JERUSALEM — Over the past few weeks, I have watched from Israel as a 43-minute film containing raw footage of Hamas terrorists’ Oct. 7 massacre in southern Israel makes its way around the world. The extreme and horrified reactions in Congress, the United Nations and even in Hollywood to the film…

The Vatican filed a letter to German bishops prohibiting the prelates’ attempts to change doctrine that condemns homosexual relationships and female clergy. Vatican officials admonished the “German Synodal Way” — the national-level meeting of Catholic leaders that was convened as part of Pope Francis’s global Synod on Synodality — and warned…

A “decades-old” plane crash site that had stumped Canadian authorities turned out to be a prop used for training by members of Canada’s Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (Casara).Canadian investigators were left stumped after a hunter in British Columbia stumbled upon the remains of an apparent plane crash and…

ROME (AP) — Venice authorities on Thursday unveiled a pilot program to charge day-trippers 5 euros ($5.45) apiece to enter the fragile lagoon city on peak weekends next year in an effort to reduce crowds, encourage longer visits and improve the quality of life for residents.The rollout of the tourist…

MADRID (AP) — Brazil forward Rodrygo has been the target of racist abuse on social media following the World Cup qualifying game against Argentina.”The racists are always out there,” Rodrygo, who is Black, said in a message posted Thursday. “My social networks have been invaded with insults and all kinds…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Justice Ministry on Friday added Mikhail Kasyanov, who was President Vladimir Putin’s first prime minister but then became one of his opponents, to its register of “foreign agents.”Russian law allows for figures and organizations receiving money or support from outside the country to be designated as…

MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Film industry leaders in Marrakech attending one of the Arab world’s largest film festivals emphasized Friday the importance of elevating cinema and artistic expression amid a shadow cast by Israel’s war with Hamas and an earthquake that struck Morocco less than three months ago.”In the weeks…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s increasingly isolated and repressive government thought it had scored a rare public relations victory last week when Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios won the Miss Universe competition.But the “legitimate joy and pride” President Daniel Ortega’s government expressed in a statement Sunday after the win quickly turned…

A frantic battle to rescue 41 construction workers trapped in a tunnel in northern India has faced fresh delays due to a problem with a drilling machine, with officials warning that the next 24 hours could be critical to their chances of survival.The workers have been trapped beneath a collapsed…

The terrorist group Hamas released their first wave of hostages, beginning a four-day exchange that has paused the violence in Gaza.Twenty-four hostages were transported out of Gaza via the Rafah border crossing on Friday, according to the Times of Israel, citing Israeli officials.At least 10 Thai nationals and 13 Israelis…