Dec. 1: Ukraine Votes for Independence
Today is Monday, Dec. 1, the 335th day of 2025. There are 30 days left in the year.
Major arms makers' revenues hit record $679 billion in 2024
The world’s largest weapons producers recorded a 5.9% rise in revenue from arms sales and military services in 2024, bringing combined income for the top 100 companies to a record $679 billion, the Stockholm...
Pope Leo XIV Urges Two-State Path on Inflight News Conference
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — On a brief flight from Istanbul to Beirut, Pope Leo XIV used his first inflight news conference as pope to reaffirm the Holy See’s position that a two-state solution remains the only way to...
Lost Rubens Crucifixion Panel Sells for €2.3 Million
VERSAILLES, France — A long-lost panel by Peter Paul Rubens, hidden for more than four centuries, fetched 2.3 million euros ($2.7 million) at a Versailles auction Sunday. The recently rediscovered work, found in a...
Netanyahu Seeks Presidential Pardon During Corruption Trial
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked President Isaac Herzog for a pardon while he remains on trial for long-running corruption charges. The president’s office described the petition as “extraordinary”...
Pope Leo XIV Calls on Lebanese Leaders to Be Peacemakers
BEIRUT — Pope Leo XIV urged Lebanon’s political leaders to rise above factional rivalries and become genuine peacemakers during a visit meant to offer hope to a country battered by economic collapse, political paralysis...
Rubio: Talks With Ukraine Productive but More Work Needed
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — U.S. and Ukrainian officials met for roughly four hours Sunday in high-level talks aimed at finding an endgame for the Russia-Ukraine war. Sen. Marco Rubio described the session as productive...
Netanyahu Seeks Presidential Pardon Amid Ongoing Trial
TEL AVIV — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally asked Israel’s president for a pardon from corruption charges, filing a request intended to bring an end to his long-running criminal case that has sharply...
Nov. 30: Ken Jennings' 74-Game Jeopardy! Streak Ends
Today is Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. It is the 334th day of the year; 31 days remain.
Rawalpindi Imposes Section 144 Ahead of PTI Protests
Authorities in Rawalpindi have imposed Section 144 restrictions as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) prepares protests demanding access to jailed former prime minister Imran Khan. The order, issued by Deputy Commissioner...
Trump Envoy and Kushner Meet Putin in Moscow
Steve Witkoff, described as a special envoy for former President Donald Trump, will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, and will be accompanied by Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. The delegation...
Claims Pakistan Sent Expired Food Aid to Sri Lanka
Photos shared on X (formerly Twitter) have led to allegations that food packages Pakistan sent to cyclone-hit Sri Lanka were past their expiry dates. The images, which show yellow relief packets bearing Pakistani and...