ROME (AP) – Pope Leo XIV is adding another trip to his already busy 2026 travel schedule, making a four-day visit to France at the end of September that also includes a visit to the U.N. culture agency. The Vatican confirmed Saturday the Sept. 25-28 trip, which will be Leo’s fourth foreign voyage of the year.
BUNIA, Congo (AP) – At least 80 deaths have been reported in Congo’s new Ebola disease outbreak in the eastern Ituri province, authorities said, as health workers raced Saturday to intensify screening and contact tracing to contain the disease. Officials first announced the outbreak on Friday, with 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy is fighting for his political life in Louisiana’s Republican primary on Saturday as he faces a challenge backed by President Donald Trump, the latest attempt by the president to purge the party of politicians he views as disloyal.
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The wife of a U.S. Army sergeant has been released from federal immigration custody after spending a month in detention. Sgt. Jose Serrano, an active duty soldier stationed in Texas who served three tours in Afghanistan, said that immigration agents arrested his wife during an April 14 appointment with immigration services.
LONDON (AP) – Police patrolled the streets of London as tens of thousands of protesters descended on the U.K. capital on Saturday for two rival demonstrations, and tens of thousands more soccer fans congregated for the final of England’s major domestic cup competition at Wembley Stadium.
The Kremlin has approved new measures allowing citizens from Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria to gain Russian citizenship more easily, Russia’s state media reported Friday night.
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Leo XIV has created a study group on artificial intelligence, the Vatican said Saturday, as he gears up to release his first encyclical that is expected to emphasize the need for an ethics-based approach to the technology that prioritizes human dignity and peace.
NEW YORK (AP) – The Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter rail system, was shut down Saturday after unionized workers went on strike for the first time in three decades. The railroad, which serves New York City and its eastern suburbs, ceased operations just after midnight after five unions representing about half its workforce walked off the job.
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