Pope Leo XIV to lead inaugural mass Sunday, thousands expected to gather
Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images (VATICAN CITY) — Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff for the Roman Catholic Church, will lead his inaugural mass on Sunday, according to the Vatican. The mass, called the Holy
Several killed in Russian drone attack on Ukrainian bus after peace talks
Eugene Abrasimov/Suspilne Ukraine/JSC “UA:PBC”/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images (LONDON) — A Russian drone hit a civilian minibus in Bilopillia, northeastern Ukraine early Saturday morning local time, killing nine people and injuring four others, according to the
From al-Qaeda to Syria's presidency, the rise of Ahmad al-Sharaa
Rami Alsayed/NurPhoto via Getty Images (DAMASCUS, SYRIA) — He’s a former al-Qaeda insurgent who fought against U.S. forces in Iraq and served time in the infamous Abu Ghraib prison. Still, on Wednesday, new Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa