A Catholic priest, Father Patricio Sánchez Molinari, has died after a large wooden cross fell on him while he was celebrating Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The incident occurred on Saturday, during a service that was being livestreamed on social media, according to the Associated Press and Ecuadorian newspaper […]
A teenager shot and killed three children and a teacher on Thursday at an elementary school in the US state of Oregon, police said, adding the assailant was later killed by an armed bystander who pursued him into the building. Officers rushed to Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, a city of about 100,000 in the […]
Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russia of wilfully flouting Donald Trump’s purported “energy ceasefire” and passing up an opportunity to ease hostilities, after a renewed wave of deadly strikes across the country that also hit vital power supplies. Kyiv in particular faced a barrage of powerful ballistic missiles and attack drones targeting energy facilities and critical […]
Pope Leo XIV has successfully undergone surgery to remove a “small, localised nodule” from his lung. This was disclosed in a statement by the Holy See Press Office, published on the Vatican website, on Tuesday evening. The 71-year-old pontiff entered the hospital smiling and waving on Tuesday morning, hours before the operation to remove the […]
Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, faces a major economic contraction this year, the IMF said Tuesday, as deadly attacks by Yemen’s Houthis squeeze a country already suffering from the Middle East war. Saudi Arabia’s GDP is expected to shrink by 3.3 per cent, the International Monetary Fund said in its latest World Economic […]
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he does not believe that China and Russia are helping Iran, adding that they have “too much to lose.” Trump has faced pressure over reports that Chinese and Russian entities have supplied Iran with intelligence for attacks on US troops. Responding to comments that China and Russia […]
China nominated a candidate to lead the World Health Organization on Thursday, a move which could expand Beijing’s influence over the international body after the United States quit this year. Beijing is putting forward maternity health expert Song Li for the top position, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a news briefing. The nomination “demonstrates […]
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is facing growing pressure over comments he made about Manchester City after the club was found guilty of breaching Premier League financial rules. As reported by BBC Sport on Thursday, several Premier League clubs have reportedly expressed concern about the prime minister’s remarks, with senior figures questioning whether his comments […]
US President Donald Trump said Monday that British police should not have released on bail five men who were arrested near an airbase used by the United States over a suspected bomb plot. Trump added that the case “might be” linked to Iran, but declined to give details. “I’m surprised that they released them, I […]
The Trump administration is facing a legal challenge over its decision to bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, turning a dispute over media access into a broader court battle over press freedom and presidential authority.The three media organisations sued the administration after their journalists were denied access to the White House […]
