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AP PHOTOS: Devout in the Philippines mark Holy Week with flagellations, processions and passion play

KALAYAAN, Philippines (AP) — Dozens of penitents whip their backs to atone for their sins during Good Friday rites in the streets of the southern Philippine town of Kalayaan, as Christians across this largely Catholic country commemorate the passion and sufferings of Jesus. Residents watch ...
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Iran says nuclear deal is possible if Washington is realistic

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Iran believes reaching an agreement on its nuclear programme with the United States is possible as long as Washington is realistic, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday on the eve of a second round of talks ...
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US Vice President says he is ‘optimistic’ Russia-Ukraine war can be ended

ROME (Reuters) – The United States is optimistic it can put an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine, Vice President JD Vance said on Friday as he met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for the second time in ...
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Pakistan expels over 80,000 Afghans in push ahead of April 30 deadline, adviser says

By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has expelled over 80,000 Afghan nationals since the end of March, a senior official said on Friday, as part of a repatriation drive ahead of the April 30 deadline. Afghan nationals who have no ...
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Ukraine hits Chinese firms with sanctions after accusing Beijing of arming Russia

(Reuters) – Ukraine imposed sanctions on three Chinese companies on Friday, a day after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy alleged that China had been supplying weapons to Russia. China’s foreign ministry earlier on Friday dismissed Zelenskiy’s accusation as groundless. While maintaining close economic ...
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How a team of suburban dads secured a key checkpoint in Gazas death corridor

(LONDON) -- In mid-January, when two U.S.-based contracting firms tapped to secure a critical vehicle checkpoint in Gaza scrambled to sign up more than a hundred ex-military operators, the packing list for prospective hires included two types of assault rifles, Glock pistols, and knives, ...
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Students and journalists stand trial in Turkey over protests sparked by mayor’s arrest

ISTANBUL (AP) — Dozens of people including journalists appeared before a court in Istanbul on Friday, accused of attending banned demonstrations and disobeying police orders to disperse during anti-government protests that were triggered by the jailing of the city’s opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu. Imamoglu, seen ...
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Venice expands its day-tripper tax program to combat overtourism

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Venice is charging day-trippers to the famed canal city an arrivals tax for the second year starting Friday, a measure to combat the overtourism that officials say is putting the city’s UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status at risk. A UNESCO body ...
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A British and an Israeli woman were among 4 killed in a cable car crash south of Naples

ROME (AP) — Three tourists were among four people who died when a cable car crashed south of Naples, including a British and an Israeli woman, an Italian official said Friday. Only two of the three foreign victims have been identified since the accident ...
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Philippines devotees nailed to crosses to re-enact Christ’s crucifixion

By Adrian Portugal CUTID, Philippines (Reuters) – Christian devotees from the Philippines were nailed to a cross on Friday in a reenactment of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion in the predominantly Catholic nation. Hundreds of Filipinos and foreign tourists flocked to the northern village ...
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Israeli strikes hit dozens of targets in Gaza as ceasefire efforts stall

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli airstrikes hit around 40 targets across the Gaza Strip over the past day, the military said on Friday, hours after Hamas rejected an Israeli ceasefire offer that it said fell short of its demand to agree ...
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Israeli strikes kill at least 17 in Gaza and Huckabee makes first appearance as US ambassador

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes across Gaza killed at least 17 people early Friday including children, hospital workers said, as the new U.S. ambassador to Israel made his first public appearance in Jerusalem. Among the dead were 10 people in the ...
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