(Fixes spelling in "breakaway" in headline)Dec 26 (Reuters) - Israel has recognised Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, as anContinue Reading
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JERUSALEM, Dec 26 (Reuters) - An Israeli reservist soldier rammed his vehicle into a Palestinian man as he prayed onContinue Reading
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday urged Russia and Ukraine to find the "courage" to hold direct talks and spoke ofContinue Reading
DUBAI, Dec 26 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates welcomes Saudi Arabian efforts to support security and stability in YemenContinue Reading
Pope Leo XIV condemned the "senselessness" of war and the "open wounds" it leaves behind, as he delivered his firstContinue Reading
Saint Peter's, one of the world's oldest rock churches, is a sacred rallying point for the isolated Christians still leftContinue Reading
Pope Leo XIV will deliver his first Christmas blessing from St Peter's Basilica on Thursday, after a year overshadowed byContinue Reading
By Joshua McElweeVATICAN CITY, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermonContinue Reading
By Cordelia HsuSYDNEY, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Christmas celebrations were muted at Sydney's famed Bondi Beach on Thursday in theContinue Reading
Turkish democracy has taken a heavy beating since the jailing of Istanbul's popular opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, his wife toldContinue Reading