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AP World News

Richard Williamson, Catholic bishop whose denial of Holocaust embarrassed Pope Benedict XVI, dies
A traditionalist Catholic bishop whose denial of the Holocaust created a scandal when Pope Benedict XVI rehabilitated him has died
7:41AM ( 3 months ago )
Families in India cremate loved ones killed in stampede at religious festival
Grieving families in India are cremating their loved ones while others are caring for their injured relatives in hospitals a day after a stampede
7:16AM ( 3 months ago )
Hospital nurse in Uganda dies in country's first Ebola outbreak in 2 years
A Ugandan health official says a nurse in the capital, Kampala, has died of Ebola, in the first recorded fatality since the country's last outbreak ended in 2023
7:04AM ( 3 months ago )
Thousands of Albanians pay last respects to Orthodox Christian Archbishop Anastasios
Thousands of Albanians gathered in the capital to pay their last respects to Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country’s Orthodox Christian Church after the fall of the country’s communist regime in 1990
6:16AM ( 3 months ago )
Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband, imprisoned for raping and drugging her, now caught up in other cases
The convicted rapist who horrified France by drugging his wife so other men could rape her is being linked to other cases
5:56AM ( 3 months ago )
Europe's economy showed zero growth at end of 2024 as Germany, eurozone's biggest economy, struggled
Europe’s economy stagnated late last year as its former growth engine, Germany, finished a second straight year of shrinking output
5:20AM ( 3 months ago )
European Central bank cuts benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point to boost stagnant economy
The European Central Bank is cutting its key interest rate, a step to boost an economy that’s struggling to grow as consumers burned by inflation warily eye price tags and businesses try to chart a course amid political turmoil in leading economies France and Germany
5:20AM ( 3 months ago )
Merkel criticizes German front-runner Merz over migration vote with far-right support
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country’s center-right leader, the front-runner in Germany’s election next month, for putting to parliament proposals for tough new migration rules that only passed with the help of a far-right party
5:12AM ( 3 months ago )
European court finds Italy violated the right to life of Italians living in Naples toxic dump area
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Italy violated the right to life of Italians living in a toxic-waste polluted area around Naples
5:01AM ( 3 months ago )
Congo’s leader calls for massive military mobilization as Rwanda-backed rebels expand their control
Congo’s leader has called on young people to enlist in the army to help fight Rwanda-backed rebels attempting to seize more territory in the country’s conflict-battered east
4:14AM ( 3 months ago )