World is starving for peace, Pope Francis says in Christmas message
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis called for an end to the war in Ukraine and other conflicts in his Christmas message on Sunday, saying...
US deep freeze leaves more than 700,000 without power
AN ARCTIC BLAST that gripped much of the United States on Saturday left more than 700,000 without power, at least 16 dead from weather-related...
Taliban bans female NGO staff, jeopardizing aid efforts
KABUL — Afghanistan’s Taliban-run administration on Saturday ordered all local and foreign nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to stop female employees from working, in a move...
Twitter restores suicide prevention feature
NEW YORK — Twitter, Inc. has restored a feature that promotes suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content,...
China’s stretched health system braces for peak in COVID infections
BEIJING/SHANGHAI — China is expecting a peak in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections within a week, a health official said, with authorities predicting extra...
Pope denounces psychological abuse as Jesuit case rocks Church
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Thursday denounced psychological violence and abuse of power in the Church, as the case of a prominent priest...
UN nature deal can help wildlife as long as countries deliver
MONTREAL — A new conservation deal adopted this week at the United Nations (UN) summit in Montreal puts the world on a strong track...
Ukraine’s Zelensky tells US Congress aid is ‘not charity’
WASHINGTON/KYIV — President Volodymyr Zelensky told the US Congress that aid to Ukraine was an investment in democracy and “not charity” as he invoked...
Taiwan scrambles combat jets to warn away China’s air force incursion
TAIPEI — Taiwan scrambled combat jets to warn away 39 Chinese aircraft that entered its southeastern air defense zone, the island’s defense ministry said...
Trump paid no income tax in 2020, records show
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump paid no income tax during the final full year of his presidency as he reported a loss from his sprawling...
Expensive energy cuts short free visits to Belgium’s ‘Garden of Santa Claus’
LA BRUYERE, Belgium — The Belgian “Garden of Santa Claus,” which every year offers a free visit to Santa’s office, bedroom, train and sleigh,...
Two Bankman-Fried associates plead guilty to fraud as FTX founder heads to US
NEW YORK/NASSAU — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried left the Bahamas on Wednesday on a US-bound flight to face fraud charges as federal prosecutors announced...