Pope Skips Homily at Start of Busy Holy Week during Palm Sunday Mass
Rome — Pope Francis decided at the last minute to skip his homily during Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square,...
Princess Kate ‘Touched’ by Support as Royal Family Reels From Cancer Diagnosis
London — Catherine, Princess of Wales, has said she is “enormously touched” by the support she has received from around the...
Putin Says Gunmen in Moscow Attack Tried to Flee to Ukraine
MOSCOW — The suburban Moscow music hall where gunmen opened fire on concertgoers was a blackened, smoldering ruin Saturday as the...
Pro-West Diplomat to Meet Ally of Slovakia’s Premier in Presidential Runoff
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — A pro-Western career diplomat defeated a close ally of Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico in the first...
Acclaimed Italian Pianist Maurizio Pollini Dies at 82
ROME — Maurizio Pollini, a Grammy-winning Italian pianist who performed frequently at La Scala opera house in Milan, has died. He...
Greece Slams Turkish President’s ‘Provocative Remarks’ on Cyprus
ATHENS — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Cyprus should be a Turkish state. Erdogan defended his country’s...
New England Men’s Soccer Shirt Causes Stir With Recolored Flag
LONDON — England’s new men’s soccer team shirt is causing a bit of a stir. It’s not just the price that’s...
Ukrainian Team Debuts at US Air Force and Marine Corps Trials
In early March, the annual U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps Trials for injured veterans took place near Las Vegas....
Gunmen Attack Moscow Concert Hall, Set It Ablaze; Toll Unknown
MOSCOW — Several gunmen burst into a big concert hall in Moscow on Friday and fired automatic weapons at the crowd,...
Russia Hits Ukraine With Deadly Barrage; Zelensky Appeals for Aid
Kyiv, Ukraine — Russia launched a massive wave of deadly overnight attacks on Ukraine using more than 90 missiles and 60...
Moldovan Parliament Backs Bid to Join EU, But Divisions Remain
CHISINAU, MOLDOVA — Moldova’s Parliament on Thursday endorsed an appeal to press on with a drive to join the European Union,...
Experts See Central Asia Emboldened by Russia’s Struggles in Ukraine
washington — Two years ago, as Russia invaded Ukraine’s heartland, Central Asian countries feared they would be next to feel the...
