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Thu, 17 Jul 2025 12:05:22 +0000
The Rev. Gabriel Romanelli of the Church of the Holy Family used to speak every night with Pope Francis before the pontiff’s death.
By:Stefano Pitrelli, Claire Parker, Mohamad El Chamaa, Siham Shamalakh
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:36:14 +0000
Russia previously criminalized sharing such content, but with officials saying censorship during wartime is justified, restrictive digital laws are being tightened.
By:Mary Ilyushina
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 10:57:57 +0000
Tomorrowland, in the Belgium town of Boom, is considered the world’s largest electronic dance music festival. The stage was “severely damaged” by the fire, organizers said.
By:Naomi Schanen
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 09:00:34 +0000
The Centre d’Art in Port-au-Prince has nurtured generations of Haitian artists and exhibited the country’s most important works of art. Then came the gangs.
By:Widlore Mérancourt, Amanda Coletta
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 08:00:47 +0000
At least 31 people were massacred on April 27 in Salha, a neighborhood south of Khartoum, survivors said. The Post has reconstructed the events of that day.
By:Katharine Houreld, Hafiz Haroun, Carolyn Van Houten
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 21:53:19 +0000
Syrian troops are trying to intervene in sectarian violence in the south between the Druze minority and Bedouins. Israel said its strikes were to protect the Druze.
By:Salwan Georges, Kareem Fahim, Mohamad El Chamaa, Abbie Cheeseman
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 21:07:51 +0000
The Shas party said it would resign over the government’s failure to enshrine into law the long-standing military exemption for the ultra-Orthodox community.
By:Shira Rubin, Lior Soroka
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 18:35:10 +0000
The deaths were the latest in a series of incidents surrounding new aid distribution points that have been faulted for their procedures by aid experts.
By:Miriam Berger, Siham Shamalakh
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 16:41:40 +0000
The men sent to the African nation are from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba and Yemen, a DHS spokesperson said, adding that they have criminal convictions.
By:Frances Vinall
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 15:41:40 +0000
Prime Minister François Bayrou is staking the political future of his government on a budget aimed at significantly reducing France’s national debt.
By:Annabelle Timsit
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 15:15:49 +0000
The U.S. policy echoes approaches tried in Australia, Britain and elsewhere.
By:Sammy Westfall
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:29:05 +0000
The travertine mosaic was plundered by an unknown German captain during World War II. The exact details of its provenance may never be known.
By:Leo Sands
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:26:08 +0000
The eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula prompted evacuations including in the town of Grindavik and the Blue Lagoon. No damage or casualties have been reported.
By:Naomi Schanen
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 10:48:07 +0000
Trump has threatened to strip some Americans’ citizenship, which many countries allow in the name of security but critics say can lead to weaponization.
By:Vivian Ho
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 09:00:33 +0000
Kataleya Nativi Baca, permitted in 2021 to stay in the country while her claim was being decided, was awaiting an interview with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
By:Danielle Villasana, Maham Javaid, Yutao Chen
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 07:00:29 +0000
Every night as Kyiv residents go to bed, they know they could be torn out of their dreams to seek safety in a bomb shelter where sleep is often impossible.
By:David Stern, Anastacia Galouchka
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 04:00:10 +0000
Sports commentators worry about the “Trumpification” of soccer ahead of next year’s World Cup. Rights groups are concerned about how international fans will be treated.
By:Ishaan Tharoor
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:54:22 +0000
Washington has been concerned China could use Nvidia’s chips to get a jump on the U.S. in high-tech fields, particularly when it comes to artificial intelligence.
By:Katrina Northrop, Eva Dou
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:50:52 +0000
Syrian forces had deployed in the southern city of Sweida, despite Israeli warnings, trying to contain clashes between members of the Druze minority and Bedouin.
By:Abbie Cheeseman, Suzan Haidamous, Mohamad El Chamaa
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:49:36 +0000
German customs officials found the hairy, venomous spiders crammed into small plastic containers inside bright-red cake boxes.
By:Maham Javaid
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:39:46 +0000
Some personal information of Afghans evacuated after the Taliban returned to power was exposed and published on Facebook, prompting the government to offer resettlement.
By:Karla Adam
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:28:12 +0000
The Sycamore Gap tree, a beloved symbol of northeast England located at a UNESCO heritage site, was cut down in 2023 in what prosecutors called a “moronic mission.”
By:William Booth
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 15:01:14 +0000
President Donald Trump once called Putin’s war in Ukraine “genius” and “savvy.” Now he says he’ll send Patriot missiles to Ukraine. Here’s how his position shifted.
By:Victoria Bisset
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:09:26 +0000
President Donald Trump’s new weapons deal and his increasing criticism of Vladimir Putin have sparked fear among some Russians that Putin could overplay his hand.
By:Catherine Belton, Robyn Dixon