
Pope Francis appoints first woman to lead key Vatican office
Pope Francis on Monday named Sister Simona Brambilla as the first woman to lead a department that oversees the world's Catholic religious orders, media reports said.
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Pope Francis on Monday named Sister Simona Brambilla as the first woman to lead a department that oversees the world's Catholic religious orders, media reports said.

Ottawa/IBNS: Facing rising dissent against him, Justin Trudeau Monday resigned as the leader of his Liberal Party of Canada which will effectively end his nine-year-long tenure as the country's Prime Minister.

Ottawa/IBNS: Facing rising dissent against him, Justin Trudeau Monday resigned as the leader of his Liberal Party of Canada which will effectively end his nine-year-long tenure as the country's Prime Minister.

Ottawa/Canada/IBNS: Facing rising dissent against him, Justin Trudeau Monday resigned as the leader of his Liberal Party of Canada which will effectively end his nine-year stint as the country's Prime Minister.

North Korea on Monday fired a suspected hypersonic missile into the East Sea, the first provocation by the country in the New Year, media reports said.

Hamas group has released a video of an Israeli hostage who has been in the captivity of the Palestinian group for more than one year since the October 7 attack was carried out on the Jewish nation, triggering a conflict in the region.
Amid growing calls for his resignation within the party, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau is likely to step down as the Liberal Party leader this week, media reports said.
Amid growing calls for his resignation within the party, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau is likely to step down as the Liberal Party leader this week, media reports said.

A Russian woman, who was working at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project in Bangladesh's Pabna region, ended her life by by jumping from the fourth floor of a residential building on Saturday.

A Russian woman, who was working at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project in Bangladesh's Pabna region, ended her life by by jumping from the fourth floor of a residential building on Saturday.

A Thai pedestrian died after she was hit by an American tourist who was riding a dirt bike alongside a friend in Thailand's Chiang Mai province on Thursday.

Prince William and his wife, Catherine, have expressed 'sadness' over the death of a Briton national in the New Orleans attack in the USA whose stepmother served as the nanny to him and his brother Prince Harry.

Prince William and his wife, Catherine, have expressed 'sadness' over the death of a Briton national in the New Orleans attack in the USA whose stepmother served as the nanny to him and his brother Prince Harry.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk publicly criticised US President Joe Biden's decision to honour billionaire philanthropist George Soros with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk publicly criticised US President Joe Biden's decision to honour billionaire philanthropist George Soros with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk publicly criticised US President Joe Biden's decision to honour billionaire philanthropist George Soros with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Friday released a new advisory where he directed alcoholic drinks should carry labels that warns people about cancer risks.

United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Friday released a new advisory where he directed alcoholic drinks should carry labels that warns people about cancer risks.

At least eight people died and 15 others were injured after a fire broke out in a vegetable market in China's Hebei Province on Saturday.

The United Airlines has banned a man after he allegedly urinated on his fellow passenger when they were travelling in a flight from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Manila, Philippines, on December 27.

The United Airlines has banned a man after he allegedly urinated on his fellow passenger when they were travelling in a flight from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Manila, Philippines, on December 27.

China on Friday confirmed the surge in Human Metapneumovirus cases in the country but downplayed it saying that respiratory infections tend to peak in the winter season.

At least five people were injured in a shooting incident in Washington DC on Friday, police said.

At least five people were injured in a shooting incident in Washington DC on Friday, police said.

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said it detected 24 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft and seven naval vessels from the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) around its territory on Friday.

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said it detected 24 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft and seven naval vessels from the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) around its territory on Friday.

The US Department of Justice on Thursday indicted a war veteran for allegedly attempting to join Lebanese militant group Hezbollah (spelled as Hizbollah in US) during his visits to Lebanon and Syria last year.

The US Department of Justice on Thursday indicted a war veteran for allegedly attempting to join Lebanese militant group Hezbollah (spelled as Hizbollah in US) during his visits to Lebanon and Syria last year.

The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday unveiled video footage which showed the September 8 raid conducted by special forces on an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps arms facility used by Hezbollah forces in Syria.

New Orleans/IBNS: An open Quran calling for violence, bomb-making materials and children's toys were majorly seen in an unorganised home of 42-year-old US Army veteran Shamshud-Din Jabbar, who drove a truck into a crowd at New Orleans on January 1 killing 15 people.
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