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Moves by several countries to mandate COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that new variants could emerge in its ongoing explosive outbreak — and that the government may not inform the rest of the world quickly

“Pope Francis renews the invitation to pray for him and accompany him in these difficult hours,” Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said. (Image credit: Andrew Medichini/AP)

The Vatican says Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is lucid, conscious and stable, but his condition remains serious.

Half of Leonid Fatkulin’s home in the southern Osokorki suburb of Kyiv is now crumbling into a crater in his back garden.

The death of a pope usually sets in motion time-honored traditions, but with ex-pontiff Benedict XVI in failing health the Vatican is on unfamiliar ground. The 95-year-old Joseph Ratzinger, who was revealed this week to be seriously ill, in 2013

Russian missiles struck Ukraine in the biggest wave of strikes in weeks, hitting power stations and other critical infrastructure Thursday during freezing winter weather.

Southwest Airlines is still trying to extract itself from sustained scheduling chaos and cancelled another 2,350 flights after a winter storm overwhelmed its operations days ago.

Israel has sworn in Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister of the most right-wing and religiously conservative government in the country’s history.

Pele, arguably the greatest footballer of all time, was Brazil’s all-time leading scorer, with 77 goals in 92 matches for his country.

By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Benjamin Netanyahu will need all his experience as Israel’s longest-serving prime minister as he returns at head one of the most right-wing governments in the country’s history, facing division at home and unconcealed alarm