Weak-Sounding Pope Releases Audio Message from Hospital
“I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers for my health from the Square, I accompany you from here,” Francis said in a message broadcast in St Peter’s Square.
Category: International
FBI Arrests Soldier Accused of Selling US Army Intel to China
Jian Zhao, an active-duty army supply sergeant stationed at a military base in Washington state, was accused of gathering classified hard drives and a computer taken from the US government to sell to unspecified individuals in China.
Mexico’s Congress Passes Ban on Cultivation of GMO Corn
The Mexican government announced earlier this month that it had scrapped restrictions on the use of genetically modified corn for human consumption after a dispute resolution panel in December upheld a US complaint that the rules violated a free trade agreement.
Pope Francis Resting After ‘Peaceful Night’: Vatican
The 88-year-old had used an oxygen mask overnight for a third time, the Holy See said.
Zelensky says lasting peace ‘achievable’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that a lasting peace was “entirely achievable” as the Kremlin called it “positive” that…
UAE Rejects Appeals of 53 Sentenced in Mass Trial
The State Security Chamber of the Federal Supreme Court rejected the appeals on Tuesday, state news agency WAM said, following the defendants’ July sentencing for “terrorist” links to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
Japan Women’s Football Pioneer Nagasato Retires
The 37-year-old, part of the Japan team that lifted the World Cup in 2011, brought the curtain down on a 23-year career that saw her play in Germany, England, the United States, Australia and her home country.
Over 200 attend Pro-Palestinian protest near Columbia University
Police at the scene worked to separate the protest from a small group of pro-Israel counter-demonstrators nearby, though the two demonstrations passed without any incident.
Serbia opposition disrupts parliament with flares, smoke to support protests
Serbian opposition lawmakers lit flares and discharged suspected tear gas during the opening day of the spring session of parliament…
Mtoto Wa Mwaka Mmoja Miongoni Mwa Waliobakwa Katika Vita Vinavyoendelea Nchini Sudan
UNICEF imebaini kuwa kesi 221 za ubakaji dhidi ya watoto zimeripotiwa rasmi tangu mwanzo wa mwaka 2024, lakini idadi halisi inaweza kuwa kubwa zaidi. Waathiriwa ni pamoja na wavulana na wasichana, ambapo theluthi moja ya waathiriwa ni wavulana.
