Support your children if they are gay, pope tells parents
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said on Wednesday that parents of gay children should not condemn them but offer them support. He spoke in unscripted comments at his weekly audience …
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Picasso heirs launch digital art piece to ride ‘crypto’ wave
GENEVA — Pablo, meet Crypto. Heirs of Pablo Picasso, the famed 20th-century Spanish artist, are vaulting into 21st-century commerce by selling 1,010 digital art pieces of one of his ceramic …
Read MoreWinter weather, vast expanse make patrolling Canada-U.S. border a daunting challenge
SAINT VINCENT, MINN. — A bleak panorama of frozen, windblown prairie extends in every direction behind Katy Siemer as she points north, past a barren stand of trees to a …
Read More‘Fight Club’ has a new ending in China where the authorities win
More than two decades after its release, "Fight Club" has been given a very different ending in China — and this time, the authorities win. Chinese fans of David Fincher’s …
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U.K. not ruling out sanctions against Russia’s Putin
LONDON — Britain is not ruling out sanctions targetted at Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin in person if Russia invades Ukraine, U.K. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Wednesday. U.S. President …
Read MoreIndia’s Republic Day parade curtailed amid COVID-19
NEW DELHI — Thousands of people braved a morning chill Wednesday on a ceremonial boulevard in India’s capital to watch a display of the country’s military power and cultural diversity, …
Read MoreUN chief decries antisemitism, urges stand against hatred
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres decried the resurgence of antisemitism in comments Tuesday night at a service commemorating victims of the Nazi Holocaust, and he urged people around the …
Read MoreCelebrations and protests mark polarizing Australia Day
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA — Australians celebrated and protested the anniversary of British colonization of their country Wednesday on a day that is officially known as Australia Day but is considered by …
Read MoreEthiopia PM open to talks with Tigray forces, diaspora group says
NAIROBI, KENYA — Ethiopia’s prime minister has said there will be negotiations on a cease-fire between his government and the rival Tigray forces who have been waging war for almost …
Read MoreAs U.S. Navy salvages crashed jet, China will be watching closely: analysts
The United States Navy is trying to retrieve its most advanced fighter jet from the depths of the South China Sea, an extremely complex operation that analysts say will be …
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