The ‌first US pope did not specifically mention France's new law, which drew heated opposition ⁠from local ⁠Catholic bishops, but criticized assisted dying alongside surrogacy and genetic manipulation,

Pope Leo XIV, right, is welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace as part of his four-day pastoral visit to France, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. Pope Leo XIV, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands after a joint statement at the Elysee Palace,

Pope Leo is spending four intense days in Paris, the Catholic shrine at Lourdes and the northeastern city of Metz.

Pope Leo XIV is taking his call to respect the dignity of every human life on the road with a weekend visit to France

Trump and Xi's U.S. summit continues after a state dinner Thursday night. And, Netanyahu returns to Israel after giving a defensive and defiant speech at the U.N. General Assembly.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian struck a defiant tone during his address at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, the first time the leader of a country at war with the United States has addressed the world body.

Some diplomats walked out of the room as the Israeli PM took podium.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a defiant speech at the United Nations on Wednesday as his government downplayed talks with the United States.Meanwhile, another ship attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz was struck by a projectile,

Russian drone ⁠hit ⁠a high-rise building in ⁠central Kyiv on Friday morning, killing ​a child, while one person was killed in the southern ‌region of Odesa, Ukrainian ‌officials said. Police said a 14-year-old boy was killed ⁠and ⁠at least seven other people were injured in a ​Russian drone attack on a 16-storey residential building in Kyiv's central Pechersk district.

Eight ⁠people, ⁠including a child, ⁠were injured in a Ukrainian ​drone attack on Russia's Ulyanovsk region on Friday ‌morning, Governor Alexei ‌Russkikh said. Russkikh said on Telegram ⁠that ⁠industrial and civilian infrastructure in the region had ​been damaged in the attack.

Kyiv residents experience two days of internet disruptions, raising fears over access to banking and other online services

Eight people, including a child, were injured in a Ukrainian drone ​attack on Russia's Ulyanovsk region on ‌Friday morning, Governor Alexei Russkikh said.

President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas delivered a prerecorded address to the U.N. General Assembly after the U.S. denied his visa.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, delivering prerecorded remarks from his office in Ramallah after the United States denied him and other top Palestinian officials visas to attend the gathering for the second year in a row.

Speaking from Ramallah, the Palestinian Authority’s Mahmoud Abbas said that Israel “has targeted all of the basic necessities of life.”

At the UN General Assembly, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged nations to support the two-state solution. He stated that his people seek a democratic Palestinian state that can coexist with Israel. DW has more.