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South Sudan opposition seeks 6-month extension on crucial next steps in peace deal

Pope Francis celebrated Easter Mass on Sunday, marking the most joyful moment of the year for the faithful even as the church faced a fresh round of bloodshed targeting Christians in Sri Lanka.

The Latest: Iran's foreign minister calls terrorism a 'global menace' after Sri Lanka attacks

The Latest: Pope denounces 'cruel violence' in Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka, calling them "an assault on all of humanity."

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has convenened Sri Lanka's top military officials at an emergency meeting of the National Security Council following a series of Easter Sunday blasts

Corruption and economic stagnation are big issues for voters in Ukraine's presidential runoff

At least 129 people have been killed and nearly 500 wounded in near simultaneous blasts that rocked three churches and three hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday

Egyptians cast their ballots Saturday in the first of three days of voting on constitutional amendments that would allow President el-Sissi to stay in power until 2030

The U.S. ambassador to Poland wished Jews a happy Passover in Polish, and the reaction has been a wave of angry comments on Twitter