Pope Leo XIV will bridge 1,000 years of church history Wednesday when he visits a medieval monastery on a mountaintop that local Catholics consider sacred and then celebrates Mass at Barcelona’s …
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake has struck near western Cuba, shaking buildings in Havana and beyond. No injuries or damage were immediately reported. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck …
Sweden is set to ban mobile phones in schools from the next academic year as part of a broad reversal on the use of screens in classrooms. The Swedish center-right coalition government is …
Ex-rugby league international Kane Evans has come out as gay, becoming the first high-level player in Australia to do so in decades. Evans says in a television interview Monday that he felt a weight …
China’s exports grew 19.4% in May from a year earlier, accelerating despite the Iran war.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to travel to Pyongyang in his first visit in seven years, a trip likely meant to reassert China’s unique influence over North Korea in return for providing …
The Hong Kong government is proposing to allow the city’s leader to classify certain criminal acts as national security offenses. In a document submitted to the legislature Monday, the Security …
Protesters in Bolivia demanding the resignation of conservative President Rodrigo Paz were hurling firecrackers, stones and sticks at police who responded. The clashes on Monday in the central city …
Ukrainian forces have struck oil facilities in Russia and occupied Ukraine as part of their campaign to impose economic costs on Moscow. Ukrainian and Russian officials confirmed the attacks on …
Kenya’s former Chief Justice David Maraga said he was arrested alongside other activists protesting planned construction inside Nairobi National Park. Maraga was arrested and later released on …
A pop-up art show featuring contemporary works is set to open at the German president's official residency this week before renovations begin. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed his support …
Iraqi officials are working to identify the victims of a bus crash that killed 21 people. A passenger bus crashed and burst into flames Sunday in southern Iraq, according to a provincial official. …
Retired Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour has been installed as Canada’s new governor general. The governor general represents Britain’s King Charles III, who is Canada’s head of state. …
The embattled chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court was suspended from his duties late Monday night, after the court’s oversight referred Karim Khan for disciplinary proceedings. In …
ICC's chief prosecutor suspended pending final decision by oversight body over sexual misconduct allegations.
The Vatican says that Pope Leo XIV has met with six survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Madrid and vowed to consider their suggestions for how the Catholic Church can improve its response to the …
Gunmen have abducted 39 people in northwest Nigeria who were meeting with the family of a bandit leader, the police said Monday. Some 47 residents were meeting with the parents of the suspected …
Asian shares have skidded after worries about Big Tech investments and rising odds for an interest rate hike gave U.S. stocks their worst day since October. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dropped …
Israel’s latest strikes on Lebanon and Iran have made clear that U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who started the war in lockstep, want different things. …
Israel has launched airstrikes targeting central and western Iran in response to missile fire. Iranian state television has reported the sound of explosions being heard in Isfahan, Tabriz and Tehran …