Bratislava, Slovakia — Pope Francis carefully rebuked the anti-migrant politics of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on the first day of a papal visit to Central Europe. Speaking at an outdoor Mass in Budapest on Sunday, the pontiff called on Hungarians to “extend their arms to everyone,” in a veiled referenceContinue Reading
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies virtually in a House Foreign Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill on September 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a contentious congressional hearing Monday that the Taliban is Afghanistan’s de factoContinue Reading
Kabul’s main prison was once crowded with thousands of Taliban captured or arrested by the government during Afghanistan’s long war By FILIPE DANA Associated Press September 13, 2021, 8:20 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article KABUL — Once, Kabul’s main prison was crowded withContinue Reading
Emma Raducanu’s US Open victory came nine years after Andy Murray won the men’s event at Flushing Meadows Emma Raducanu’s “very special” US Open win has presented British tennis with a “huge opportunity” to attract more people to the sport, says three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray. She also becameContinue Reading
The Shanghai International Port Group said in a statement that several terminals at the Shanghai Port — the world’s busiest port by cargo volume — either stopped running Sunday night or would do so Monday in anticipation of Typhoon Chanthu. The nearby Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, the world’s third-busiest after Singapore, haltedContinue Reading
Haiti’s Office of Citizen Protection is demanding that Prime Minister Ariel Henry step down as authorities seek to interview him about telephone calls he allegedly had with a key suspect in the president’s assassination By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press September 13, 2021, 9:33 PM • 3 minContinue Reading
London — A lawsuit accusing Britain’s Prince Andrew of sexual abuse is to go before a federal judge in New York on Monday. Queen Elizabeth’s middle son, the Duke of York, has always denied the allegations, and he has not been charged with any crime. Andrew’s lawyers have been working behindContinue Reading
SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed in Tuesday morning trade as investors look ahead to the release of U.S. consumer inflation data for August. The Nikkei 225 in Japan rose 0.35% while the Topix index advanced 0.37%. South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.53%. Over in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 shedContinue Reading
Terror threats emanating from Somalia, Yemen, Syria and Iraq — in particular ISIS — pose a greater danger than those that might emerge from Afghanistan, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told the annual Intelligence and National Security Summit. “In terms of the homeland, the threat right now from terroristContinue Reading
Andros Townsend has scored twice this season in five appearances in all competitions Andros Townsend credited his mum for the wonder strike which helped Everton beat Burnley and maintained their unbeaten start to the season. The 30-year-old winger, signed as a free agent in the summer, said he “rolled backContinue Reading
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