Israel has received a list of the names of the deceased hostages that the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas is to hand over in the Gaza Strip on Thursday. The relatives of the hostages have been informed, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement published on Wednesday. “At this difficult hour, […]

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Pope Francis in hospital on Wednesday, where he is being treated for pneumonia. Meloni wished the 88-year-old pontiff a speedy recovery on behalf of her government and all of Italy, according to a statement. Pope Francis was awake and alert, according to Meloni. The right-wing politician has met the [&h

Italy’s bishops have called upon the faithful of the country to pray for the 88-year-old Pope Francis after he was diagnosed with pneumonia. “As we entrust the work of doctors and medical staff to the Lord, we embrace the Holy Father with affection,” the bishops wrote in a statement, adding that all church communities in […

Almost 300,000 Ukrainians are employed in Germany, the Federal Employment Agency said on Wednesday, shortly before the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Figures from November 2024 show that 296,000 Ukrainians were working in Germany, up from around 65,000 before the war began in February 2022. The data suggests that almost a qua

Gallery: 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 XRT Hyundai Hyundai added the midsize Ioniq 5 to its lineup of off-road-ready crossovers with a new XRT trim level aimed at adventurers who still want electric drive. How big is that sliver of the market? We shall see. But a quick all-dirt adventure in the desert outside Palm Springs […]