[ad_1] The Vatican called on bishops and prominent Catholic leaders on Monday to address their comments on social media, saying some had fueled divisions and polemics that were damaging the entire Church. The appeal is part of a 20-page document…
[ad_1] A 15-year-old girl who is accused of having started a fire in a school dormitory in Guyana last week was charged with 19 murders. The fire killed 18 mostly Indigenous girls and one five-year-old boy in a building in…
[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the magnificent new Parliament complex, part of a more than $2 billion project to renovate India’s colonial-era government center in New Delhi. But the inauguration ceremony, which reflected Mr Modi’s penchant for…
[ad_1] The bidding for Lot 17 started at $23 million. In the packed room at Sotheby’s in Manhattan, the price quickly climbed: $32 million, $42 million, $48 million. Then a new prospective buyer, calling from China, made it a contest…
[ad_1] Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has signed one of the world’s toughest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” in defiance of Western condemnation and potential sanctions from aid donors. Same-sex relationships are already illegal in Uganda, as…
[ad_1] Latvians wake up to go to work on Monday morning, only to find something unnecessary. Parliament met at midnight to declare a holiday after the national ice hockey team achieved its best result in the world championship. Latvia, where…
[ad_1] ODESA, Ukraine – Giants hold the wind with their big hands, helping to keep the lights on in Ukraine – windmills that were recently built on the plains of the Black Sea. In the 15-month war, Russia has launched…
[ad_1] The re-election of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has given him five more years to expand his conservative footprint in Turkish society and realize his ambitions to increase the country’s economic and geopolitical power. Turkey’s Supreme Electoral Council named Mr…
[ad_1] Today is the curtain raiser for the US National Park system, which begins its busiest season. Last year, nearly 312 million people visited the park, hiking through the Grand Canyon, posting Instagram stories from Joshua Tree and waiting for…
[ad_1] News Voters in Alberta, Canada’s conservative political heartland, will elect a new provincial government on Monday. Before the pandemic, the ruling United Conservative Party appeared to be in power. But last year, large and angry demonstrations against pandemic restrictions…