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Pope Leo XIV visits Istanbul’s iconic Blue Mosque on Turkey trip
Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's historic Blue Mosque, officially known as the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, as part of his trip to Turkey.
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Russian attacks kill 3 in Kyiv as Ukrainian delegation travels to U.S. amid peace push
Russian drone and missile attacks in and around the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, killed at least three people early Saturday, officials said, as the country's representatives traveled to the U.S. to work on a renewed push...
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Pope visits Istanbul’s Blue Mosque for meeting with Turkish religious leaders
Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's iconic Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn't stop to pray, as he opened an intense day of meetings and liturgies with Turkey's Christian leaders, where he again emphasized the need...
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Andriy Yermak: How Zelensky’s right-hand man fell from power
James WaterhouseUkraine correspondent, in KyivGetty ImagesAt a time when Ukraine is fighting and negotiating for its very survival, his resignation is hugely destabilising.Talks will continue next week. Ukraine's presidential office said on Saturday that Defence Minister Rustem Umerov was...
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Authorities probe corruption, negligence in Hong Kong fire that killed at least 128
Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades has raised questions about corruption and negligence in the renovations of the apartment complex where at least 128 people died.An intense fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court complex...
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Australian prime minister Albanese becomes first to wed in office
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has married his partner Jodie Haydon, becoming the country's first leader to marry while in office.The pair tied the knot in the capital, Canberra, on Saturday afternoon local time - the day after the...
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Nigeria blames jihadist groups for wave of kidnappings but others accuse criminal gangs
The Nigerian government says jihadist groups Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa Province (Iswap) are behind the recent wave of abductions in north-western and central Nigeria, but this has been disputed by analysts who tell the BBC...
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Three days of mourning begins after Hong Kong apartment fire
Hong Kong officials have held a moment of silence at the start of a three-day mourning period to remember those killed after the city's deadliest fire in nearly 80 years. At least 128 people are now known to have...
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Trump says he will pardon ex-Honduras president convicted of drug trafficking
Donald Trump has said that he will pardon the former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted of drug trafficking charges in a US court last year. The US president said Hernández had been "treated very harshly...
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Flights disrupted after Airbus discovers intense sun radiation could impact flight control data
Thousands of Airbus planes have been grounded after it was discovered that intense solar radiation could interfere with onboard flight control computers, leading to delays around the world.Around 6,000 A320 planes are thought to be affected, half the European...
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Kazakh pair accused of using spycam and earpieces to win A$1.2m in casino
NSW PoliceThey also wore hidden earpieces, through which they allegedly received instructions on when to wager on card games....