Suicide bombers had planned to attack Pope Francis on a trip to Iraq in 2021, but were killed before they could strike, according to his autobiography. British intelligence informed Iraqi police when Francis arrived in Baghdad that a woman wearing explosives was heading towards Mosul and was planning to blow herself up during the papal […]

MOSCOW (AP) — The lower house of Russia’s parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that would set the stage for Moscow to remove the designation of the Taliban in Afghanistan as a terrorist group. Under the bill passed by the State Duma in the second and third readings, the official terrorist designation of an organization […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks, Reuters has reported. The news agency added, citing sources briefed on the meetings, that a deal is expected to be signed in the coming days. However, this wouldn’t be the first time there have been positive noises about a potential ceasefire, only [&helli

MILAN (AP) — The operation to transport an injured spelunker out of a cave in northern Italy cleared a difficult passage Tuesday to leave the uncharted part of the Bueno Fonteno cave and enter the main tunnel, rescue officials said. The operation, now in its fourth day, was expected to continue at least another day […]

A new island has emerged in Venice – thanks to recently installed city flood barriers. Bacan is a small stretch of land near the Sant’Erasmo island on the Northern Venetian Lagoon. It can only be reached by private boat. The island is popular with local residents during the summer months as an escape from a […]