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Sep 11, 20243 min read
East Timor turns out in force for Mass with Pope Francis
DILI - An estimated 600,000 people in East Timor, just under half its population, turned out in the baking heat on Tuesday for a Mass...


Sep 11, 20244 min read
Israel strikes tent camp in Gaza safe zone, dozens reported killed or injured
AL-MAWASI, Gaza Strip/CAIRO - Israeli strikes blasted a huge crater in a designated safe zone in southern Gaza before dawn on Tuesday,...


Sep 11, 20242 min read
North Korea's Kim Jong Un vows to exponentially boost nuclear arsenal
SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country is now implementing a nuclear force construction policy to increase the number...


Sep 11, 20243 min read
Pope Francis in East Timor for Mass that could draw half its population
DILI -Pope Francis arrived on Monday in East Timor, a predominantly Catholic nation in Southeast Asia, for a three-day visit that will...


Sep 5, 20242 min read
Linda Sun, ex-aide to NY Governor Hochul, charged with acting as Chinese agent
NEW YORK - A former aide to New York Governor Kathy Hochul was charged on Tuesday with secretly acting as an agent of the Chinese...


Sep 5, 20243 min read
Putin gets lavish welcome in Mongolia despite ICC warrant
Russian President Vladimir Putin received a red carpet welcome on Tuesday on a state visit to Mongolia, whose failure to arrest him under...


Sep 5, 20242 min read
Gaza schoolgirl longs to return to class as war disrupts new academic year
GAZA - Gaza schoolgirl Rama Abu Seif longs to return to a classroom to study but it is now a dormitory for families displaced by war. Her...


Sep 5, 20243 min read
Pope Francis arrives in Indonesia to begin ambitious Asia-Pacific tour
JAKARTA - Dozens of excited Indonesians waved on Tuesday as a motorcade carried Pope Francis through the capital as he began the first...


Sep 4, 20242 min read
Shanghai Museum welcomes feline visitors to peruse Egyptian cat imagery at 'Meow Night'
SHANGHAI - Shanghai Museum has pulled in crowds this summer for an exhibition of ancient Egyptian relics including cat statues and other...


Sep 4, 20243 min read
UK suspends 30 of its 350 arms export licences to Israel
LONDON - Britain will immediately suspend 30 of its 350 arms export licences with Israel because there was a risk such equipment might be...


Sep 4, 20243 min read
Kimchi no more? Climate change puts South Korea's beloved cabbage dish at risk
GANGNEUNG, South Korea - South Korea's famous kimchi is falling victim to climate change, with scientists, farmers and manufacturers...


Sep 4, 20243 min read
Biden says Netanyahu not doing enough to secure hostage deal
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not doing enough to secure a deal for...
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