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Pope Leo XIV visits Turkey in his first foreign trip highlighting religious and political ties
November 26, 2025 - 8:37 PM

ANKARA (AP) — Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey on Thursday on his first foreign trip, fulfilling Pope Francis’ plans to mark an important Christian anniversary and bring a message of peace to the region at a crucial time in efforts to end the war in Ukraine and ease Mideast tensions.
The Latest: Pope Leo XIV brings messages of peace and Christian unity on trip to Turkey and Lebanon
November 26, 2025 - 8:33 PM

Pope Leo XIV arrived on his first foreign trip to Turkey and later Lebanon, a visit that fulfills the late Pope Francis’ plans to mark an important Christian anniversary and bring a message of peace to the region at a crucial time for efforts to end the war in Ukraine and ease Mideast tensions.
US-Russian crew of 3 blasts off to the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft
November 26, 2025 - 8:23 PM

MOSCOW (AP) — A U.S.-Russian crew of three began a mission to the International Space Station aboard a Russian spacecraft following a succesful launch Thursday.
Russia convicts and hands life sentences to 8 people over attack on a key bridge to Crimea
November 26, 2025 - 8:06 PM

A court in Russia on Thursday convicted eight people on terrorism charges over an attack on a bridge linking Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea that is a key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war with Ukraine.
Remember to give thanks to yourself during the holidays and beyond
November 26, 2025 - 8:05 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — While reflecting on what we’re thankful for during the holiday season, we often focus on the external: the company of loved ones. The nourishment of a

Iran adds new gasoline price tier starting in December
November 26, 2025 - 7:18 PM

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran will introduce a new gasoline price tier on Dec. 6, raising the cost of fuel purchased beyond monthly quotas to 50,000 rials (about 4 cents on the Iranian exchange market) per liter, officials said, in a shift that adds a third pricing level to the country’s long-running subsidy system.
Nigerian parents say they are kept in the dark over abducted schoolchildren
November 26, 2025 - 7:03 PM

PAPIRI, Nigeria (AP) — Several parents of the over 300 schoolchildren seized by armed men in the latest mass abduction in Nigeria tell The Associated Press the government has told them nothing about rescue efforts and the stress has been so high that one parent has died of a heart attack.
Guinea-Bissau opposition candidate accuses president of staging a coup and claims election victory
November 26, 2025 - 7:02 PM

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — The main opposition candidate in Guinea-Bissau late Wednesday claimed victory in a closely contested presidental vote this week and accused the West African nation’s leader of

Sydney taekwondo instructor who murdered family of three consumed by fantasies of Olympic glory
November 26, 2025 - 6:41 PM

SYDNEY (AP) — A Sydney taekwondo instructor who murdered a family of three had been consumed by fantasies of Olympic glory and meetings with billionaires, a court heard Thursday.
Indonesia intensifies search for victims after floods and landslides kill 49 people
November 26, 2025 - 6:24 PM

MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers searched Thursday in rivers and the rubble of villages for bodies, and when possible survivors, after flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island left 49 people dead and 67 missing.
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Pope Leo XIV visits Turkey in his first foreign trip highlighting religious and political ties

The Latest: Pope Leo XIV brings messages of peace and Christian unity on trip to Turkey and Lebanon

US-Russian crew of 3 blasts off to the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft

Russia convicts and hands life sentences to 8 people over attack on a key bridge to Crimea

Remember to give thanks to yourself during the holidays and beyond

Iran adds new gasoline price tier starting in December

Nigerian parents say they are kept in the dark over abducted schoolchildren

Guinea-Bissau opposition candidate accuses president of staging a coup and claims election victory

Sydney taekwondo instructor who murdered family of three consumed by fantasies of Olympic glory

Indonesia intensifies search for victims after floods and landslides kill 49 people

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