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King Charles reflects on war, suffering and heroism in Easter message

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles on Thursday used his annual Easter message to reflect on war, human suffering and the heroism of those who risk their lives to protect others. “One of the puzzles of our humanity is how we ...
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Operation Assad: the air mission to smuggle the Syrian despot’s valuables

By Feras Dalatey, Joanna Plucinska, Reade Levinson, Maha El Dahan DAMASCUS/LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) -As his enemies closed in on Damascus, Bashar al-Assad, who ruled over Syria with an iron fist for 24 years, used a private jet to spirit away cash, valuables and confidential documents mapping ...
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Vatican’s solemn run-up to Easter opens with recovering Pope Francis improving but on the sidelines

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Thursday opened the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis largely on the sidelines, as cardinals were designated to take his place presiding over the most important liturgical services leading up to Easter. The ...
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Artisans in Guatemala hand-stitch velvet cloaks for Holy Week processions

SAN MIGUEL ESCOBAR, Guatemala (AP) — Stitch by stitch, artisans have worked for months on the elaborate garments that will debut this week in Holy Week processions across Guatemala and beyond. The hefty velvet cloaks, finely embroidered with gold thread will cover the wooden Virgin ...
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Malaysian ministers to head to U.S. at end-April for tariff talks

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s trade minister and second finance minister will go to the United States at the end of this month to discuss the U.S. tariffs imposed on the country, the communications minister said on Thursday. “This is also ...
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The unexploded bombs of Gaza

By Emma Farge, Nidal al-Mughrabi, Hatem Khaled and Ramadan Abed KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza (Reuters) – The Gaza Strip is strewn with undetonated explosives from tens of thousands of Israeli air strikes, leaving the territory “uninhabitable”, according to the U.S. government. In February, ...
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Divided loyalties? 62 Taiwanese military members found with Chinese residency permits

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — In the latest revelation of Chinese influence among the Taiwanese armed forces, at least 62 active-duty Taiwanese service members have been found holding Chinese residency permits, the self-ruled island’s Defense Ministry said. Since splitting amid civil war in 1949, China ...
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China’s leader Xi Jinping arrives in Cambodia to wrap up 3-nation Southeast Asia tour

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Cambodia on Thursday for a two-day state visit that serves as an opportunity to further strengthen already robust relations. The visit, Xi’s first since 2016, will conclude a three-nation Southeast Asian tour that included ...
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Rubio, Witkoff head to Paris to discuss Ukraine, Iran with Europeans

By Steve Holland and Elizabeth Pineau WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two of President Donald Trump’s top national security aides plan to hold talks in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday as the United States and Europe search for common ground ...
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Colombia declares health emergency due to yellow fever cases, deaths

BOGOTA (Reuters) -The Colombian government declared a nationwide health emergency late on Wednesday due to an increase in yellow fever cases. The outbreak has resulted in 74 confirmed cases and 34 deaths since the start of last year, said Health Minister Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo. Yellow ...
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China’s former agriculture minister faces graft charges

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s former agriculture minister, Tang Renjian, is facing bribery charges, the nation’s top prosecutor said on Thursday, after his high-profile arrest last year in President Xi Jinping’s sweeping anti-graft campaign. Tang, also former secretary of the ruling Communist ...
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AP PHOTOS: Rain or shine, emotions run high at Seville’s Holy Week processions in Spain

SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — With tears of emotion often flowing down their faces, tens of thousands of faithful have packed the rooftops, bridges and narrow streets of this historic city in southern Spain to watch much-venerated images of Jesus and the Virgin Mary carried ...
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