Pope Leo XIV's visit to an African church linked to slavery reflects on his own complex heritage

New Delhi, April 18 -- The Church of Our Lady of Muxima was built by Portuguese colonizers in Angola at the end of the 16th century as part of a fortress complex and became a hub in the slave trade. I... Read More

Wildfires used to 'go to sleep' at night. Climate change has them burning overtime

New Delhi, April 18 -- Burning time for North American wildfires is going into overtime. Flames are lasting later into the night and starting earlier in the morning because human-caused climate change... Read More

US and Cuban officials met recently in Havana amid new diplomatic push

New Delhi, April 18 -- An American delegation recently met with Cuban government officials in the island nation, marking a renewed diplomatic push even as U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to... Read More

A country-by-country glance at Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa

New Delhi, April 18 -- Pope Leo XIV's 11-day tour of four African nations has given the usually reserved American pope a global platform to speak out, in sometimes explosive terms, about Africa's prob... Read More

The truce in Lebanon is key to ending the wider Iran war, but challenges remain

New Delhi, April 18 -- A truce took hold Friday between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah, providing relief on both sides of the border and an opening for Iran and the United States to reach a deal to en... Read More

Starmer rejects calls to resign over Mandelson appointment as pressure builds

New Delhi, April 18 -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday resisted demands he resign over revelations that his scandal-tainted pick for U.K. ambassador to Washington was appointed despite f... Read More

Men caught competing in the women's category of a prestigious South African marathon

New Delhi, April 18 -- Two male runners who were discovered fraudulently competing on behalf of female colleagues in a top South African marathon have been disqualified and could face two-year bans fr... Read More

Oil prices drop 9% and Wall Street rallies to a record after Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi, April 18 -- Oil prices dropped back to where they were in the early days of the Iran war, and U.S. stocks raced to another record Friday after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is open again f... Read More

A son of ex-Zimbabwe President Mugabe enters a plea deal to avoid attempted murder charge

New Delhi, April 18 -- A son of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe avoided being charged with attempted murder on Friday after reaching a plea deal in which he admitted to pointing a gun and br... Read More

Sri Lanka sent home 238 Iranian sailors, including survivors of a US torpedo attack

New Delhi, April 18 -- Sri Lanka has sent home 238 Iranian sailors, including 32 who survived a U.S torpedo attack that sank their ship in the Indian Ocean, officials said Friday. A U.S. submarine sa... Read More

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