In first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo highlights suffering of Palestinians in Gaza
Pope Leo delivered his first Christmas sermon since being elected in May to succeed the late Pope Francis, using the traditionally spiritual occasion to...
Democratic States Challenge Trump Move on Transgender Youth Care
A coalition of 19 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia has sued the Trump administration to block proposed federal rules that would sharply...
How Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Won Trump’s Backing and Secured a U.S. Lifeline for the Chipmaker
It was a Thursday before dawn in Silicon Valley when Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan found himself under attack by the president of the United...
Ukraine unveils 20-point peace proposal under discussion with United States
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has for the first time outlined the main elements of a draft 20-point peace framework being discussed by Ukraine and the...
How Israel’s Hilltop Outposts Drive Palestinian Displacement
The settler outpost of Or Meir is small and informal, but it reflects a broader strategy reshaping the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Perched on a...
Junta Turns to Ballots After Battlefield Setbacks
Nearly five years after seizing power in a coup, Myanmar’s military leadership is attempting to use elections to consolidate authority it has failed to...
Libya Army Chief Killed in Turkey Jet Crash After Fault Reported
A private jet carrying Libya’s army chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, crashed overnight near Ankara after reporting an electrical malfunction and requesting...
Putin Weighs U.S. Peace Plan as Moscow Signals Next Move
The Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin has been briefed on U.S. proposals for a potential peace deal in Ukraine following contacts between Russian envoy...
Trump’s Ambassador Recall Deepens U.S. Diplomatic Gaps in Africa
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recall multiple ambassadors has sharply reduced Washington’s diplomatic footprint across sub-Saharan Africa, leaving the United States without top-level...
China Blames Taiwanese Smugglers for Subsea Cable Damage
Chinese authorities say two Taiwanese citizens controlled a smuggling operation involving a Chinese-crewed vessel that damaged undersea cables near Taiwan earlier this year. The...