WINDSOR, United Kingdom - Britain's King Charles III attended an Easter church service on Sunday, in his most high-profile public appearance since revealing a cancer diagnosis earlier this year. Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, arrived by car for the hour-long late morning service at St...
PARIS, France - France's Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Sunday said 13,500 police and anti-terror soldiers had been deployed outside 4,530 churches to protect them against any "terrorism" as they celebrate Easter. (FILES) French Interior and Overseas Minister Gerald Darmanin (L) looks during...
MEXICO CITY, Mexico - A mayor was shot dead at a restaurant in Mexico on Saturday, the regional prosecutor's office said, the latest politically related killing in the country plagued by violence and organized crime. Guillermo Torres, 39, and his 14-year-old son were attacked at a restaurant in...
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Pope Francis will visit Indonesia in September, the country's religious affairs minister has said, as concerns mounted over the 87-year-old pontiff's health. Outgoing President Joko Widodo invited the pope to visit Indonesia, which has the world's largest Muslim population, in...
LOS ANGELES, United States - The death of six Latino workers who were fixing potholes when a Baltimore bridge collapsed highlights the crucial role immigrants play in keeping America running, say advocates. And it stands in stark contrast to the rhetoric of populists like Donald Trump, who cast...
LARNACA, Cyprus - A second vessel carrying aid to war-torn Gaza set sail from Cyprus on Saturday, an AFP correspondent reported, more than two weeks after the last shipment arrived by sea. The barge Jenifer, part of a three ship flotilla carrying food aid for the Gaza Strip, sails next to the...
BALTIMORE, United States - The complex process of clearing the tangled wreckage of the Baltimore bridge that collapsed spectacularly this week was set to begin Saturday with removal of a first section, officials said. Cranes begin the clean-up of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge and the...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See - Pope Francis took part in the Easter Vigil service at the Vatican on Saturday, a day after the last-minute cancellation of his presence at a major Good Friday procession revived questions about his health. The 87-year-old pontiff arrived to preside over the Easter Vigil at...
PARIS, France - French prosecutors have charged a 17-year-old over graphic threats sent to more than 150 schools in recent weeks, a judicial source said Saturday. Some of the messages, sent via the dedicated messaging systems for teachers and students, included links to videos of beheadings and...
PARIS, France - France's defence minister said Paris would deliver "hundreds" of armoured personnel carriers and anti-aircraft missiles as part a new aid package to Ukraine in its war against Russian invaders. A Ukrainian serviceman drives a US-made Humvee on a road that leads to the town of...
WASHINGTON, United States - Donald Trump drew criticism Saturday for a video on his Truth Social platform that featured an image of President Joe Biden hog-tied, as if he were being kidnapped. The video, posted Friday afternoon, shows two pickup trucks driving down a highway, each...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters rallied in London on Saturday, in the latest demonstration in the British capital demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and more aid for the war-ravaged territory. TOPSHOT - A protester holds a shroud reading "Children of Gaza" as...
