World Jul 14 Italian Premier Draghi says he will resign after losing ally Italian Premier Mario Draghi has told his Cabinet he will offer his resignation on Thursday evening to the nation's president, following the refusal of a populist coalition ally to support a key government bill.
World Jul 04 Search continues for a dozen hikers in Italian glacier avalanche, but rain hampering efforts Heavy rain was hampering the search in Italy for those unaccounted for — perhaps as many 15 — a day after an enormous chunk of an Alpine glacier broke off and slammed into hikers. Italian state TV said a body…
World Apr 17 Pope Francis makes Easter appeal for peace in ‘senseless’ Ukraine war The pontiff had just finished celebrating Easter Mass in the square packed by faithful for the holiday for the first time since the pandemic began in early 2020. Applause erupted from many of the crowd, estimated by the Vatican to…
World Mar 31 Russia demands natural gas payments in rubles, leaves a loophole Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree demanding payment for natural gas in rubles but appeared to temper the order by allowing dollar and euro payments through a designated bank.
World Nov 14 Italian Coast Guard rescues 550 migrants from stormy seas One rescue began Saturday night and ended early Sunday when the 303 migrants, soaked and shivering, stepped on to the port of Roccella Jonica in the the Calabria region.
World Aug 12 Days of hot weather grip Southern Europe, North Africa Throughout the Mediterranean region, days of hot weather already have driven people indoors at midday, spoiled crops and complicated the challenge of firefighters battling wildfires.
World Jul 05 Pope alert and well a day after intestinal surgery, Vatican says The brief medical bulletin contained the first details the Vatican released after the Pope underwent a three-hour operation that involved removing half his colon.
World Jul 04 Pope Francis in hospital for scheduled intestinal surgery Pope Francis went to a Rome hospital on Sunday for scheduled surgery on his large intestine, the Vatican said. The news came just three hours after Francis had cheerfully greeted the public in St. Peter’s Square and told them he…
World Jun 26 Big Pride parade in Paris; Turkish police stop marchers Authorities have banned Istanbul Pride events since 2015, citing public security, and more recently, COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. The Cumhuriyet newspaper said at least 25 people were detained.
World Jun 06 Pope voices ‘pain’ over Canadian deaths, doesn’t apologize Pope Francis on Sunday expressed his pain over the discovery in Canada of the remains of 215 Indigenous students of church-run residential schools and pressed religious and political authorities to shed light on “this sad affair.” But he didn’t offer…