Vatican releases first photograph of the pope in a month as he celebrates Mass in hospital chapel Monday, 17 March 2025, 06:04 Last update: about 3 months ago Associated Press The Vatican on Sunday released the first photograph of Pope Francis in more than a month, showing the pontiff in a three-quarter view from behind wearing a purple stole typical of Lenten...
Deadly nightclub blaze leaves North Macedonia in grief and desperate for accountability Monday, 17 March 2025, 06:03 Last update: about 3 months ago Associated Press After North Macedonia's deadliest tragedy in recent memory, with dozens dying in a nightclub inferno, the tiny Balkan nation is struggling to grapple with so many young lives lost while...
Foreign workers help Spain's economic growth outpace the US and the rest of Europe Sunday, 16 March 2025, 18:07 Last update: about 3 months ago Associated Press Inside a cavernous production plant in Spain, people from 62 nationalities work side by side to keep a food company humming as millions of legs of ham travel on hooks along conveyor...
Tens of thousands join pro-Europe rally in Rome, amid worries over European Union's plan to rearm Sunday, 16 March 2025, 07:17 Last update: about 3 months ago Associated Press Tens of thousands of Italians joined a pro-Europe rally in Rome's city center Saturday, waving blue European Union flags in a sign of support and unity as a European push for rearmament...
At least 32 dead in massive US storm after new fatalities reported in Kansas and Mississippi Sunday, 16 March 2025, 07:15 Last update: about 3 months ago Associated Press Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states, part of a monster storm that has killed at least 32 people as more severe...
Starmer tells global leaders to 'keep the pressure' on Putin over ceasefire in Ukraine Saturday, 15 March 2025, 12:20 Last update: about 3 months ago Associated Press U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told global leaders to "keep the pressure" on Russian President Vladimir Putin to back a ceasefire in Ukraine. In his opening...
Vatican switchboard nuns field growing calls about pope — but no, you can’t speak with him directly Saturday, 15 March 2025, 07:11 Last update: about 3 months ago Associated Press How's Pope Francis doing? Can you give him my get-well wishes? Can I speak with him directly? The nuns who operate the Vatican's switchboard are fielding a growing number of calls with...
Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa's dog likely died of dehydration and starvation, report says Saturday, 15 March 2025, 07:03 Last update: about 3 months ago Associated Press An examination of the dog found dead along with actor Gene Hackman and his wife in their Santa Fe home shows dehydration and starvation were likely what led to the animal's demise. A...
Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraqi prime minister says Saturday, 15 March 2025, 07:01 Last update: about 3 months ago Associated Press The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces, the Iraqi prime...
AP Exclusive: US and Israel look to Africa for resettling Palestinians uprooted from Gaza Friday, 14 March 2025, 10:40 Last update: about 3 months ago Associated Press The U.S. and Israel have reached out to officials of three East African governments to discuss using their territories as potential destinations for resettling Palestinians uprooted...