VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV made plenty of enemies helping dismantle a powerful Catholic movement whose leaders physically, sexually, spiritually and psychologically abused members.As Leo’s past record of handling clergy sexual abuse cases comes under scrutiny, his biggest defenders are the victims of the group, known as the Sodalitium Christiane Vitae. These survivors say that…
A teenage social-media influencer from Pennsylvania is under fire after telling his nearly one million followers to support the man accused of killing two Israeli Embassy staff in Washington, DC.The video was so inflammatory that TikTok removed it, reports the New York Post. Guy Christensen, a 19-year-old who goes by “YourFavoriteGuy” online, referred to the…
A US federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on Friday blocking Trump administration’s bid to stop Harvard University from enrolling or allowing international students to attend its colleges.At least 788 students and scholars from India are enrolled across the university’s 13 colleges for academic year 2024-25.Harvard had sued the Trump administration earlier on Friday…
Belgium Palace has issued a statement for Princess Elisabeth who is an international student in Harvard. Princess Elisabeth, the future queen of Belgium, is one of the 6,800 foreign students enrolled in Harvard University, whose fate now hangs in the balance as the Donald Trump administration barred the university from taking international students.As Harvard sued…
Elias Rodriguez shot two Israeli diplomats in Washington and said he did it for Palestine. Elias Rodriguez, the 31-year-old alleged shooter, who killed the young Israeli diplomat couple outside the Capital Jewish Museum and justified his act saying it was for Palestine, was described by the FBI as spineless, gutless and coward.FBI deputy director Dan…
The minimal aid was allowed in Gaza after months of blockade (Image: AP) At least 23 people were killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight Thursday, as Israel pressed ahead with its military offensive and let in minimal aid to the strip. Ten people were killed by strikes in the southern city of Khan Younis,…
Representative Image (AI-generated) The Philippine Senate will convene the impeachment court that will decide the future of vice-president Sara Duterte on June 3, according to a document seen by AFP on Friday. Duterte was impeached by the House of Representatives in February for “high crimes” including corruption and an alleged assassination plot against former ally…
Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed 16 people on Friday across the territory, where Israel has ramped up its military offensive in recent days.The toll from “Israeli strikes in various areas across the Gaza Strip since midnight” totals 16 dead, agency official Mohammed al-Mughayyir told AFP.The official said there were also dozens of…
US deputy secretary of state Christopher Landau (left), Chinese foreignj minister Wang Yi (AP) Beijing and Washington sustained high-level engagement on Thursday through a call between senior diplomats, indicating that both sides are keeping diplomatic channels open after reaching a trade truce earlier this month. US deputy secretary of state Christopher Landau and China’s executive…
The White House confirmed on Thursday that a flight with eight immigrants left Texas this week, with press secretary Karoline Leavitt lashing out at a federal judge who held that the Donald Trump administration was in violation of his earlier injunction. US District Court judge Brian Murphy had barred the federal government from sending immigrants…