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Nov 30, 2025 - World

Pope Leo XIV doubled down Sunday on the Holy See's insistence on a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying in his first airborne news conference that it was the "only solution" that could guarantee justice for both sides.

Nov 30, 2025 - World

Hondurans began casting ballots Sunday to elect a new president only days after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened in a close race with an endorsement of one candidate and announced that he would pardon a former president.

Nov 30, 2025 - World

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday asked the country's president to grant him a pardon from corruption charges, seeking to end a long-running trial that has bitterly divided the nation.

Nov 30, 2025 - World

Hundreds of people still missing after heavy rain and mudslides in country’s deadliest natural disaster for yearsEntire areas of Sri Lanka’s capital are flooded after a powerful cyclone triggered heavy rains and mudslides across the island, with authorities reporting nearly 200 dead and dozens more missing.Officials said the extent of the damage in the country’s worst-affected central region was slowly becoming clear on Sunday as relief workers cleared roads blocked by fallen trees and mudslides. Continue reading...

Nov 30, 2025 - World

Exclusive: French artist planning to cover bridge over Seine in tribute to Christo and Jeanne-ClaudeThe enigmatic French artist JR will undertake what he says is his biggest ever challenge next year when he “wraps” Pont Neuf, the oldest standing bridge across the Seine River in Paris, in a tribute to a monumental art project by Christo and Jeanne-Claude.For three weeks next June, the 232-metre (761ft) long bridge will be wrapped in fabric, 40 years after the married artists known for their large-scale, site-specific environmental installations did the same thing. Continue reading...