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Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with an appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a “firm commitment” to protect and respect life from conception to natural death

Ukraine has halted Russian gas supplies to European customers through its pipeline network, almost three years into Moscow’s all-out invasion of its neighbor

Palestinian medics say Israeli strikes have killed at least 12 people in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children

Palestinian medics say Israeli strikes have killed at least 12 people in Gaza, mostly women and children

Palestinian medics say Israeli strikes have killed at least 12 people in Gaza, mostly women and children

Grieving relatives of people killed in a plane crash in South Korea have visited the site to pay respects to their loved ones on New Year’s Day

Grieving relatives of the victims of the South Korean plane disaster have visited the crash site to pay respects to their loved ones on New Year’s Day

Colorado becomes the second state to allow psychedelic therapy this week after two years of rulemaking

Hundreds of people who say they suffered physical or sexual abuse at two state-run reform schools in Florida are in line to receive tens of thousands of dollars in restitution from the state, after Florida lawmakers formally apologized for the horrors they endured as children more than 50 years ago

Former President Jimmy Carter was widely known as a man of faith, a born-again Christian who defined himself as a progressive evangelical