In Dubai, an art show’s return reflects city’s new normal
<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — It was a scene reminiscent of pre-pandemic Dubai: Art lovers dressed in designer clothes or alternative fashion, walking around...
Beijing begins to test venues for 2022 Winter Olympics
<p>BEIJING — The organizers of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics started 10 days of testing Thursday for the hockey and other indoor venues.</p>
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Pope opens final Holy Week services, skips Last Supper rite
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis opened the solemn final days of Holy Week with a morning Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica but planned to...
Mexican soldiers accused in 2014 massacre re-arrested
<p>MEXICO CITY — Seven Mexican soldiers who were accused in the 2014 army killings of 22 drug cartel suspects but later freed have been...
Arab Islamist shows clout with prime-time speech in Israel
JERUSALEM — The leader of an Arab Islamist party in Israel delivered a prime-time address in Hebrew on Thursday that was carried live by...
Gaza man: After lengthy torture, Hamas forced me to divorce
<p>GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — After months of torture and interrogations in a Hamas prison, Palestinian activist Rami Aman says he was offered an...
UN urges Somali leaders to break impasse delaying elections
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council called on Somalia’s leaders Wednesday to meet “at the earliest opportunity” to break the impasse delaying the...
Over 55,000 animals believed dead in fire at German pig farm
<p>BERLIN — A fire at a pig-breeding facility in northeastern Germany is believed to have killed more than 55,000 animals, the operator said Thursday.</p>
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Catholic women’s groups protest Vatican’s gay union stance
BERLIN — Five Catholic women's organizations in German-speaking areas have released an open letter calling for the Vatican to reverse its position that priests...
UN condemns violence against Myanmar protesters and deaths
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council late Thursday strongly condemned the use of violence against peaceful protesters and the deaths of hundreds of...