Pope Francis had peaceful night, is resting after breathing crisis, Vatican says

Mohamed Muizzu was sworn in Friday as the Maldives’ fifth democratically elected president and said he will ensure there is no foreign military presence in the archipelago. Muizzu, who is seen as pro-China, campaigned on a promise to evict Indian military personnel and balance trade, which he said was heavily in favor of India under […]

A volcano in the southwestern portion of Iceland erupted on Monday after weeks of increased and intense seismic activity, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office. In a post on X, the Icelandic Met Office said the eruption started at about 10:17 p.m. local time, after an “earthquake swarm” that began an hour and 15 minutes […]

Paris authorities arrested a radical climate protester Saturday after she vandalized a famous painting by Claude Money at the Orsay Museum.  The protester, who was part of the French environmental activist group, Riposte Alimentaire, targeted Monet’s 1973 painting “Les Coquelicots” by covering it with a large red sticker and gluing her hand to the wall.  […]