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The trio of octogenarian nuns gained global fame after fleeing their care home and breaking into their former convent. Now their superior has asked the Vatican to intercede in the dispute.
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Pope Leo XIV is on his first visit to Lebanon. He arrives at a pivotal time for the country, buffeted by conflict with Israel and a devastating economic crisis.
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Thousands of demonstrators including from the dominant Roman Catholic church clergy are protesting in the Philippines, calling for the swift prosecution of top legislators.
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Congress is investigating reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a second strike on survivors of a drug-boat attack, putting the legality of the recent U.S. military campaign under scrutiny.
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Tasmania is launching Australia's first compensation program for men once criminalized under anti-gay laws, raising difficult questions about how to measure and remedy decades of harm.
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When the Zika crisis hit Brazil, women infected with the virus gave birth to babies with a debilitating condition. Some of the moms joined together to build a new life and to push for reparations.
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An auctioneer stumbled upon the long lost painting, which depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, inside a Paris townhouse last year during a routine visit.
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President Trump said that the airspace "above and surrounding Venezuela" was "closed in its entirety". In response, the Venezuelan government said his comments violate international law, and are a "colonialist threat" to its sovereignty.
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During the Gaza war, Israel raced to redistrict land in the occupied West Bank, drastically changing the map. Palestinians say annexation is underway, though Israel denies it.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Israel's president to grant him a pardon during his long-running corruption trial that's bitterly divided the country.
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U.S. and Ukrainian officials completed roughly four hours of talks aimed at finding an endgame to the war between Russia and Ukraine.
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Negotiations to end the war resume as Ukraine confronts internal turmoil and continued Russian strikes.