Former Maldives President Abdulla Yameen. — WIKIMEDIA COMMONS MALE — The Maldives criminal court on Sunday sentenced former president Abdulla Yameen to 11
LONDON — Britain’s King Charles invoked his late mother, Queen Elizabeth, in his first Christmas message to the nation as monarch and
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis called for an end to the war in Ukraine and other conflicts in his Christmas message on
NEW YORK — Twitter, Inc. has restored a feature that promotes suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up
KABUL — Afghanistan’s Taliban-run administration on Saturday ordered all local and foreign nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to stop female employees from working, in
AN ARCTIC BLAST that gripped much of the United States on Saturday left more than 700,000 without power, at least 16 dead
BEIJING/SHANGHAI — China is expecting a peak in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections within a week, a health official said, with authorities
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Thursday denounced psychological violence and abuse of power in the Church, as the case of a
MONTREAL — A new conservation deal adopted this week at the United Nations (UN) summit in Montreal puts the world on a
LA BRUYERE, Belgium — The Belgian “Garden of Santa Claus,” which every year offers a free visit to Santa’s office, bedroom, train
