World News - The Morning Sun

Pope Francis waves as he leaves after his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, Nov.20, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope approves new papal funeral rites to simplify ritual, allow for burial outside the Vatican

Pope Francis has revised the funeral rites that will be used when he dies. He's simplifying the rituals to emphasize his role as a mere bishop and allowing for burial outside the Vatican in keeping … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 11/20/24

FILE - 2 year old Emile Miango, who has mpox, lies in a hospital, in Kamituga, South Kivu province, Sept. 4, 2024, which is the epicenter of the world's latest outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, file)

The UN authorizes the 1st mpox vaccine for children in an attempt to control the outbreak in Congo

The World Health Organization has authorized the first mpox vaccine for children. Experts hope it will help make immunizations more widely available to one of the hardest-hit populations during the … more

11/20/24

Pope to make late Italian teenager Carlo Acutis the first millennial and digital saint on April 27

Pope Francis will make late teen Carlo Acutis the Catholic Church’s first millennial and digital saint next year. The ceremony is expected to be held April 27, when the Vatican celebrates the … more

11/20/24

FILE - A woman carries a child as she wades through a street flooded in the passing of Hurricane Helene, in Batabano, Mayabeque province, Cuba, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Climate change goosed hurricane wind strength by 18 mph since 2019, study says

A new study says human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 mph stronger in the last six years. Wednesday's study says most storms gained so much strength due to warmer waters from … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN | 11/20/24

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to New People party's leader Alexey Nechaev during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian lawmakers endorse bill to ban adoptions by gender-transition countries

Russia’s upper house of parliament has endorsed a bill banning adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitioning is legal. The Federation Council on Wednesday also … more

11/20/24

A police officer stands guard as a health worker, right, administers a polio vaccine to a child in a neighbourhood of Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

Pakistan reports new polio case in northwest, raising nationwide tally to 50 cases this year

Officials say Pakistan has detected one more polio case in the restive northwest bordering Afghanistan, raising the country’s tally of the infectious disease to 50 cases this year. Pakistan and … more

11/20/24

A boy rides a scooter past a display of destroyed Russian military vehicles in Mykhailivska square in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

US Embassy in Kyiv shuts down after receiving warning of 'significant' Russian air attack

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv says it will shut its doors after receiving warning of a potentially significant air attack. The embassy also said in a statement on Wednesday that employees and U.S. … more

11/20/24

FILE - A TV screen shows an image of soldiers believed to be from North Korea stand in line to receive supplies from Russia during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

North Korea sent more conventional weapons to Russia, South Korea says

South Korea's spy agency says that North Korea has recently supplied additional artillery systems to Russia to support its war efforts against Ukraine. Lawmakers, who attended Tuesday's closed-door … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG | 11/20/24

Women, with children on their backs carry out chores in Epworth, Zimbabwe, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli)

Health advocates in Africa worry Trump will reimpose abortion 'gag rule' governing US aid

Women's health advocates in Africa are worried that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will again invoke the so-called global gag rule, a policy that cuts off U.S. government funding for groups that … more

By FARAI MUTSAKA | 11/19/24

FILE - Protesters hold a picture of Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipino convicted drug trafficker in Indonesia, as they urge Philippine President save her from execution during a rally in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Marcos says Indonesia has agreed to send Filipina death-row drug convict back to the Philippines

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says a deal has been reached for Indonesia to send back a Filipino death-row drug convict, who was nearly executed by firing squad but got a reprieve due to … more

By JIM GOMEZ AND NINIEK KARMINI | 11/19/24

FILE- A police officer walks along flags of nations participating in the meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the national convention center in Vientiane, Laos, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Southeast Asian defense chiefs meet in Laos as maritime disputes with China are flaring

Southeast Asian defense chiefs and representatives are meeting in the Laotian capital for security talks at a time of increasing maritime disputes with China in the Asia-Pacific and as the transition … more

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI | 11/19/24

Representatives from various consulates wait in line outside the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts in Hong Kong Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, ahead of the sentencing in national security case. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong's sentencing of 45 activists. Beijing defends it

Forty-five prominent activists in Hong Kong have been sentenced to up to 10 years in jail, sparking criticism from foreign governments and rights groups. The democracy advocates were among 47 people … more

By KANIS LEUNG | 11/19/24

President Joe Biden and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva meet at the G20 Leader's Summit at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, Pool)

Brazilian police arrest 5 officers in alleged 2022 coup plot to kill President Lula, others

Brazil's federal police have arrested five officers accused of plotting a coup that included plans to overthrow the government following the 2022 elections and kill then-President-elect Luiz Inácio … more

By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA | 11/19/24

FILE - Croatia's President Zoran Milanovic addresses the media outside a polling station after casting his vote in Zagreb, Croatia, April 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)

Croatia to hold a presidential election on Dec. 29

Croatia's prime minister says the European Union country will hold a presidential election on Dec. 29. The government is expected on Thursday to formally schedule the vote. A runoff vote will be held … more

11/19/24

FILE - Workers stand by a memorial for Democratic Republic of the Congo independence hero Patrice Lumumba, in Kinshasa, Congo, June 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi, File)

Congo says mausoleum holding independence hero Lumumba's gold-capped tooth is vandalized

Congo’s government says the mausoleum of assassinated independence leader Patrice Lumumba has been vandalized. It is not immediately clear whether Lumumba’s remains which are a single gold-capped … more

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE and MARK BANCHEREAU | 11/19/24

FILE - The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency flies in front of its headquarters during an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, on Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)

Iran has increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, UN says

The U.N. nuclear watchdog says Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels in defiance of international demands. In a confidential report seen Tuesday by … more

11/19/24

Journalists take cover from the exchange of gunfire between gangs and police in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Residents in Haiti's capital stand with police in a battle to repel the latest gang attack

A powerful gang coalition has launched a fresh attack on Haiti’s capital, with gunmen targeting an upscale community in Port-au-Prince where they clashed with residents who fought side-by-side with … more

By EVENS SANON | 11/19/24

Senegalese sailors on their zodiac, background, approach a fishermen's pirogue to check during a mission to search for illegal migrant boats near the coast of Dakar, Senegal, Saturday, Nov.16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

On board with Senegal’s navy as it searches for migrants on a popular but deadly route toward Europe

The Associated Press had rare access to a night patrol by Senegal's navy as it scanned the sea for a growing number of vulnerable boats making the risky journey towards Europe. More and more West … more

By ANNIE RISEMBERG | 11/19/24

A person walks their dog during snowfall in Warwick, England, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (Jacob King/PA Wire/PA via AP)

School closures and travel delays as Arctic air brings snow and sleet to parts of the UK

Dozens of schools were closed and road and train travel ground to a halt as a cold snap brought snow, ice and sleet across parts of the UK. The country's Met Office issued snow and ice warnings due … more

11/19/24

A Russian Shahed strike killed at least 10 people, including a child and injured thirteen more in Hlukhiv, the Sumy region prosecutor's office said in a statement released Tuesday.

A 3rd Russian strike in 3 days kills more Ukrainian civilians as the war hits a milestone

Officials say a third Russian strike in three days on a civilian residential area in Ukraine has killed at least 12 people, including a child, as the war reached its 1,000th day. Ukraine’s Rescue … more

11/19/24