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Pope gets an earful from Belgian king and abuse victims...
The king of Belgium and its prime minister ripped into the institution Pope Francis heads for covering up abuse and for the Catholic...
A far-right party is looking for a historic election win...
Austria's far-right Freedom Party could win its first national election when the country votes on Sunday, but polls point to a close...
Woman stunned to find out she’s dead by reading her own...
A British woman received several calls from friends checking to make sure she was still alive after they read her obituary, which...
Vatican City, the world’s smallest country, spans 100 acres...
Vatican City is a holy place, home to the pope and the center of Christianity. Very few live in Vatican City, but millions visit every...
Chinese officials cover up sinking of country’s newest...
A senior U.S. Defense official said it was no surprise China covered up that its first nuclear-powered Zhou-class submarine sank while...
Thailand legalizes same-sex marriage, allows couples to...
Thailand's marriage equality bill, which allows same-sex couples to wed, has been written into law and will take effect in January;...
Japan destroyer passes through Taiwan Strait for first...
Attempting to send a message to China, Japan's Self Defense Force has patrolled the Taiwan Strait for the first time, according to...
Putin lowers threshold for nuclear response as Biden administration...
President Putin said any nation’s conventional attack on Russia supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack in...
British PM makes unfortunate ‘return of the sausages’ gaffe...
United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer called for the return of hostages when he committed a gaffe that quickly went viral before...
Beloved Australian chicken with famous name tossed into...
A New South Wales, Australia man pleaded guilty to aggravated animal cruelty after tossing a chicken named "Betty White" into an alligator...
Iran spouts 'propaganda' from UN podium, calls on Middle...
Iranian President Pezeshkian claimed in an address to the U.N. that Iran has long been the peacemaker in the Middle East, blatantly...
IDF ops in Beirut bring closure for some; Hezbollah terrorists...
The White House is warning Israel about escalation as the Jewish state continues to decimate Hezbollah terrorists, some with the blood...
Marxist leader sworn in as president of country with 22M...
Sri Lanka swore in Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the nation's president on Monday, a member of the Marxist group People's Liberation...
US sending more troops to Middle East, Netanyahu warns...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns the Lebanese people of increased operations against Hezbollah, as U.S. sends more...
One Rape Reported Every Hour in London, Actual Numbers...
According to police data released on Friday, one rape is reported every hour in London. In 2023, approximately 8,800 cases were dealt...
Iran posed to overwhelm US bases in Gulf former CENTCOM...
Retired Commander of CENTCOM, Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, is urging the U.S. to re-evaluated and relocated its base placement in the Middle...
UN chief defends UNRWA, says only 'a few elements' participated...
U.N. Chief Antonio Guterres rejected Israel's claim that UNRWA is completely taken over by Hamas on Sunday.
Hezbollah launches rockets at Israel after overnight airstrikes:...
Hezbollah fired more than 100 rockets into northern Israel on Sunday in response to overnight Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon,...
UN's 'Pact for the Future' full of empty promises, will...
A U.N. expert argued that the organization has not established itself as a reliable body that can tackle the issues it has raised...
Oktoberfest is open. The world’s largest folk festival...
Thousands of beer lovers celebrated the 189th start of Oktoberfest, the world's largest folk festival, as Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter...
