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Nuns, ex-Satanic priest among 7 new saints created by Pope Leo
AFP, Published on 19/10/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Bells rang out Sunday over St Peter's Square as Pope Leo XIV created seven new saints, including the first from Papua New Guinea, an archbishop killed in the Armenian genocide and a Venezuelan "doctor of the poor".
How Ace Frehley made himself a rock superhero
Published on 19/10/2025
» Growing up in the Bronx, Paul Frehley had a problem: he wanted to be a guitar god at a time when rock guitarists were everywhere.
Another President Bolsonaro? God knows
AFP, Published on 17/10/2025
» SAO PAULO - Brazil’s right is scrambling for a candidate in next year’s election after leader Jair Bolsonaro was convicted over a botched coup — and one of the names that keeps cropping up is that of his wife, Michelle.
Canterbury Cathedral graffiti exhibition asks questions of God
AFP, Published on 17/10/2025
» CANTERBURY (UNITED KINGDOM) - Forget the old adage that "cleanliness is next to godliness". Graffiti -- of a sort -- is now welcomed at the spiritual home of global Anglicanism in southeast England, to the ire of US Vice President JD Vance.
Hamas forces back on Gaza streets as truce holds
AFP, Published on 14/10/2025
» GAZA CITY - Hamas security forces were tightening their grip on Gaza’s ruined cities Tuesday even as global support mounted for a US-backed deal that would see them disarmed.
Dry Wave Cocktail Studio is Thailand’s best bar 2025
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 14/10/2025
» Dry Wave Cocktail Studio leads the pack as the Bangkok Bar Show Awards & Thailand 20 Best Bars 2025 were announced on Monday.
Palestinians return home to rubble as truce holds
AFP, Published on 11/10/2025
» GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories - Thousands of displaced Palestinians returned to a devastated Gaza City on Saturday, the second day of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, with many stunned by the destruction even as others were relieved to find their homes still standing.
‘Full of sorrow’: Gazans trek home as truce begins
AFP, Published on 10/10/2025
» KHAN YUNIS, Palestinian Territories - Full of grief after two years of war but glad to be going home, thousands of displaced Palestinians set off across the Gaza Strip on Friday, as a truce between Israel and Hamas took hold.
Israel begins Gaza pullback as thousands head home
AFP, Published on 10/10/2025
» NUSEIRAT (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israeli forces declared a ceasefire and withdrew from some positions in Gaza on Friday, as thousands of displaced Palestinians began to trek home and the families of October 7 hostages awaited news.
Israeli cabinet ratifies Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas
Published on 10/10/2025
» JERUSALEM/CAIRO - Israel's government ratified a ceasefire with the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Friday, clearing the way to suspend hostilities in Gaza within 24 hours and free Israeli hostages held there within 72 hours after that.