Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Thai, Cambodian leaders agree on ceasefire to end deadly border clashes
CBS News
·
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an "immediate and unconditional" ceasefire from midnight to resolve deadly border clashes, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Monday. Anwar, who chaired the talks as head of the ASEAN regional bloc,...
Thailand, Cambodia agree to 'immediate and unconditional' ceasefire, Malaysia PM says
ABC News - New York
·
July 28, 2025
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia -- Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an “immediate and unconditional” ceasefire in a significant breakthrough to resolve deadly border clashes that entered a fifth day, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Monday....
Azerbaijan, Vatican strengthen global interfaith ties with new agreement
Olaylar
·
July 28, 2025
17:06 En The "Memorandum of Understanding in the Field of Interreligious Dialogue between the State Committee on Work with Religious Institutions of Azerbaijan and the Dicastery of the Holy See for Interreligious Dialogue" was signed today, a...
Thailand and Cambodia agree to ‘immediate and unconditional’ ceasefire, Malaysian PM says
The Hindu
·
July 28, 2025
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an “immediate and unconditional” ceasefire from midnight to resolve deadly border clashes, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Monday (July 28, 2025). Mr. Anwar, who chaired the talks as head of the...
NSW senator pays tribute to Pope Francis in first parliamentary speech
The Catholic Weekly
·
July 28, 2025
NSW Senator Deborah O’Neill has honoured the late Pope Francis in her first speech in parliament after the 3 May federal election. Photo: Supplied. NSW Senator Deborah O’Neill has honoured the late Pope Francis in her first speech in parliament...
Warsaw archbishop asks Vatican to defrock priest charged with killing homeless man
The Gleaner
·
July 28, 2025
WARSAW (AP): The archbishop of Warsaw, Poland has asked the Vatican to defrock a priest charged with the killing of a 68-year-old homeless man who was beaten with an axe and set on fire. Prosecutors, on Saturday, charged the priest, only...
Pope Leo XIV visits Spanish teen who was hospitalized during the Jubilee of Youth
Dialog - Delaware
·
August 6, 2025
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV visited a Spanish teenager who had to be hospitalized during the Jubilee of Youth and prayed with and spoke to the family. The pope said that if the teen “had come all the way to Rome, then (the pope) could come all the...
Thomas Jones: Lunch with Mussolini
London Review of Books
·
August 14, 2025
Enzo Ferrari in his first race, the 1919 Parma to Poggio di Berceto hill climb. It was hot on the tarmac at Vallelunga, in the low thirties centigrade, though not as hot as it had been 24 hours earlier – when the mercury had been pushing forty –...
Cambodian, Thai leaders hold ceasefire talks in Malaysia
Telengana Today
·
July 28, 2025
Thai and Cambodian leaders meet in Malaysia under ASEAN mediation to end five days of deadly border clashes that have killed 35 and displaced over 260,000. The conflict, sparked by a landmine blast, has drawn U.S. pressure and global concern...
Thailand and Cambodia agree to "unconditional" ceasefire to end deadly border row, Malaysian PM says
Yahoo News
·
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an “unconditional” ceasefire starting at midnight, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Monday, a significant breakthrough to resolve five days of deadly border clashes that...
NCC suspends three media organs, four journalists, warns others
The Guardian Post
·
This was at the end of the 47th Ordinary Session of the body, which took place at the head office of the institution in Yaounde. The NCC, led by its renowned president, Joseph Chebongkeng Kalabubsu, also announced its ruling on five other cases....
Tom Lehrer Songs Experience Streaming Spike After Death: Why Vatican Rag, The Masochism Tango Still Hit in 2025
International Business Times - United Kingdom
·
July 28, 2025
Renowned American satirist and mathematician Tom Lehrer died on 26 July 2025 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the age of 97. In the days following his passing, Lehrer's music has seen a resurgence in attention online, particularly through streaming...
Thai, Cambodian leaders agree on ceasefire to end deadly border clashes
CBS News
·
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an "immediate and unconditional" ceasefire from midnight to resolve deadly border clashes, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Monday. Anwar, who chaired the talks as head of the ASEAN regional bloc,...
Thailand and Cambodia agree to a ceasefire in their deadly border clashes
Associated Press
·
July 28, 2025
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Thailand and Cambodia agreed Monday to an unconditional ceasefire during a meeting in Malaysia, in a significant breakthrough to resolve five days of deadly border clashes that have killed dozens and displaced tens of...
The Vatican Observatory Looks to the Heavens
The New Yorker
·
July 28, 2025
When the late Pope Francis was elected, a dozen years ago, and famously declined the pomp and perquisites typically associated with the office, among his renunciations was the use of the papal summer residence—a seventeenth-century palazzo in...
Cambodian and Thai leaders hold ceasefire talks in Malaysia ...
Southeast Missourian
·
Officials later said that the Chinese and American ambassadors to Malaysia are attending the meeting. The violence marks a rare instance of open military confrontation between ASEAN member states, a 10-nation regional bloc that has prided itself...
Warsaw archbishop asks Vatican to defrock priest in murder case
Inquirer
·
July 28, 2025
WARSAW, Poland — The archbishop of Warsaw, Poland, has asked the Vatican to defrock a priest charged with the killing of a 68-year-old homeless man who was beaten with an ax and set on fire. Prosecutors on Saturday charged the priest, only...
James Hitchcock and the Continuing Battles over Vatican II
The Catholic Thing
·
July 28, 2025
James Hitchcock, the American Catholic historian, died in his native St. Louis last week. He was an accomplished academic – Princeton PhD – and his History of the Catholic Church will remain a point of reference for years to come. But he was also...
Cambodian and Thai leaders hold ceasefire talks in Malaysia as border violence enters...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
·
The fighting flared last Thursday after a land mine explosion along the border wounded five Thai soldiers. Both sides blamed each other for starting the clashes, that have killed at least 35 people and displaced more than 260,000 people on both...
Pope Leo Invites Hot Priests of Social Media to Vatican for Youth Appeal Summit
The Daily Beast
·
July 27, 2025
The Vatican is ready to cash in on the collective thirst for men in robes. Instagram is full of clips of tall, dark, and handsome priests spreading the word of God while showing off some impressively chiseled features, and they might be the key to...