What to know about Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Turkey and Lebanon, the first of his pontificate
Pope Leo XIV’s first foreign trip, to Turkey and Lebanon, will be packed with opportunities to advance relations…
Pope Leo XIV opens first foreign trip with visit to Turkey
ANKARA — Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey on Thursday on his first foreign trip, fulfilling Pope Francis’…
Australian Senator Pauline Hanson banned from parliament for 7 days for wearing burqa to demand they be banned
An Australian senator who has long campaigned for the Islamic women’s garment known as the burqa to be…
MCGUIRK: The great Australian Burka controversy
I present to you, dear reader, the latest great free speech/immigration/culture war controversy from down under: “Pauline Hanson…
Australian far-right Senator Pauline Hanson slammed for wearing burqa to parliament to demand ban
Sydney — A far-right Australian politician sparked outrage Monday after donning a burqa at the country’s parliament, in a…
Abbott seeks ban on Muslim groups from owning Texas land
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Sami Hamdi agrees to leave US after immigration detention
WASHINGTON (AP) — British political commentator Sami Hamdi is going to voluntarily leave the U.S. after spending more…
Iraqis vote in parliamentary election marked by tight security and political boycott
BAGHDAD — Iraqis headed to the polls on Tuesday to vote in a parliamentary election marked by tight…
A boat from Myanmar with hundreds of migrants capsizes off Malaysia, 1 body found and 10 rescued
Malaysian authorities say a boat carrying about 300 migrants from Myanmar capsized last week in the Indian Ocean…
Al-Sharaa to become the first Syrian president to visit the White House after an unlikely rise
BEIRUT — Two decades ago, Ahmad al-Sharaa was held in a U.S.-run detention center in Iraq after joining…
Explosions at high school mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia during Friday prayers wound dozens of students
Jakarta, Indonesia — Multiple explosions shook a mosque at a high school during Friday prayers in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital,…
In Israel, Mamdani’s win in New York stirs alarm
JERUSALEM (AP) — The election of Zohran Mamdani as New York City’s next mayor has sent a chill…