Iranian Protester Not Facing Execution, State Media Says
In this photo obtained by The Associated Press, Iranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. UGC via Associated Press ...
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Nearly Half of British Respondents Wouldn’t Fight for Country for Any Reason, Poll Says
Results of an Ipsos poll on British national defense released Tuesday show that 48% of the Britons surveyed wouldn’t take up arms for their country under any circumstances. The poll came out two day...
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Who is Pope Leo XIV? A Bio of the First American Pope
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, May 8 — the first pope from the United States.
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Robert Prevost, first pope from U.S. in history, takes the name Leo XIV | Baptist Press
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican's powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church.
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White Smoke Signals That Cardinals Have Chosen a New Pope
White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Thursday morning, the Vatican’s news service said on social media. The smoke emerged just after 6 p.m. local time, with bells...
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Pakistani military says it killed dozens of Indian soldiers at border
Pakistani forces killed at least 40 soldiers and blew up military installations along the border dividing the disputed Kashmir, Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said during a Thursday se...
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Herdsmen Kill Six Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria – Morningstar News
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Saturday and Sunday (May 3-4) killed six Christians and injured dozens of others in raids on two Christian villages in Plateau state, Nigeria. In the state’s Barkin Ladi County, the herdsmen attacked predominantly Christian NTV and Kakuruk villages, said Bature Iliya Adazaram, a youth leader […]
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Russian Patriarch Praises Putin’s Influence on Church-State Relations Despite Persecution Concerns
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church recently commended Vladimir Putin over his handling of church and state relations despite concerns from human rights advocates about religious persecution in
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Proposed Russia-Ukraine ceasefire fails to materialize
Vitali Klitschko, city mayor, observes a burned out flat in a residential building damaged after a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 7, 2025. Associated Press / Photo by Alex Bab...
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Victory in Europe Day: 7 important Allied Victories against the Nazis
Known as Victory in Europe Day, May 8 marks the date that Germany surrendered to Western powers after Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders died by suicide In honor of the observance, here are seven
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Russia Pledges to Honor V-E Day Truce if Ukraine Does
The Kremlin remained committed to honoring the previously announced three-day ceasefire in its war on Ukraine in order to honor Victory in Europe Day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday. Pre...
