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Jehovah’s Witnesses Mourn Victims of Hamburg Shooting

Jehovah’s Witnesses Mourn Victims of Hamburg Shooting

Members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Germany held a memorial service Saturday for the six people killed during a mass...

French Police Clash with Protesters Opposed to Farm Reservoir 

French Police Clash with Protesters Opposed to Farm Reservoir 

ISeveral people were injured Saturday following clashes between French police and protesters opposed to a large water reservoir for farm...

West Regains ‘Unity, Purpose’ in Light of Russian Ukraine War, Poll Indicates 

West Regains ‘Unity, Purpose’ in Light of Russian Ukraine War, Poll Indicates 

A poll of global attitudes toward Russia’s Ukraine war suggests the West has regained its “unity and sense of purpose”...

Pope Expands Sex Abuse Law, Reaffirms Adults Can Be Victims 

Pope Expands Sex Abuse Law, Reaffirms Adults Can Be Victims 

Pope Francis on Saturday updated a 2019 church law aimed at holding senior churchmen accountable for covering up cases of...

Unrest in France Prompts Postponement of King Charles III Visit

Unrest in France Prompts Postponement of King Charles III Visit

Violent pension reform protests in France led to the postponement Friday of British King Charles III’s trip to the country,...

Latest in Ukraine: UK Says Russia Likely Conducting ‘More Defensive Operational Design’

Latest in Ukraine: UK Says Russia Likely Conducting ‘More Defensive Operational Design’

New developments: Transcript of Ukrainian president’s daily address: "The enemy must know: Ukraine won't forgive offenses against our people, won't...

Ukrainian Mother Faces Worst Fear: Child Deported to Russia

Ukrainian Mother Faces Worst Fear: Child Deported to Russia

According to Ukrainian officials, more than 16,000 Ukrainian children have been forcibly deported to Russia or Russian-controlled Ukrainian territories. As...

Iran Condemns France for ‘Repression’ of Protests

Iran Condemns France for ‘Repression’ of Protests

Iran on Friday condemned what it called France’s repression of protests after more than 450 people were arrested and nearly...

Threat of US Ban Grows After TikTok Lambasted in Congress 

Threat of US Ban Grows After TikTok Lambasted in Congress 

A U.S. ban of Chinese-owned TikTok, the country’s most popular social media for young people, seems increasingly inevitable a day...

UN Weekly Roundup: March 18-24, 2023

UN Weekly Roundup: March 18-24, 2023

Editor’s note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as...

New Russian Attacks Kill Civilians in Ukraine’s Donbas Region

New Russian Attacks Kill Civilians in Ukraine’s Donbas Region

Russian forces fired a barrage of missiles Friday on northern and southern sections of the front line in Ukraine’s eastern...

Ukrainian Nun Gives Psychological Help to Families Affected by War 

Ukrainian Nun Gives Psychological Help to Families Affected by War 

Lviv native Oksana used to be a Ukrainian military paratrooper, but in a leap of faith, she decided to become...

West ‘Regains Unity and Purpose’ Following Russia’s War on Ukraine, Poll Shows

West ‘Regains Unity and Purpose’ Following Russia’s War on Ukraine, Poll Shows

A poll of global attitudes regarding Russia’s war on Ukraine suggests the West has regained its unity and sense of...

Bosnia’s Serb Region Moves to Criminalize Defamation Despite Protests

Bosnia’s Serb Region Moves to Criminalize Defamation Despite Protests

Bosnia’s autonomous Serb Republic has moved towards criminalizing acts of defamation and insult despite international criticism and protests by journalists...

Elderly Ukrainian Helicopters Pummel Russians From Afar

Elderly Ukrainian Helicopters Pummel Russians From Afar

Skimming the treetops, three Soviet-era attack helicopters bank and swoop down on a field after an early-morning mission to the...

Russia’s War in Ukraine Has ‘Severely Dislocated the Russian Military’s Training System’

Russia’s War in Ukraine Has ‘Severely Dislocated the Russian Military’s Training System’

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has “severely dislocated the Russian military’s training system – instructors have largely been deployed in Ukraine,”...

DeSantis Clarifies Position on Ukraine War, Calls Putin ‘War Criminal’

DeSantis Clarifies Position on Ukraine War, Calls Putin ‘War Criminal’

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis this week called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” and condemned his invasion of Ukraine,...

TikTok CEO Tells US Lawmakers App Is Place for Free Expression

TikTok CEO Tells US Lawmakers App Is Place for Free Expression

Shou Zi Chew, chief executive officer of TikTok, pushed back Thursday against calls from US lawmakers to ban the social...

Ukrainian Patriot Air Defense Crew Finishes Training Ahead of Schedule

Ukrainian Patriot Air Defense Crew Finishes Training Ahead of Schedule

Since January, 65 Ukrainian soldiers have been training at Fort Sill, a U.S. Army base in Oklahoma, to operate a...

Massive Protests, Strikes Continue as Opposition Digs In Against French Pension Reform

Massive Protests, Strikes Continue as Opposition Digs In Against French Pension Reform

Adeline Lefebvre was scrunched up next to a newsstand as a swelling crowd of demonstrators pushed past her at the...

3D-Printed Rocket Falls Far Short of Orbit

3D-Printed Rocket Falls Far Short of Orbit

A 3D-printed rocket goes up before crashing right back down. Plus, a new spacesuit designed with women in mind, and...

Kenyan Economists Say Newly-Arrived Ukrainian Wheat Could Ease Hunger

Kenyan Economists Say Newly-Arrived Ukrainian Wheat Could Ease Hunger

Kenyan economists say newly-arrived wheat imports from Ukraine could help ease hunger in drought-stricken areas and bring down high food...