Pope Francis announced in a recent interview that he plans to be buried outside the Vatican. The pontiff told Mexican broadcaster Televisa’s N+ news service that he has made arrangements to be buried in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. “The place is already prepared,” Pope Francis told the outlet,…

Israel’s military has started pumping seawater into Hamas’ extensive tunnel system underneath the Gaza Strip as part of an effort to drive terrorists out of their hiding places, a report says. The tactic is unfolding Wednesday in its early stages, U.S. officials briefed on Israel’s military operations told The Wall Street…

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has been sworn into office with his cabinet, marking the end of Poland’s eight years under a conservative government. President Andrzej Duda, a right-wing figure aligned with the outgoing Law and Justice Party, swore the new prime minister into office at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw…

At least nine Israeli soldiers were killed during an ambush attack in Gaza City, Israeli media reported Wednesday. The surprise attack comes as Israeli forces continue their ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza.Israeli ground troops are still locked in heavy combat with Palestinian fighters in and around Gaza City, more…

Russia launched its second missile attack of the week on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday, injuring at least 53 people and damaging homes and a children’s hospital, according to officials.This, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiyy pleaded in Washington, D.C., for additional aid to support Ukraine’s military response to Russia’s war on his…

LONDON (AP) — The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai met with Britain’s foreign secretary on Tuesday to lobby for the U.K.’s help in securing his release from prison.Lai, the founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily, an outspoken pro-democracy newspaper, faces a long-delayed trial…

Voting closed on Tuesday in Egypt’s presidential election that is almost certain to see President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi secure a third term.The election has been overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, a conflict on Egypt’s eastern border that threatens to expand into wider regional turmoil.Voting began Sunday. According to…

Canadian police on Tuesday announced 14 second-degree murder charges against Kenneth Law.Law, 57, of the Toronto metropolitan area, is accused of selling deadly sodium nitrite online to people at risk of committing suicide. Law is accused of selling the substance to buyers in over 40 countries.Canadian police said Tuesday they are…

Albanian prosecutors on Tuesday asked lawmakers to strip former Prime Minister Sali Berisha of his parliamentary immunity because he did not abide by their previous decision to report regularly while he is being investigated for corruption.Prosecutors of the country’s Special Court on Corruption and Organized Crime, which was created in…

A far-right lawmaker in Poland ignited outrage among all major political forces Tuesday after blasting a lighted menorah with a fire extinguisher.Grzegorz Braun, one of Poland’s most controversial lawmakers in parliament, can be seen extinguishing the candles on a menorah in the parliament building as a new pro-EU government was…