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Hours before news of ceasefire, Pope Leo XIV issues strong rebuke of Trump
New York Times, Published on 08/04/2026
» NEW YORK — Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pontiff, issued a rare rebuke of President Donald Trump on Tuesday, saying it was “truly unacceptable” to threaten to wipe out Iran’s “whole civilisation.”
Vatican says gender change, surrogacy are threats to human dignity
New York Times, Published on 09/04/2024
» ROME — The Vatican on Monday issued a new document approved by Pope Francis stating that the church believes that gender-fluidity and transition surgery, as well as surrogacy, amount to affronts to human dignity.
What does King Charles' cancer diagnosis mean for Prince William?
New York Times, Published on 08/02/2024
» LONDON - Less than two weeks after King Charles III was admitted to a London hospital to be treated for an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace disclosed that tests had revealed "a form of cancer". As Charles has been "advised by doctors to postpone public-facing duties," many expected other members of the royal family to step up to the plate. So what does the news mean for Charles' two sons, William and Harry?
Hong Kong court convicts democracy leaders
New York Times, Published on 01/04/2021
» HONG KONG: Seven of Hong Kong’s leading veteran pro-democracy advocates were found guilty Thursday of unauthorised assembly, as Beijing’s campaign to quash the city’s opposition ensnared some of its most senior and well-recognised figures.
Bus crash in Portugal kills 29
New York Times, Published on 19/04/2019
» BERLIN: A day after a bus plunged off a road on the Portuguese island of Madeira, killing 29 tourists, possibly all Germans, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany said she was “saddened and distressed” by the incident, as her nation awaited word of the victims’ identities.