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...
MONTREAL, Canada - Canada will cover the full cost of contraception for women, the government said Saturday as it highlighted the first part of a major health care reform. The government will pay for the most widely used methods to avoid pregnancy, such as IUDs, contraceptive pills, hormonal...
OAXACA, Mexico - The bodies of eight suspected migrants, believed to be victims of a boat accident, were found on a beach in southern Mexico's Oaxaca state on Friday, the prosecutor's office said. "The victims were reportedly involved in an accident while traveling aboard a boat off the coast...
MOSCOW, Russia - Five thousand children have been evacuated from Russia's Belgorod region bordering Ukraine following weeks of deadly bombardment by Kyiv, the region's governor said Saturday. This handout photograph taken and released by Ukrainian Emergency Service on March 28, 2024, shows...
WASHINGTON, United States - The United States announced on Friday that it was "taking steps" to put fresh visa curbs on Hong Kong officials responsible for cracking down on rights in the Chinese city, days after a new national security law came into force. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken...
LONDON, United Kingdom - A UK-based journalist for independent Iranian media who was attacked outside his London home, prompting a counter-terrorism police probe, is "doing very well", his news channel said on Saturday. Pouria Zeraati, a presenter for Persian-language outlet Iran International...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Molotov cocktail was thrown at a store belonging to a Malaysian chain that had offered socks bearing the word "Allah" for sale, police said on Saturday. The incident came days after the mini-market chain's executives were charged with hurting religious feelings over...
EDE, Netherlands - A hostage drama in the Netherlands that lasted several hours on Saturday ended without bloodshed as all hostages were freed and police took the suspect into custody. Authorities have said there was no reason to suspect a "terrorist motive" for the ordeal, which took place at...
