Pope Francis arrives in the Democratic Republic of Congo, beginning his 40th Apostolic Journey abroad and his fifth Journey to Africa. The flight landed at the “Ndjili” International Airport in the DRC's capital of Kinshasa at 2:33 PM local time. The ITA-Airway
Peru's Congress has recommended that elections be brought forward from 2026 to this coming October, in an attempt to quell ongoing protests. Peruvian Legislators didn't approve of a proposal for a new President and a new Congress to be in place by January 1st next year.
Air raid sirens wailed across Ukraine early Thursday as Russia attacked with scores of missiles and drones. The attacks came hours after the U.S. and Germany pledged to send advanced battle tanks to halt the Russian invasion. People, some carrying babies, rushed into a Kyiv subway, or M
Ukraine claims to have killed 109 Russian troops in a one-day battle in its eastern Donetsk, risking while wounding 188 Russians, following reports that at least 11 people died in massive Russian strikes on Ukraine. Yet some Russian soldiers want to escape, with footage emerging Friday
Petr Pavel, a retired general, has won the runoff round of the Czech Republic's presidential elections, receiving around 57 percent of the ballots cast. Supporters of Petr Pavel celebrated on Saturday afternoon, as they realized that the retired general, a decorated hero, was due to
Police in Israel have arrested 42 people in connection with a shooting at a synagogue in Jerusalem which left seven people dead. The attack on the syngogue is being described by Israeli media as the deadliest attack in years, and came on the same day as the International Day in Memory o
Haiti and its neighbour the Dominican Republic are the key focus points of this meeting, which is has the reduction of gang violence as a particular focus. The UN Security Council is today meeting about the ongoing crisis in Haiti, trying to find ways to resolve a situation which has cr
Around 220 million people in Pakistan are suffering from a massive electricity outage after a failure of the national grid. Just about everywhere is without power, from hospitals and schools to supermarkets, factories and millions of dwellings. Authorities say a voltage fluctu
During Lunar New Year celebrations in the US state of California, a man shoots ten people in a dance club in Monterey Park, known to have a large Asian community. While the motives of the shooting suspect, who ultimately committed suicide, are unclear, Monterey Park is home to a very la
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Ukraine on Sunday after the Western NATO military alliance failed to unite on sending tanks to the wartorn nation over the weekend. "You do me too much honor," shouted Johnson as he rushed to President Volodymyr Zelensky on a