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Before his death, Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be converted into a children's clinic in war-torn Gaza, Catholic charity Caritas said on Monday. The iconic open-sided vehicle, designed to allow the pontiff to greet crowds of well-wishers, has been transferred to Caritas Jerusalem and will head to Gaza if and when Israel opens a humanitarian

The conservatives of Germany's designated chancellor Friedrich Merz and the centre-left Social Democrats formally signed their coalition contract on Monday, on the eve of launching their new government. Merz, 69, is on Tuesday set to be sworn in as the new leader of Europe's biggest economy, ending half a year of political paralysis in Berlin. The

In times of environmental crises and human beings’ growing alienation from nature, some thinkers are questioning the prevailing anthropocentric view: What space for animals in our very human world? This documentary features human philosophers Viciane Despret and Baptiste Morizot as well as the dog Alba and the wild horse Stipa.

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he had directed officials to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz prison, the notorious federal jail based on a small island in California that closed six decades ago. "REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!" the Republican wrote on his Truth Social platform. "Today, I am directing the Bureau of Prisons, together with the Department

A leading American travel journalist has described Malta as a “brave new world” for US tourists, whom he said used to believe the Knights of Malta were a “myth”. CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg said that when growing up in the US, his knowledge of the country had been confined to knowing that American boat owners used to fly their vessel under

Brazilian police said Sunday they had arrested two people in connection with a foiled plot to attack Lady Gaga's packed mega-concert in Rio de Janeiro. Rio's civil police force said that "together with the ministry of justice" it had "prevented a bomb attack that would have occurred at Lady Gaga's concert in Copacabana" on Saturday night. Officials

A missile landed inside the perimeter of Israel's main airport on Sunday, wounding six people, halting flights and gouging a wide crater, in an attack claimed by Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels. The Israeli military said "several attempts were made to intercept" the missile that was launched from Yemen, a rare Huthi attack that penetrated Israel's

Malta’s EU Commissioner Glenn Micallef has spoken out condemning any attacks on humanitarian aid bound for Gaza and highlighting the devastating impact on children. “Humanitarian aid is vital for the people of Gaza to survive — especially for children,” he wrote on X, tagging UNICEF and UNICEF Middle East and North Africa. “For two months now, children

Influential billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Saturday he would retire from leading his Berkshire Hathaway business group by the end of the year and that he would recommend his chosen successor Greg Abel take over. Buffett's success, coupled with his ability to explain his thinking in clear soundbites, has made him highly influential in the

With a thumping success in local elections this week, the hard-right Reform UK party has loosened Britain's two-party stranglehold and is already eyeing Downing Street. Reform UK, which formed from the remnants of its firebrand leader Nigel Farage's Brexit party, swept over 670 local council seats as well as its first two mayoral posts. In its biggest