Pope heads to Portugal’s Fatima shrine
AFP :Pope Francis will make a lightning visit to the shrine of Fatima in central Portugal on Saturday as part of a major Catholic youth festival.The 86-year-old pontiff, who arrived in Lisbon on Wednesday,...
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Saudi Arabia urges its citizens to ‘immediately’ leave Lebanon
Al Jazeera :Palestinian residents flee their home in the refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh near the southern port city of Sidon, LebanonSaudi Arabia’s embassy in Lebanon urged its citizens to leave the country as...
3 Indian soldiers are killed in Kashmir gunfight
AP :Three Indian soldiers were killed in a gun battle with rebels fighting against New Delhi’s rule in Kashmir, officials said Saturday, as authorities stepped up security on the fourth anniversary since India revoked...
Haitians express skepticism over Kenya’s offer to UN to send police to confront gangs
AP :Haitians are expressing skepticism over an offer by Kenya to lead an international police force aimed at combatting the gang violence that has wracked the Caribbean nationThey say the sexual abuse and a...
‘Inhumane treatment’ of migrants at Italy-France border: charity
AFP :Migrants are being systematically turned away by France at the border with Italy with “acts of violence, degrading and inhumane treatment”, the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) charity said Friday.People spoken to by an...
Romania court lifts Andrew Tate’s house arrest order
AFP :A Romanian court Friday lifted a house arrest order on controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother as the men await trial on human trafficking charges.Tate — a self-described misogynist with a large...
Man jailed over murder of boxer Tyson Fury’s cousin
AFP :A 22-year-old man will serve at least 28 years in jail after being found guilty of murdering the cousin of boxing world champion Tyson Fury, a UK judge ruled Friday.Homeless man Liam O’Prey...
Lebanon marks three years since catastrophic Beirut port blast
Al Jazeera :Three years after hundreds of people were killed in the port blast that devastated Beirut, religious leaders and rights groups decried the lack of accountability among political leaders who stymied the official...
Winning progressive Thai party excluded from coalition to form the next govt
AP : The progressive political party that won the most seats in Thailand’s general election has been excluded from a coalition to form the next government, its former ally said Wednesday. Conservative lawmakers strongly...
Syria fishermen despair at water loss, river pollution
AFP : Around war-torn Syria’s biggest freshwater dam reservoir, fishermen say their catch is now a fraction of what it used to be as environmental pressures have decimated aquatic life.Ismail Hilal, 50, sat on...
Rwanda imposes curfew to curb noise pollution
AFP : Rwanda has imposed a curfew on all “non-essential services” to reduce what the government calls “noise pollution”, a move that has angered nightclub owners who say it will hurt their business.“For effective...
US sanctions four Bosnian Serb top officials for undermining peace deal
Reuters :The United States on Monday imposed sanctions against four top Bosnian Serb officials, including the Serb member of the country’s presidency, for undermining a US-sponsored peace deal that ended the Balkan country’s war...