World Aug 15 Pope Leo XIV prays for peace as U.S.-Russia summit over Ukraine war gets underway History’s first American pope didn’t mention the meeting Friday in Alaska between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. But he has constantly called for dialogue and an end to the conflict, including in conversations with Putin and Ukrainian…
Nation Jul 18 Witnesses to Felix Baumgartner’s fatal paragliding crash heard large boom as it spun to the ground The city’s mayor confirmed the death of 56-year-old Baumgartner, who was renowned as the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound.
World Feb 19 Italian PM Meloni visits Pope Francis in hospital as he battles complex respiratory infection The Vatican said Francis' overall condition remained stationary, but that blood tests showed a “slight improvement" in key inflammation indices. Francis also worked in the afternoon with his collaborators, the Vatican said in a late statement.
World Aug 21 2 still missing after divers find 4 bodies during search of superyacht wreckage after it sank off Sicily Divers and rescue crews unloaded two body bags Wednesday from rescue vessels that pulled into port at Porticello. Two other bodies were also found in the wreckage, the head of the Sicily civil protection agency said.
World Aug 20 What we know about the luxury yacht that sunk off the coast of Sicily PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) — Specialist cave divers working in 12-minute underwater shifts were searching Tuesday for six missing passengers and crew, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, believed to be in the submerged wreck of a luxury yacht that was…
World Aug 20 6 missing after superyacht sank off Sicily, including tech magnate celebrating recent acquittal Police divers resumed searching Tuesday for six people believed trapped in the hull of a superyacht that sank in deep seas off Sicily, including a British tech magnate who was celebrating his recent acquittal on fraud charges.
World Apr 28 Russian missile and drone attack in Ukraine leaves 19 dead, including three children Russia has fired more than 20 cruise missiles and two drones at Ukraine in attacks that killed at least 19 people. The attacks included the first one on Ukraine's capital in nearly two months.
World Aug 13 Italy’s largest lake drops to near-historic low amid extreme drought in Europe Italy’s worst drought in decades has reduced Lake Garda, the country's largest lake, to near its lowest level ever recorded, exposing swaths of previously underwater rocks and warming the water to temperatures that approach the average in the Caribbean Sea.
World Jun 20 Despite an influx of Western arms, Ukraine is outgunned in the east Despite the heavy influx of weapons from the West, Ukrainian forces are outgunned by the Russians in the battle for the eastern Donbas region, where the fighting is largely being carried out by way of artillery exchanges.
World Jun 04 Russian forces increase attacks in push to capture two cities in eastern Ukraine Reinforced Russian troops backed by airstrikes pummeled a portion of eastern Ukraine on Saturday, blowing up bridges and shelling apartment buildings as they fought to capture two cities that would put a contested province under Moscow's control, Ukrainian officials said.