Pope grants brief Easter Sunday audience to US Vice President Vance

Apr 21, 2025

Rome [Italy], April 21: Pope Francis granted a brief audience to US Vice President JD Vance on Easter Sunday morning, a Vatican spokesman said.

Ecuador accuses 'bad losers' of assassination plot against President Daniel Noboa

Apr 21, 2025

Quito [Ecuador], April 21: Ecuador has declared a state of "maximum alert" over an assassination plot against President Daniel Noboa.

Boy dies after being trapped between rocks off NSW beach

Apr 21, 2025

Washington DC [US], April 21: A nine-year-old boy has died after being caught between rocks on the NSW Mid North Coast, taking the number of...

At least 4 dead in prison escape in Chad

Apr 20, 2025

Yaounde [Cameroon], April 20: At least four people were killed after inmates attempted to escape from a prison in Chad, according to local sources and...

Over 1.2 mln ecstasy pills seized in Tunisia

Apr 20, 2025

Tunis [Tunisia], April 20: Tunisian security forces have dismantled an international drug trafficking network, seizing more than 1.2 million ecstasy pills, the Tunisian National Guard...

Russia, Ukraine swap 492 prisoners of war

Apr 20, 2025

Moscow [Russia], April 20: Russia and Ukraine on Saturday exchanged 492 prisoners, said the Russian Defense Ministry.

Roundup: Belgian cyclist begins solar-powered journey from Brussels to Shanghai

Apr 20, 2025

Brussels [Belgium], April 20: Belgian cyclist Claude Brouir, now in his sixties, officially set off on his cross-continental journey titled "Bike2Shanghai" on Saturday morning from...

Switzerland, north Italy returning to normal after severe weather

Apr 20, 2025

Rome [Italy], April 20: Travel conditions largely returned to normal in Switzerland after heavy snowfalls cut key routes, and conditions eased in northern Italy following...

British couple among four dead after cable car crash in south Italy

Apr 20, 2025

London [UK], April 20: The two Britons who died in a cable crash near Naples were a couple.