World Bank says Saudi Arabia and Qatar have paid off Syria’s outstanding debt
AdminsThe World Bank said Friday that the $15.5 million Syria owed it has been paid off by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, clearing Damascus to take out new loans. Saudi Arabia…
Pope meets with head of Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine, who invites him to Kyiv
Pope Leo XIV met Thursday at the Vatican with the head of the Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine, in one of his first audiences as pontiff that reaffirmed his appeal…
Starmer joins world leaders in Ukraine to call for ceasefire
PA Media Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will travel to Ukraine on Saturday alongside fellow world leaders to put pressure on Russia to agree to a 30-day ceasefire in the…
Maga says Pope Leo may be American, but he’s not ‘America first’
Reuters Former White House official Steve Bannon predicted friction between Pope Leo XIV and President Trump Catholicism has rarely been more prominent in US politics as the Trump administration openly…
Cardinal suggests Pope Leo XIV wasn’t elected as ‘counterweight’ to Trump
One day after the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the U.S., seven American cardinals sat down with reporters on Friday to discuss the Chicago native who…
Thousands join a pro-EU rally in Romania’s capital as pivotal presidential runoff looms
Thousands of people gathered in Romania's capital on Friday for a pro-European Union march. It came a week before the final vote of a closely watched presidential election that pits…
Trump’s former VP Mike Pence to receive JFK Courage Award
Reuters Donald Trump's former vice-president Mike Pence will receive a John F Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on Sunday for refusing to endorse false claims that the 2020 election was…
Australia’s opposition left reeling after crushing election defeat
Australia's opposition party has been left reeling after a bruising defeat in Saturday's federal election, with a result that is shaping up to be its worst ever loss. Peter Dutton,…
Trump says he won’t seek a third term
US President Donald Trump has denied that he is considering a third presidential term, a move which experts agree is banned under the US Constitution. "I'll be an eight-year president,…
Nationalist Simion ahead in Romanian election rerun
EPA The nationalist candidate George Simion has won a resounding victory in the first round of the presidential election in Romania. Simion came first with 40% of the vote, and…