This handout photo taken and released by Vatican Media on September 3, 2023 shows Pope Francis being driven past a Chinese flag during his arrival for Holy Mass at the Steppe Arena in Ulaanbaatar. (Photo by Simone Risoluti / VATICAN MEDIA / AFP) ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia -- Pope Francis on Sunday told...
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo (AFP photo) WASHINGTON, United States -- Holding talks with Beijing officials is not a sign of weakness by Washington, the US commerce secretary said Sunday, adding that not talking can lead to greater tensions and misunderstanding. "It's in the US interest. It's...
MONTREAL, Canada -- Two people were killed and six others wounded late Saturday in a shooting in the parking lot of a reception venue in Ottawa, authorities said. Two weddings were taking place at the venue when gunfire erupted outside, sending shocked guests scrambling for safety. "It was chaos,...
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky (AFP photo) KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday announced the departure of defence minister Oleksiy Reznikov, calling for "new approaches" a year and a half into Russia's invasion. The announcement came hours after Ukraine fought...
TOPSHOT - People watch huge waves in Yilan as Typhoon Haikui makes landfall in eastern Taiwan on September 3, 2023. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP) TAITUNG, Taiwan -- Typhoon Haikui made landfall in eastern Taiwan Sunday, unleashing torrential downpours, whipping up winds and plunging thousands of...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine said Sunday that it had destroyed 22 Russian drones on the southern Odesa region, as Moscow said it hit the Danube port of Reni, on the border with NATO member Romania. Russia has been targeting Ukrainian port infrastructure in the Odesa region for weeks, after exiting a...
TEHRAN, Iran -- Two female Iranian journalists will spend around a month behind bars as part of a three-year partly suspended prison sentence for "conspiracy" and "collusion", local media reported on Sunday. Under the sentence, Negin Bagheri and Elnaz Mohammadi will serve one-fortieth of the term,...
Patients wait at the pharmacy window at the Gezira Hospital in Wad Madani on September 2, 2023. The conflict which erupted on April 15 has prevented victims and families from reaching hospitals, 80 percent of which the World Health Organization says are out of service. (Photo by AFP) WAD MADANI,...
TAITUNG, Taiwan -- Nearly 3,000 people were evacuated from high-risk areas in eastern Taiwan ahead of Typhoon Haikui as authorities prepared Sunday for the first tropical storm to directly hit the island in four years. Haikui -- which had already brought heavy rains by Sunday morning -- is packing...
WASHINGTON, United States -- A Utah woman who once provided parenting advice to more than two million YouTube followers remained in custody Saturday, charged with child abuse after her "emaciated" son escaped to look for food, officials said. Both Ruby Franke and her business partner and...
A bust of Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) is seen during preparations ahead of the Nobel Prize award ceremony for literature, science and economy at the Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden on December 10, 2022. (Photo by Jonathan...
US President Joe Biden speaks in front of a home destroyed by fallen trees and debris during a tour of communities impacted by Hurricane Idalia, in Live Oak, Florida, on September 2, 2023. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) LIVE OAK, United States -- The 2024 election overshadowed President Joe...
