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Pope recovering after lung cancer operation that rattles Church

Pope Leo XIV was recovering Wednesday in hospital after a tumour removed from his lung was found to be cancerous, plunging the Catholic Church into a period of uncertainty. Part of the pope’s right lung was removed in the operation and the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics is awaiting the results of tests […]

Canadian publisher supports novelist Orelien after AI denial

The publisher of Haitian-Canadian writer Thelyson Orelien said on Wednesday it would keep his novel “It was Either That or Die” in bookstores, after the author denied he had used AI to write the book.”A publisher should not demand proof from (its authors) but rather stand by them and that is what we are doing,” […]

Fuel shortage triggers queues on Indonesia’s Bali island

Moldovan tourist Raisa Neagu spent hours on Wednesday waiting to fuel up her scooter, one of many people snared in a petrol shortage on resort island Bali that Indonesian authorities blamed on supply disruptions. Officials urged people to stay calm, noting there was enough fuel to go around on the island that relies on shipped-in gasoline […]

Israeli settlers set fire to mosque in occupied West Bank

Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque and graffitied its outside walls on Wednesday in the occupied West Bank village of Mikhmas, Palestinian sources and the Israeli military said. Atta Kanaan, a Palestinian resident of Mikhmas who lives 50 metres from the mosque, told AFP that he heard the sound of breaking glass shortly after […]

Japan summons Russian ambassador to protest journalist’s arrest

Tokyo summoned the Russian ambassador on Wednesday to lodge a protest over Moscow’s arrest of a Japanese journalist on suspicion of espionage, with the foreign ministry urging “fair and impartial treatment”. Russia has arrested several citizens of what it calls “unfriendly” countries in recent years, accusing them of working for Western intelligence services. Russia’s foreign […]

‘Distressed’ family of UK man killed by tiger urge end to online posts

The family of a mentally ill man killed by a tiger at a UK wildlife park have urged people to stop posting “deeply offensive media content” of the attack, as US President Donald Trump uploaded disturbing footage online. William Chapman, 23, died from his injuries after being attacked by a tiger when he entered its […]

Drone hits data centre of Russia’s largest bank

A drone hit a data centre belonging to the Russian state-owned lender Sberbank, a company executive said Wednesday, though the bank’s systems and services were operating normally. Sberbank is Russia’s largest bank by assets and number of clients. The attack appeared to be the latest in a retaliatory campaign of Ukrainian strikes targeting Russian internet […]

Top Indian ‘cockroach’ leaders sent to jail after protest

Two leaders of India’s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) were remanded in custody for five days on Wednesday, as police ratcheted up efforts to clamp down on anti-election commission protests. CJP activists and opposition parties have defied a security crackdown to demand the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner, accusing the poll body of manipulating […]

Ukraine ex-military officer stands trial over Nord Stream sabotage

A Ukrainian former military officer on Wednesday became the first person to stand trial over the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline bombings when proceedings got underway in a German court. Sergiy Kuznietsov, 50, is accused of leading a group of divers, an explosives expert, and a boat captain who planted explosives on the pipelines designed to carry […]