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Algiers — Pope Leo has responded to sharply-worded criticism from the President, saying he has “no fear of the Trump administration” and will continue to speak out “loudly” for the message of the Gospel. Late Sunday, Mr. Trump lashed out at the pontiff on social media, calling him “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign …
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Last year saw the highest level of deadly violence against Jews in over three decades, with 20 people killed in antisemitic attacks, according to an annual study released by Tel Aviv University on Monday. The violence, including a deadly attack at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia, continued a spike that …
Brian Hookerin recordings of phone calls, text messages, and maps that he made, obtained and confirmed by CBS News, recounted what allegedly happened the night his wife, Lynettedisappeared more than a week ago. Hooker, who has previously told police his wife fell off their small boat and was swept out to sea, was arrested on …
NEW YORK (AP) — For decades, presidents avoided even the appearance of profiting from their office. Harry Truman refused to lend his name to any business, even in retirement. Richard Nixon so feared a brother might profit off their ties, he had his phone tapped. And George W. Bush dumped his individual stock holdings before …
LIMA, April 13 (Reuters) – Delays at polling stations and lingering uncertainty over who will reach a runoff marked a second day of voting and vote counting in Peru on Monday, with conservative Keiko Fujimori clinging to a narrow lead in a crowded presidential race. Logistical problems tied to the distribution of voting materials prompted …
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Suspected militants opened fire on a vehicle carrying police officers assigned to protect polio workers in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing one of them and wounding four others before fleeing the scene, police said. Two attackers were killed when police returned fire. The shooting occurred in Hangu, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa …
By Amindeh Blaise Atabong DAKAR, April 13 (Reuters) – A separatist alliance in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions said it would observe a three-day “safe travel passage” later this week to allow civilians and visitors to move freely during a visit by Pope Leo. The pope left on Monday nL1N40W02Q for a tour of four African countries …
April 13 (Reuters) – Ghana said France was open to having discussions with a coalition of countries that are calling for reparations for transatlantic slavery, following a meeting last week with President Emmanuel Macron. Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama, accompanied by foreign minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and other officials, held talks with Macron in Paris …
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Mahmoud Issa CAIRO/GAZA, April 13 (Reuters) – An Israeli airstrike killed at least three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials said, as mediators met leaders from Hamas in an effort to shore up a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal. Medics said the strike had hit a group of men outside …
SEOUL, April 13 (Reuters) – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has sparked a diplomatic row with Israel and criticism at home after comparing Israeli military actions against Palestinians to the Holocaust in a post on social media platform X. The controversy began on Friday after Lee said “wartime killings” by the Israel Defense Forces …