Francis skipped his weekly Sunday appearance at a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, a day after the Vatican said he was suffering from a mild flu.
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Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter were not only a global power couple but also best friends and life mates
After the presidency, they built The Carter Center together. They met with world leaders, monitored elections, and fought disease in developing nations.
Hamas releases third group of hostages as part of truce, says it will seek to extend swap deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had spoken to President Biden and reiterated his offer to extend the cease-fire by an additional day for every 10 hostages Hamas releases.
Digging to rescue 41 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in India halted after machine breaks
Officials say they have stopped digging to rescue 41 construction workers who have been trapped for nearly two weeks in a collapsed tunnel in northern India after the drilling machine broke down
Rep. George Santos says he expects to be kicked out of Congress as expulsion vote looms
In a defiant speech Friday sprinkled with taunts and obscenities aimed at his congressional colleagues, Santos insisted he was ‘not going anywhere.’
Lebanese residents of border towns come back during a fragile cease-fire
The fighting has killed more than 100 people in Lebanon, including more than a dozen civilians – three of them journalists – and 12 people on the Israeli side, including four civilians.
Israeli-owned ship targeted in suspected Iranian attack in Indian Ocean, U.S. official says
The attack Friday on the CMA CGM Symi comes as global shipping increasingly finds itself targeted in the weekslong war that threatens to become a wider regional conflict.
Retired wind turbine blades live on as park benches and picnic tables
At the end of a wind turbine’s life cycle, roughly 85% of its components – including the steel tower, copper wire, and gearing – can be recycled through established metal processing.
Pentagon’s AI initiatives accelerate hard decisions on lethal autonomous weapons
While its funding is uncertain and details vague, Replicator is expected to accelerate hard decisions on what AI tech is mature and trustworthy enough to deploy – including on weaponized systems.
Buyers are going for bigger cars, erasing gains from cleaner tech. EVs would help
SUVs now account for more than half of all new car sales across the globe.