Russia's announcement of an Easter ceasefire, effective for only 30 hours, has come as a surprise on the international stage, as it was announced unilaterally without prior coordination or negotiation with the Ukrainian government. The result has been confusion on the front lines, with Ukrainian forces still facing clashes in some areas and ambigui

The Vatican has released the first images showing Pope Francis in an open casket during a ceremony announcing his death at the Casa Santa Marta church in Vatican City on Tuesday night. The Vatican released the first images showing Pope Francis in an open casket during a ceremony announcing his death at the Casa Santa Marta church in Vatican City

The Vatican is preparing to hold a funeral for Pope Francis on Saturday, April 26, with leaders from dozens of countries expected to attend. The Vatican announced on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 that the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church have decided that the funeral of Pope Francis will take place on the morning of Saturday, April 26, 2025, in

Burma's military government has announced a one-week extension of its ceasefire to support relief efforts for earthquake victims, with more than two million people now in urgent need of assistance. Foreign news agencies reported that the Myanmar military government announced an extension of the ceasefire to help with the earthquake from the orig

Gunmen opened fire in a tourist town in the central part of Kashmir, killing at least 20 people, as the attackers remain at large. The BBC reported that on Tuesday, April 22, 2015, an unidentified group of gunmen opened fire on a group of domestic tourists in the city of Pahalgam in the Indian-administered part of Kashmir, resulting in the death