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The ceasefire in Gaza has officially come into effect, Israel’s military has said.

Pope Leo XIV, writing in the first major document of his pontificate, has denounced the “dictatorship” of economic inequality while insisting the Catholic Church is committed to supporting “rejected” migrants.

A French court on Thursday rejected the appeal of a former construction worker found guilty last year of the aggravated rape of Gisele Pelicot, and increased his prison sentence by a year to 10 years, France Info reported.

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the southeastern coast of the Philippines Friday morning, according to the US Geological Survey, sending panicked residents running into the streets as the ground shook.

U.S. sanctions on Serbia’s state-linked energy firm Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) took effect on Thursday, ending months of temporary delays that had allowed the company to keep operating despite its ownership ties to Russia’s Gazprom Neft.

Indian police have arrested the owner of Sresan Pharmaceutical Manufacturer, the cough syrup company linked to the deaths of at least 19 children in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, a senior police officer told Reuters on Thursday.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to the initial phase of a ceasefire plan in Gaza, pausing hostilities in the devastated territory and bringing the best hope yet of a definitive end to a bloody two-year conflict that has killed tens of thousands, destabilised much of the Middle East and prompted protests around the world.

Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, has angered Washington after accusing the US of killing Colombian citizens during a recent boat strike in the Caribbean Sea.

Sir Keir Starmer has met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the second day of his visit.

Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a "historic" Gaza peace deal that will see both sides stop fighting and begin releasing hostages and prisoners.

The criminal case has highlighted the Justice Department’s efforts to target President Donald Trump’s adversaries, with many suggesting that the charges arise from the former director ’standing up to Donald Trump’.

German police will be allowed to shoot down drones under new legislation aimed at increasing safety after a spate of sightings across Europe.

Four construction workers have died after a building under renovation collapsed in central Madrid, near the city’s opera house and royal palace.

Popular New Orleans meteorologist Devon Lucie was arrested early Sunday morning on domestic abuse and child endangerment charges.

The Chhattisgarh Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has intensified its investigation into an alleged rice milling scam, filing a supplementary chargesheet on Monday against two key figures: former Indian Administrative Service officer Anil Tuteja and businessman Anwar Dhebar, officials relayed.

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s decision to keep his chamber on recess during the government shutdown is delaying a long-awaited vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files.

The Trump administration’s tariff regime and the elimination of fee exemptions for items under $800 is limiting resource sharing between university libraries, trapping some books in foreign countries, and reversing long-held standards in academic cooperation.

As they enter their tenth consecutive night, youth-led protests in Morocco against government mismanagement and corruption show no sign of slowing, even as authorities have eased mass arrests and announced reforms in an attempt to quell the unrest.

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned Monday just hours after he unveiled his new cabinet, in a shock move that plunged the country further into political crisis.

The ad was straightforward: Sign up for one year to fight on Russia’s side in “the special military operation zone” — i.e. the war in Ukraine — and get citizenship, free healthcare, money and land.

Venezuela’s National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez stated on Sunday that Washington had been cautioned about a "false flag operation" by "extremist sectors of the local Venezuelan right" intended to plant explosives at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas.