Pope Discharged After Over Five Weeks In Hospital [PHOTOS]
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The 88-year-old Pope Francis was seen in public for the first time since his admission on February 14 when he welcomed and thanked the faithful from the balcony of Rome's Gemelli hospital on Sunday. “Thank you, everyone," a weak-sounding Francis said into a microphone as he sat in a wheelchair, waving gently to hundreds of people gathered below and doing...
”North Korea Should Not Be Rewarded For Wrongdoings In Ukraine” – S’Korea
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul said military cooperation between North Korea and Russia must stop. The foreign minister stated this on Saturday, adding that North Korea should not be rewarded for its wrongdoings in the course of bringing about the end of the war in Ukraine. According to him, it was important for South Korea, Japan and China to faithfully...
Elon Musk Offers Cash For Supporters Of Petition Against ‘Activist Judges’
On Thursday, tech billionaire Elon Musk encouraged a cash giveaway for Wisconsin voters who sign a petition against "activist judges," while President Donald Trump called on courts to stop blocking his agenda. Judges have dealt Trump a number of setbacks in recent weeks as his administration pursues its wholesale overhaul of the federal government through Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency.” The America PAC,...
Namibia Set To Inaugurate Its First Female President
On Friday, Namibia, the desert nation of Southern Africa, will swear in its first female president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who secured victory in last year's elections, further extending the ruling party's 35-year hold on power. Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, will become one of the few women leaders in the region when she is inaugurated at a ceremony to be attended by heads of...
Stuck Astronauts Return To Earth After Nine Months In Space
Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, two NASA astronauts who spent months stuck in space because of technical difficulties, have finally made it back to Earth. The duo landed safely on Wednesday as SpaceX’s Dragon Freedom capsule splashed down off the coast of Florida, ending a mission that was supposed to last just eight days but stretched to nine months. NASA confirmed...
US Judge Suspends Ban On Transgender Military Personnel
On Tuesday, a US federal judge temporarily halted the Trump administration's ban on transgender individuals serving in the military, citing the principle of equality and dealing a setback—albeit brief—to the US president's agenda. Referencing the US Declaration of Independence, which states that all humans are “created equal,” Judge Ana C. Reyes suspended President Donald Trump’s late January order that excluded...
13 Killed In Overnight Israeli Airstrikes , Gaza Civil Defence Confirms
13 people have been killed by Israeli airstrikes on Palestinian territory since midnight, according to a statement released by Gaza's civil defense agency on Wednesday. Israel “carried out several air strikes... which resulted in the deaths of 13 people and wounded dozens, including women and children, in Khan Yunes and Gaza City," Mahmud Bassal, spokesman for the agency, told AFP. Israel...
President Trump, Putin Finally Agree On Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire
President Donald Trump on Tuesday shared details of his phone conversation with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. The President described the discussion, which focused on the Russia-Ukraine war, as “a very good and productive one.” In a post on Truth Social, Trump confirmed that they had agreed to “an immediate ceasefire on all energy and infrastructure.” The leaders also reached an understanding to...
China, Cambodia Laud Trump’s Plan To Defund US-Funded Media Outlets
On Tuesday, as Cambodia's autocratic former leader celebrated the action for "fighting fake news," Beijing claimed that media outlets targeted by US President Donald Trump had a "notorious" history of covering China. Trump signed an order last week freezing Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe, and other outlets as part of his sweeping cuts to federal government...
Ukraine Faces Power Outage Amid Russian Drone Strikes
After a Russian attack involving over 130 drones that damaged vital infrastructure throughout the entire country, thousands of people in central Ukraine were left without electricity on Tuesday. Kyiv and Moscow have recently escalated cross-border drone and missile attacks despite a US-led proposal for a 30-day ceasefire to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The governor of the Zaporizhzhia region, which the Kremlin...
