Pope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs, Vatican says

It said lab tests, a chest X-ray and the Pope's clinical condition "continue to present a complex picture".

Source: BBC

All fores! Miranda July among artists to create feminist mini-golf course in Melbourne

Swingers, which aims to celebrate the sport’s feminist history, will take over the Flinders Street station ballroom as part of the 2025 Rising festival

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Source: The Guardian

Hong Kong’s hottest new social scene? Running clubs

Organised group runs have sprung up across the city. Here are the best ones to join on almost every day of the week

Source: Financial Times

Europe needs big defence players to catch up with US, says Belgian minister

Theo Francken says bloc’s fragmentation and high costs push European governments towards US weapons

Source: Financial Times

Federal prosecutor blames Trump administration pressure for resignation

In announcing her resignation, Denise Cheung said a Trump appointee pushed her to launch a criminal probe without cause.

Source: Al Jazeera

EU imported more Russian LNG in 2024 despite a drop in gas consumption

Europe's gas demand dropped to an 11-year low in 2024, with imports in liquefied natural gas declining 19% from the previous year. However, import of Russian LNG into the EU …

Source: France 24

Hamas to return 4 bodies of hostages on Thursday, 6 alive on Saturday

Hamas's top negotiator said on Tuesday the militant group will release the bodies of four dead captives on Thursday and six living Israeli hostages on Saturday. Senior Hamas leader Khalil …

Source: France 24

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison: ‘finally free’

Native American activist moves to home imprisonment after Joe Biden commuted sentence at end of presidency

The Native American activist Leonard Peltier – convicted in 1975 for the killings of …

Source: The Guardian

'Everyone must go': New Zealand's tourism drive draws ire

What was meant as a catchy tagline has been dubbed tone-deaf amid high emigration and unemployment.

Source: BBC

New law in Vietnam derided as bid to quell all critique of communist rule

A rights group calls Vietnam's new "Decree 147" social media crackdown a bid by the Communist Party to put an "icy stranglehold on free speech."

Source: CBS News

Rubio: US and Russia agree to restore embassy staffing, create team to negotiate Ukraine peace

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy postponed a trip to Saudi Arabia scheduled for this week, citing the fact that officials from his country were not invited to U.S.-Russia talks in the …

Source: France 24

Honduras reaches agreement to extend extradition treaty with the US

Honduras reverses previous position that it would not extend the treaty, seen as a symbol of heavy-handed US presence.

Source: Al Jazeera