ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV affirmed Wednesday that priests must be celibate and insisted that bishops take “firm and decisive” action to deal with sex abusers, as he gave marching orders Wednesday to ...

Thailand’s government has taken a further step to tighten control of cannabis sales after the health minister signed an order ...

Demonstrators have gathered in The Hague to protest a two-day summit of NATO leaders, who are expected to agree to a new defense spending target. ____ This is a photo gallery curated by AP ...

The fast-changing war between Israel and Iran, which the U.S. recently inserted itself in by targeting Iran’s nuclear sites, ...

Ten years after the Supreme Court ruled there's a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, the split between Republicans and Democrats on the issue is wider than it’s been in decades.

A Justice Department official under scrutiny over a whistleblower’s claims he suggested ignoring court orders will face ...

Big families looking for a three-row electric SUV have more options than ever before thanks to a few new arrivals.

The World Bank has approved over $1 billion dollars for infrastructure and reconstruction projects in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon.

The Zambian government has filed court papers seeking to stop the private burial of former President Edgar Lungu in South ...

Pope Leo XIV is urging the warring sides in the Israel-Iran war to “reject the logic of bullying and revenge.”.

The U.K. says it will buy 12 U.S.-made F35 fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear bombs and join NATO’s shared airborne ...

Parliament and the president’s office in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, have been barricaded ahead of protests planned for the one-year anniversary of anti-tax demonstrations in which 60 people were killed ...