Albertans vote on path to independence as Carney fights to keep Canada united
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Voters in Canada’s oil-rich Alberta province will decide Monday whether to begin a process that could lead to independence, testing national unity as U.S. President Donald...
View ArticleMacron condemns those who 'sought to bring down the Republic' after rioting...
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday voiced the public’s “anger” and “shame” over rioting and looting during nationwide protests against rising living costs and poor conditions in...
View ArticlePhotographer attacked by settlers in the West Bank feels insulted by Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (AP) — The photographer with The Washington Post who was attacked by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank so badly that several vertebrae were broken said Sunday she was increasingly...
View ArticleEgypt's top security body agrees to help Saudi Arabia defend itself against...
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's top security body said Sunday it has agreed to support close ally Saudi Arabia in the major escalation of fighting between the kingdom and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen,...
View ArticlePope Leo tells faithful in St. Peter's Square he will gradually resume duties...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV thanked thousands of faithful in St. Peter's Square on Sunday for their prayers while he was hospitalized for an operation to remove a malignant tumor, and said he...
View ArticleAirstrike kills at least 9 in rebel-held Yemen, and other Mideast news
An airstrike has killed at least nine people in an area of Yemen controlled by Iran-backed Houthi rebels as fighting escalates with Saudi-backed forces. Meanwhile, the U.S. ambassador to Israel...
View ArticleIsrael-Lebanon agreement shines light on long-lost Jewish community
SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — Rabbi Elie Abadie left his native Lebanon more than five decades ago and has not even visited since, but his Lebanese roots remain an integral part of his identity. He has 3,000...
View ArticleDiplomats attacked in the occupied West Bank, and other Middle East developments
Israeli police say they are investigating an attack on diplomats in the occupied West Bank. Meanwhile, an airstrike in Yemen killed three children and wounded others. Iranian-backed Houthi rebels...
View ArticleMajor fire breaks out in Alberta after deadly incident at military base
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Canada’s defense minister said Saturday that people were killed and injured in an incident at a military base in Alberta that caused a major fire. “I’m saddened to share that...
View ArticleZelenskyy urges support for new US sanctions on Russia put on hold by Trump
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged supporters Saturday to speak out in favor of new U.S. sanctions against Russia, hours after President Donald Trump signed an executive...
View ArticlePope returns to Vatican days after surgery; surgeon says he should be fit for...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV returned to the Vatican on Saturday days after lung cancer surgery, as his surgeon said there are “no clinical reasons” to prevent his planned trip to Latin America...
View ArticleClashes, fires and looting break out as protesters rally across France,...
PARIS (AP) — Violent clashes, fires and looting marred demonstrations across France on Saturday as hundreds of thousands of people marched against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools....
View ArticlePakistani forces, Afghan Taliban exchange fire after militants attempt to...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani forces and Afghan Taliban personnel exchanged fire at several locations along Pakistan’s northwestern border Saturday, with Pakistani security officials and state-run media...
View ArticleHow Alberta separatism went from fringe cause to referendum
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — For decades, Alberta separatism was a fringe cause. On Monday, voters in Canada’s oil heartland will decide whether to take the first step toward a referendum on leaving the...
View ArticleA winter of hunger looms for residents trapped in Russian-occupied city in...
Food and medical supplies have been scarce for months in Oleshky, which sits on the Dnipro River that separates Ukrainian forces from the city’s Russian occupiers. There’s no electricity, heat or...
View ArticleAn American pope brings American-style governance to the Vatican, even in a...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — There’s a telling anecdote from St. John Paul II's pontificate that illustrates how Pope Leo XIV and his American style of governing have changed the Vatican and the way it handles...
View ArticleHurricane Trudy strengthens slightly as it moves towards Mexico’s Pacific coast
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Trudy strengthened slightly Friday evening as it moved towards southwestern and west-central areas of Mexico's Pacific coast and could keep growing through Saturday, forecasters...
View ArticleNorth Korea says it tested new torpedo system with AI capabilities
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Saturday it had successfully tested a new torpedo system that uses artificial intelligence for target detection and guidance. The Korean Central News Agency...
View ArticleCanada's Carney makes final appeal against Alberta separation ahead of...
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made a final appeal to voters considering a path toward independence in his home province of Alberta on Friday, warning that a referendum is...
View ArticleLatest vote shows no candidate for UN chief has the required support of all...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The latest straw poll in the selection of the next U.N. secretary-general on Friday showed that none of the seven candidates has the support of all five permanent members of the...
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