Thousands of tourists and pilgrims who flocked to Rome for Holy Week were dazed with shock at news of the death of Pope Francis. The Vatican made the announcement on Monday morning, a day after his open-topped popemobile was driven through crowds cheer…

Pope Francis, whose nearly 12-year papacy ushered in a more open, welcoming Catholic Church that prioritized empathy for the poor and disenfranchised — including Indigenous victims of Canada’s church-run residential schools — has died at 88, the Vatica…

U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth shared details of a March attack on Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis in a message group that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday.

An Israeli probe into its soldiers’ deadly shooting of 15 emergency workers last month in Gaza says it has found evidence of “professional failures” and a deputy commander will be fired.

Russia and Ukraine blamed each other on Sunday for breaking a one-day Easter ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin, with each side accusing the other of carrying out hundreds of attacks.

Japan surpassed 10 million visitors at the fastest pace ever this year, reaching that mark already in March, official data showed on Wednesday, as a weak yen propels an unprecedented tourism boom.

During his recent state visit to Italy, King Charles had much praise for his hosts, but there was a noteworthy moment when he drew attention to another country and his connection to it: Canada.

Citing humanitarian reasons, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine starting Saturday as Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds of captured soldiers in the largest exchange since Moscow’s full-scale invasion sta…

The U.S. Supreme Court early on Saturday paused President Donald Trump’s administration from deporting Venezuelan men in immigration custody after their lawyers said they were at imminent risk of removal without the judicial review previously mandated …

U.S. President Donald Trump has done numerous things in his second term that have been deemed authoritarian. But there’s one line he hasn’t crossed, at least not yet. He has not wilfully, clearly, defied a court order, crossing the Rubicon into a const…