Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II is huge security challenge

The funeral of the only monarch most Britons have known involves the biggest security operation London has ever seen. Mayor Sadiq Khan says today’s

Pope urged to avoid ‘supermarket of religions’ in Kazakhstan

Pope Francis reaffirmed the critical value yesterday of interfaith dialogue to contrast the “folly of war,” even as one of his own bishops warned that Francis’ participation

Crowds queue for queen’s coffin as Charles spends quiet day

Thousands of mourners lined up through the night to file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II in Parliament’s Westminster Hall yesterday as King Charles III

WHO: Covid end ‘in sight,’ deaths at lowest since March 2020

The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide last week was the lowest reported in the pandemic since March 2020,

Lebanese cheer as their dancers win America’s Got Talent

The news of a Lebanese dance group winning the TV competition show America’s Got Talent brought a rare moment of joy yesterday to many in this crisis-hit Mideast country.

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits recently retaken, devastated city

His hand on his heart, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy watched as his country’s flag was hoisted yesterday above the recently recaptured city of Izium, a rare

TikTok search results riddled with misinformation: Report

TikTok may be the platform of choice for catchy videos, but anyone using it to learn about COVID-19, climate change or Russia’s invasion of

Final preparations underway for procession of queen’s coffin

Thousands of people gathered on The Mall outside Buckingham Palace and along the banks of the River Thames hours before the coffin procession begins.

Iconic New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard dead at 91

Jean-Luc Godard, the ingenious “enfant terrible” of the French New Wave who revolutionized popular cinema in 1960 with his first big endeavor, “Breathless,” and stood for

King Charles in Belfast, queen’s coffin to return to London

King Charles III flew to Northern Ireland yesterday on the latest leg of his tour of the four parts of the United Kingdom, where a cheering crowd

UN sums up climate science: world heading in wrong direction

With weather disasters costing $200 million a day and irreversible climate catastrophe looming, the world is “heading in the wrong direction,” the United Nations says in a new

Pope heads to Kazakh interfaith congress, without patriarch

Pope Francis had hoped his trip to Kazakhstan this week would offer a chance to meet with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church — who

Charles III pledges to follow queen’s example of selfless duty

King Charles III pledged yesterday to follow his late mother’s example of “selfless duty” as he addressed lawmakers from both houses of parliament in London

Americans give health care system failing mark: AP-NORC poll

The majority of adults in the U.S. that health care is not handled well in the country, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for

Nigeria seizes donkey penises to be smuggled to Hong Kong

Nigerian officials have seized thousands of donkey penises that were about to be exported to Hong Kong, an official said yesterday. Sacks of the donkey

Austrian diplomat tipped to head sensitive UN rights office

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has proposed a veteran Austrian diplomat to head the global body’s human rights office at a time when it is facing

Queen Elizabeth II dead at 96 after 70 years on the throne

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday (early today, Macau time] after 70 years on the throne. She

Shelling resumes near Ukraine nuclear plant, despite risks

Russia resumed shelling in the vicinity of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, a local official said yesterday, a day after the U.N. atomic watchdog agency pressed

WHO: Covid cases drop everywhere, but pandemic not over

The number of new coronavirus cases fell everywhere in the world last week by about 12%, according to the World Health Organization’s latest weekly review of the pandemic

Kim’s N.Korea supplying Russia with weapons: US reports

The Russian Ministry of Defense is in the process of purchasing millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea for its ongoing fight in

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