Pope Francis, in a critical condition with pneumonia since he was hospitalized on February 14, had a good night and was resting, the Vatican said Monday.
“The night passed well, the pope slept and is resting,” it said in a brief statement as Francis, 88, entered his 11th day at the Gemelli hospital in Rome, making this the longest hospitalization of his papacy.
Russia on Sunday said it has moved to safety 371 of its civilians from areas it retook from Ukrainian forces in its border Kursk region. “In total since March 12th from liberated inhabited areas 371 people have been moved, including 14 children,” the acting Kursk region governor Alexander Khinshtein said on social media.
Spokesman of Yemeni armed forces Yahya Saree delivered a speech today on Sunday at 17:00 GMT. “More than 47 bombs have been dropped on various areas of Yemen by US enemy,” said the Yemeni army spokesman. “The Yemeni armed forces will not hesitate to continue targeting US military assets in the region,” he underscored Saree…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urged the United States to cease strikes against Yemen’s Houthis, the foreign ministry said on Sunday. Lavrov spoke to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio by telephone, the ministry said. “In response to the American representative’s arguments, Sergey Lavrov stressed the need for an immediate cessation of the use of force…
The stationing of peacekeeping troops in Ukraine, as proposed by Britain and France as part of a ceasefire agreement with Russia, is a question for Kyiv to decide and not Moscow, French President Emmanuel Macron said in a press interview. Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have been rushing to consolidate military support for…
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday appointed Major-General Andriy Hnatov as Ukraine’s chief of the general staff as Kyiv seeks to speed up army reform. A decree published on the presidential website said General Hnatov, a deputy chief of staff, would replace Lieutenant-General Anatoliy Barhilevych. “We are consistently changing the armed forces to make them even…
