Turkey detains dozens of IS suspects planning attacks on Christmas and New Year celebrations
ISTANBUL (AP) — Istanbul police launched scores of simultaneous raids on Thursday, detaining over a hundred suspected members…
Amid war in Ukraine, King Charles III calls for unity and compassion
LONDON (AP) — On a Christmas Day when the war in Ukraine casts a shadow over Europe, concerns…
Tina Peters asks Colorado appeals court to recognize Trump’s pardon, release her from prison
DENVER — Former Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters is asking the state appeals court to recognize President Donald…
Pope Leo XIV delivers his first Christmas Day message
VATICAN CITY — VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday…
Algeria votes to declare French colonization a crime and demands restitution
ALGIERS, Algeria — Legislators in Algeria voted to declare France’s colonization of the North African country a crime,…
Pope Leo XIV addresses 26,000 with call for empathy in Christmas message
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday urged the faithful…
Explosion in Moscow kills 2 police officers and a bystander
An explosion in Moscow on Wednesday killed three people, including two police officers, Russian investigators said, days after…
EU warns of possible action after the US bars 5 Europeans accused of censorship
BRUSSELS — France, Germany, the European Union and the United Kingdom on Wednesday hit out at a U.S.…
Blast at mosque in Nigeria kills 5 in apparent suicide attack
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A bomb exploded during prayers at a mosque in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri…
How a fast-moving $50 cash relief program buoyed needy families when SNAP payments were paused
Finances already looked tight for Jade Grant and her three children as she entered the year’s final months.…
Trump-backed candidate Asfura declared winner of Honduras’ presidential vote
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura won Honduras’ presidential election, electoral authorities said Wednesday afternoon, ending…
Rescue mission helicopter crashes on Mount Kilimanjaro, killing all 5 on board
Five people have died after a helicopter crashed on Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania DAR ES…