The main Palestinian rescue service in Gaza on Monday condemned Israel’s probe into the killings of 15 medical workers last month, calling it a “fabricated investigation.” The army announced the results of its investigation on Sunday, saying it had found “professional failures” and dismissing a deputy commander in what it described as an accident. A…
U.S. President, Donald Trump has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff as a “mark of respect for the memory” of Pope Francis, who passed on Monday. The order applies to “all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District…
A U.S. judge expressed skepticism on Monday that the notice the Trump administration pledged to give Venezuelan migrants before deporting them under a wartime law complied with the U.S. Supreme Court’s order that they be given a chance to challenge their removals in court. U.S. District Judge Charlotte Sweeney said during a court hearing in…
The person tasked with leading the Catholic Church until a replacement for Pope Francis is elected, is a man from Dublin called Kevin Joseph Farrell. Raised in an Irish-speaking household in the working-class suburb of Drimnagh, Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell has risen to become one of the most powerful men in the Vatican. The 77-year-old’s firm opposition to same-sex marriage stands in…
The leaders of Japan and the Netherlands agreed Monday that the two nations will further security and economic cooperation based on a new action plan, underscoring the importance of longstanding bilateral ties amid unprecedented global challenges. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said unilateral attempts to change the status quo…
