ROME (AP) – Pope Leo XIV on Monday denounced the “antisemitic violence” behind the Sydney Hanukkah massacre as he prayed for the victims and the “gift of peace and fraternity” this holiday season.

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) – Bosnian officials said Wednesday that at least 11 people died and more than 30 were injured in a fire in a retirement facility that broke out the evening before in Bosnia.

LONDON (AP) – British pop star Cliff Richard said Monday he has been given the all-clear after treatment for prostate cancer.  The 85-year-old singer joined calls for Britain to introduce a national screening program for the disease. Richard told “Good Morning Britain” that he was diagnosed a year ago after a health check for his insurance before a tour to Australia and New Zealand.