Pope Francis slept well and ate breakfast on Wednesday morning after he was diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs, according to the Vatican.Matteo Bruni, a spokesperson for the Vatican, said Francis had a peaceful fifth night in Rome’s Gemelli hospital.”He had a tranquil night, woke up and had breakfast,” the…

Brazil’s prosecutor-general on Tuesday filed charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro for attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat.Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet alleges that Bolsonaro and 33 others participated in plan to remain in power despite losing to current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.BRAZIL’S FORMER…

The Trump administration’s pause of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding may leave the door open for China to spread its influence, and Beijing is not wasting time trying to fill in the gaps.A former USAID official, who spoke with Fox News Digital under the condition of anonymity,…

A Chinese navy helicopter flew within 10 feet (3 meters) of a Philippine patrol plane on Tuesday in a disputed area of the South China Sea, prompting the Filipino pilot to warn by radio: “You are flying too close, you are very dangerous.”The Chinese helicopter was attempting to force a…

The U.S. and Russia on Tuesday took steps to improve diplomatic ties after Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with top officials from Moscow in a move to find an end to the war in Ukraine. Speaking to reporters following the 4.5-hour meeting held in Saudi Arabia between Rubio and his…

A bill to ban all “ostensibly religious” clothing and symbols, including headscarves, during competitions will be debated from Tuesday in the upper house of the French parliament.Amnesty International is urging French lawmakers to reject the bill, saying it would be discriminatory.The French parliament’s lower house will have the final say.…

Pope Francis has been diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia in both lungs but was in a good mood, the Vatican said Tuesday. “The laboratory tests, the chest X-ray and the clinical conditions of the Holy Father continue to present a complex picture,” a Vatican statement said. This story is breaking. Please check back…

Volker Türk, the U.N. human rights chief, said his office “confirmed cases of summary execution of children by M23… We are also aware that children were in possession of weapons.”The United Nations Human Rights Council earlier this month launched a commission to investigate atrocities committed by both Congolese government forces…

North Korea on Tuesday vowed to expand its nuclear forces under Kim Jong Un and criticized the U.S. and its neighbors in Asia for pushing a denuclearization plan against the authoritarian regime.North Korea’s foreign ministry denounced the joint pledge between the U.S., South Korea and Japan as an “outdated, absurd plan” and warned…

The dramatic, up-side-down Delta plane crash at Toronto’s Pearson Airport marked the fourth major aviation disaster in North America in the last month. The Federal Aviation Administration said all 80 people aboard the jet were evacuated, as images showed the aircraft with a shewn off tail and wing belly up in…