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omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Taliban returned to power over Afghanistan issuing public promises to preserve its people’s basic freedoms. But just as swiftly as the group grasped control, it reneged on those guarantees — completely blocking female students’ access to education through a series of crackdowns culminating on Wednesday in a ban forbidding […]

Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Starting Jan. 5, people flying from China will need a negative COVID-19 test within two days of their departure in order to enter the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. The newly announced restrictions come amid what the CDC called a “surge” in […]

Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images (ROME) — A day after news emerged that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s health had worsened within a few hours, a Vatican official updated Thursday that he “is absolutely lucid and alert.” “Although his condition remains serious, the situation at the moment is stable,” Holy See Press Office Director Matteo […]

SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than nine months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas throughout eastern and southern Ukraine. Putin’s forces in November pulled out of key positions, retreating from Kherson as Ukrainian troops […]

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (PARIS) — Three people were killed and three others wounded, one critically, in a shooting in Paris on Friday, according to the city’s prosecutor, Laure Beccuau. The motive for the shooting was not immediately clear, but a 69-year-old suspect from France was taken into custody, according to the prosecutor. The suspect was […]

Dave J Hogan/Getty Images (SAO PAULO) — Family members of Brazilian soccer superstar Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, gathered by his hospital bed on Christmas Eve as he faces health challenges. The 82-year-old former forward was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2021. Earlier this week, the Albert Einstein hospital in São Paulo said in […]

SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than nine months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas throughout eastern and southern Ukraine. Putin’s forces in November pulled out of key positions, retreating from Kherson as Ukrainian troops […]

Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images (ROME) — The health of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has worsened in the last few hours, a Vatican official said on Wednesday. “The situation at the moment remains under control and is constantly followed by doctors,” Holy See Press Office Director Matteo Bruni told reporters, adding that he could […]

Michael Macdonald / EyeEm /Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. government is concerned about COVID surges in China and a lack of transparency from the Chinese government, resulting in the U.S. considering imposing new restrictions on travelers coming to the U.S. from China, according to U.S. officials. “There are mounting concerns in the international community […]

Samir Hussein/WireImage (LONDON) — After two years off due to COVID-19, the British royal family returned this year with its traditional Christmas morning service at Sandringham Estate. Joining the tradition this year were Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, the children of Prince William and Kate, the prince and princess of Wales. Also in […]