Israeli army raid killed 11 Palestinians including a teenager Wednesday in Nablus, the Palestinian health ministry said, in the deadliest escalation in the occupied West Bank since 2005. More than 80 Palestinians suffered gunshot wounds, the Palestinian ministry said, in what the Israeli a
Thousands of Christians belonging to various denominations and institutions stage a peaceful prayer protest in New Delhi asking authorities to intervene to check the rapid rise of persecution and hate crimes. About 100 churches and organizations and over 15,000 people gathered on Sunday
Following an attack in Mali in which three UN peacekeepers were killed and five others were injured, the Vatican’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations expresses condolences and condemns all attacks against peacekeepers, upholding their vital role to provide stability and safety.
The NATO military alliance says the world has become more dangerous after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his nation’s suspension of a key nuclear weapons treaty with the United States. Russian President Putin used his annual State of the Nation speech on Tuesday to ann
Floods and mudslides have killed thirty-six people in Sao Paulo State in Brazil, with the death toll expected to rise and more torrential rain forecast. Vehicles, houses and people have been swept away in the coastal city of Sao Sebastiao. Four major cities have been hit an
The US President pays an unannounced five-hour visit to the capital city of Ukraine, pledging support just days before the one-year anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion. President Joe Biden spent over five hours in Kyiv on Monday, in a surprise visit to show solidarity with th
Cyclone 'Gabrielle' kills at least 11 people in New Zealand, and leaves hundreds unaccounted for, as the country calls a State of Emergency. Heavy rain caused rivers to flood, destroying houses and farm land. Video on social media showed survivors on the roofs of homes
Nearly two weeks after a devastating earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, more than 46,000 people have died and more than 80,000 buildings have either been badly damaged or collapsed. The United Nations is appealing for nearly $1.4 billion to help survivors — $1 billion to help more t
Spain’s Congress of Deputies on Thursday passed a new abortion law following its approval with amendments in the Senate. The law’s provisions are even more harmful than those of the law passed in 2010 that was recently upheld by the Constitutional Court. The ruling was suspe
After its passage in the Senate, Spain’s lower house passed the Law for the Real and Effective Equality of Trans Persons and for the Guarantee of LGTBI Rights, which will allow transgender genital surgery and hormonal treatments from the age of 16 without parental consent. Known s