ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV said the war in Iran does not qualify as a "just war" according to Catholic teaching. "I believe it has been already declared clearly," Leo said while answering questions from journalists aboard the papal plane for his six-day visit to Spain. "Ther
Central Africa’s Ebola outbreak could spread to be similar in scale to the worst outbreak in history, west Africa’s 2014-2016 outbreak that killed more than 11,000 people, according to a new analysis by US health officials. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday pub
Federal officials have quietly begun fast-tracking cases through immigration courts, pushing dozens of additional cases onto the dockets on certain days in an effort to more quickly process asylum and other claims. The fast-tracking, which is also intended to increase the pace of deportations, st
Xavier Becerra has advanced to the November general election in California’s gubernatorial race, cementing a stunning come-from-behind primary victory in one of California’s most turbulent campaign seasons in recent memory. Election officials are continuing to count ballots to determine wheth
The government on Friday cut the petrol price by Rs4 per litre and kept the diesel rate unchanged with immediate effect for the week ending June 12, owing to changes in global prices over the past week. Accordingly, the ex-depot price of high-speed diesel (HSD) will remain fixed at Rs380.78 per litre for another week. The government made...
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday hailed the true and special relationship between Pakistan and the United States, which has spanned nearly eight decades and covers bilateral interests in security, counter-terrorism, energy and science, among other fields. Addressing an event marking the USs 250th anniversary, PM Shehbaz noted that...
By Jan Wolfe May 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court this year already has given a boost to President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans in the nationwide battle over redrawing electoral maps. In the coming weeks, it could rule in favor of the Republicans in two more significant cases rela
Japan's defence minister has rebutted Beijing's claim that his country was engaging in a "new militarism" - criticising China for its military expansion and lack of transparency. Shinjiro Koizumi argued it was actually China and its "huge arsenal" of weapons that was
