Pope Francis: ‘Ours is the age of fake news, collective superstitions, and pseudo-scientific truths’
Pope Francis said on Wednesday that Catholics today are living in an “age of fake news, collective superstitions, and pseudo-scientific truths.”
‘Cash windfall’: People go on spending spree after elections
People milled around the commercial center of Ipil, the capital town of Zamboanga Sibugay, a day after May 9 national and local elections on a spending spree after some windfall from political candidates vying for the different posts.
Kyiv urges MSF to evacuate soldiers from besieged steelworks
Ukraine on Saturday urged aid agency Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to evacuate its soldiers from their last holdout in the devastated port city of Mariupol.
War in Ukraine: Latest developments
Latest developments in the war in Ukraine.
EU to propose phasing out Russian oil in new sanctions wave
The EU will propose a phased out ban on Russian oil imports as part of a fresh round of sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, sources said on Sunday.
Eighteen trapped, others missing after China building collapse
At least 18 people were trapped under a building that collapsed in central China, officials said Saturday, as rescuers pulled apart the rubble brick by brick in an effort to reach survivors.
North Korea leader warns of ‘preemptive’ use of nuclear force: KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has repeated his warning that Pyongyang could “preemptively” use its nuclear weaponry to counter hostile forces, state media reported Saturday.
US rejects ‘business as usual’ with Putin after G20 invitation
The United States said Friday that the world cannot deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin as before after Indonesia invited him — as well as Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky — to November’s Group of 20 summit.
German city allows women to bathe topless in pools
A German city will allow women and men alike to bathe topless, becoming the first in Germany to enable female swimmers to go bare-breasted in the pool following a gender identity dispute.
Germany to send tanks to Ukraine in policy shift
Germany said Tuesday it would send anti-aircraft tanks to Ukraine, in a clear switch in Berlin’s cautious policy on military backing for Kyiv that was welcomed by the United States.