racial...
Over 100 civilians ‘massacred’ by Burkina Faso military, militia
OUAGADOUGOU – At least 130 civilians were killed by Burkina Faso government forces and allied militia in March near the western town of Solenzo,...
Journalist killed in Israeli strike on Gaza hospital
TEL AVIV – An Israeli air strike on the emergency department of Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza has killed a well-known Palestinian photojournalist, medical...
Entire Gaza population at critical risk of famine – UN
GAZA STRIP – A United Nations (UN)-backed assessment has said Gaza’s population of around 2.1 million Palestinians is at "critical risk" of famine and...