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Pope Leo XIV names first Chinese bishop, signalling he is continuing Vatican’s controversial accord
Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with Beijing, signalling he is ...
Farewell letter found at the home of the Austrian school shooter but motive remains unclear
Investigators found a farewell letter and a non-functional pipe bomb when they searched the home of a man who opened fire at ...
South Korea halts loudspeaker broadcasts along border with rival North Korea
South Korea’s military has shut down loudspeakers broadcasting anti-North Korean propaganda along the inter-Korean border, in ...
Pulse massacre survivors are set to revisit the nightclub before it’s razed
Survivors and family members of the 49 victims killed in the Pulse nightclub massacre nine years ago are getting their first ...
A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments in Trump’s bid to erase his hush money conviction
President Donald Trump’s quest to erase his criminal conviction heads to a federal appeals court Wednesday. It’s one way he’s ...
The world’s oldest restaurant faces a challenge from another Madrid tavern that says its even older
In the heart of Spain’s capital, Sobrino de Botín holds a coveted Guinness World Record as the world’s oldest restaurant.
Tusk faces confidence vote in hopes of ‘new opening’ after stinging political setback
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will face a vote of confidence in parliament on Wednesday in an attempt to regain momentum ...
Los Angeles imposes downtown curfew as protests against Trump’s immigration crackdown continue
Los Angeles leaders imposed a downtown curfew through Wednesday morning to deal with protests against President Donald ...
Weinstein jury deliberations scrutinize one accuser’s account
Jurors in Harvey Weinstein’ssex crimes retrial are drilling down on one of the three charges against him: a rape accusation ...
California governor says ‘democracy is under assault’ by Trump as feds intervene in LA protests
Calling President Donald Trump a threat to the American way of life, Gov. Gavin Newsom depicted the federal military ...
Raids in Southern California rattle immigrant communities — including those in the US legally
Jacob Vasquez began working at a clothing warehouse in Los Angeles soon after arriving from Mexico less than three years ago.
World-famous German “nail artist” Günther Uecker dies at 95
German artist Günther Uecker, one of the country’s most important post-war artists who was world-famous for his large-format nail reliefs, has died. He was 95. German news ...