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On Aug. 24, Ukraine marks its 34th Independence Day — commemorating the 1991 parliamentary vote that declared independence ...

Human Rights Activists Call U.S. State Department Report 'Deeply Flawed'By Ebere Inyama"There were no significant changes in the human rights situation in Nigeria during the year 2024", the ...

Recently, a social media post carried a narrative of Bishop Robert Barron being summoned to Rome by Pope Leo XIV for ...

Russia has launched a rare drone and missile attack on western Ukraine, hitting an American-owned electronics plant among ...

The Israeli military said it had begun its planned assault on Gaza City, which it aims to occupy, amid clashes with Hamas ...

Five athletes from Cuba's national youth delegation defected during the Junior Pan American Games in Asunción, Paraguay, and ...

Airstrikes continued on Gaza as the Israeli military said it approved plans to call up tens of thousands reservists in the ...

WASHINGTON -- A day after conservative activist Laura Loomer posted videos on social media of children from Gaza arriving in ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has defended Washington’s decision not to impose extra tariffs or sanctions on China and ...

Leo has called for an end to over three-year war before and previously offered the Vatican as a venue for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.

Pollster Gallup released a new favorability survey on 14 global public figures this week, including Rep. Alexandria ...