Death by wars is scandal for human family, Pope Leo XIV says

Mar 23, 2026

Vatican City [Rome], March 23: Pope Leo XIV on Sunday said that the bloodshed that war brings is a scandal for the entire human family.

West Bank: Israeli settlers torch homes, beat Palestinians

Mar 23, 2026

Jerusalem [Israel], March 23: Israeli settlers have carried out more violent attacks on Palestinian areas in the West Bank on Saturday, burning buildings, homes and...

Adrift Russia tanker risks Mediterranean ecological disaster

Mar 23, 2026

Moscow [Russia], March 23: Until the evening of March 2, the exact position of the Russian gas tanker Arctic Metagaz was known - it was...

Slovenian PM Golob's ruling liberals ahead in election, shows exit poll

Mar 23, 2026

Ljubljana [Slovenia], March 23: Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob is leading in Sunday's parliamentary election, according to an exit poll.

Several injured as Istanbul buildings collapse due to gas explosion

Mar 23, 2026

Istanbul [Turkiye], March 23: Several people have been injured after two buildings collapsed due to a gas explosion in Istanbul.

Collision between train and bus kills at least 12 people in Bangladesh

Mar 23, 2026

Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 23: At least twelve people have died in a collision between a passenger train and a bus in Bangladesh, media outlets reported...

German Chancellor Merz discusses war in Iran with US President Trump

Mar 23, 2026

Berlin [Germany], March 23: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has held a phone call with US President Donald Trump to discuss the war in Iran.

Saudi Arabia expels Iranian military attache, embassy staff

Mar 23, 2026

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], March 23: Saudi Arabia has declared the military attache of the Iranian embassy and four staff persona non grata and expelled them...

Gulf countries report attacks

Mar 23, 2026

Tehran [Iran], March 23: Iran launched further attacks on Gulf countries on Sunday, more than three weeks after the US and Israel began their war...