“For the Pope, for God, make noise!”: Mixing gospel and contemporary Christian music, 80,000 young Catholics filled the Stade de France on Friday night to proclaim their faith. They gave Pope Leo XIV a rock star welcome when he arrived at the stadium in his “popemobile.” Keywords for this article
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada is on a mission to break his country’s dependence on the United States and build deeper trade, defense and cultural ties with European and Asian powers. In a wide-ranging interview with New York Times reporters earlier this week, he spoke in detail about the opportunities and limits of each … Read more
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a signatory to the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia at the 81st United Nations General Assembly, calling threats to holy sites a “red line.” His comments come as Pakistan and Turkiye send military chiefs to Riyadh for an urgent meeting. Posted on September 25, 2026 … Read more
The formation of a new armed alliance seeking to oust Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed follows a pattern that has plagued Ethiopia – an empire of many nations and nationalities still in formation – for decades. Those in power leave little room for peaceful political struggle; The winner takes all, so those who feel disadvantaged take … Read more
More than a quarter of the nearly 2,900 children examined by the United Nations children’s agency in recent weeks were suffering from acute malnutrition. Posted on September 25, 2026 September 25, 2026 Fighting in Yemen is disrupting access to health care and treatment facilities, causing a rise in acute malnutrition among children, the United Nations … Read more
Iraq’s Najaf airport, a major destination for Shiite Muslims, suspended all Iranian flights on Friday, imposing US sanctions, the airport’s director told the AFP news agency. Airport director Hussein Muhanna said that “all flights were suspended between Iran and Najaf airport following a directive from the prime minister’s office to the governor” of Najaf. The … Read more
Satellite images show Israel compacting and removing rubble and rubble from Gaza, with possible human remains and potential evidence of war crimes still trapped beneath, according to a CBC News visual investigation of several sites. Multiple destroyed areas in formerly populated areas of Gaza are being cleared, according to CBC analysis, to make way for … Read more
Prime Minister Balendra Shah told the UN that world leaders must act on climate change. Published September 25, 2026 September 25, 2026 Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah has called for action to combat the growing threat of climate change, calling the flood that devastated his country last month “a warning to the world.” Shah made … Read more
Pope Leo XIV, the first pope of the United States and leader of more than 1.4 billion ideologically and ethnically diverse Roman Catholics, will not allow himself to be identified. On Friday, Leo visits France for the fourth major international trip of his still-young papacy, touring one of the church’s original cradles just three months … Read more
Congo is running out of health workers for treatment centers for the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, particularly in the eastern province of North Kivu, where cases have risen 73 percent in three weeks, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The warning came despite signs of improvement in other provinces, including Ituri, the epicenter of … Read more