Pope Leo baptizes 20 infants in tradition marking end of Christmas season
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV baptized 20 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday beneath Michelangelo’s frescoed ceiling, continuing an annual tradition that...
Deep freeze strands thousands in northern Finland
HELSINKI -- Thousands of tourists were stranded in northern Finland on Sunday after flights at Kittilä airport were canceled due to severe cold.The temperature...
UN court to begin hearings on whether Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Myanmar will face accusations Monday it is responsible for genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority...
US carries out additional ‘large-scale’ strikes on ISIS targets in Syria
The U.S. military carried out an additional round of what it called "large-scale strikes" against multiple ISIS targets in Syria -- in response to...
Malaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk’s Grok over AI deepfakes
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI,...