Global Forecast as of 12:00 GMT Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Global Forecast as of 12:00 GMT Wednesday, January 29, 2025

An Italian navy ship has arrived in Albania with 49 migrants intercepted in international waters for processing of their asylum applications at special Albanian centers

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, prefect of the Dicastery for the Oriental Churches, today visited Christians in a church in Aleppo. FOOTAGE OF CARDINAL CLAUDIO GUGEROTTI'S VISIT TO A CHURCH IN ALEPPO, SYRIA.

Two Russian ships docked at Syria’s main Mediterranean port last week, in what appears to be part of a large-scale withdrawal of equipment. The loss of access to the port has left Russia’s navy adrift – not to mention Moscow’s entire Middle East strategy.

The EU started to impose asset freezes and travel bans on Syrian officials and organizations in 2011 in response to Bashar Assad’s crackdown on protesters, which festered into a civil war.

After more than fifty years of iron-fisted rule, the Assad regime in Syria was finally overthrown a few weeks ago. Leading the rebel onslaught against the regime was Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa, who is more commonly known by his nom de guerre of Mohammad al-Jolani.

Sixty contestants from 38 countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and America have joined the 4th International Quran Recitation Competition, or

An Italian navy ship arrived Tuesday in Albania with 49 migrants intercepted in international waters for processing of their asylum applications at special Albanian centers, in the third such attempt following hurdles earlier raised by Italian courts.

The military governments of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused the bloc of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations failed to change their minds.

Kennedy once again betrays his ignorance about Medicaid. “The premiums are too high, the deductibles are too high, and everybody’s getting sicker,” he said. But Medicaid has no premiums or ...