Pope Leo returns to Peru after Milei’s tearful farewell in Argentina
Argentina’s president was moved to tears as the pope left after the first papal visit in 39 years. The Holy See says 3 million people greeted him in Lima.
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Red Brigades member escapes house arrest in Argentina before extradition
Leonardo Bertulazzi, 74, tampered with his ankle tag and climbed down from his fifth-floor flat. Argentina has offered a $13,000 reward for his recapture.
Chilean mother reunited with sons taken at birth under Pinochet
Teresita Padilla, 66, met two US-raised sons in Santiago on Wednesday. One of them had found her through a DNA test.
Kerala police remove hunger-striking teacher from Secretariat protest
Police say Valarmathi was moved to hospital on doctors’ advice on day 16 of her fast. Rank holders say it was to break the protest, and another has taken up the fast.
Russian strikes on six substations deepen Ukraine’s winter blackouts
The grid operator reported outages in eight regions after the second night of attacks in a row. At least 14 people were injured, the prime minister said.
Oman passes laws for financial centre, eyes early 2027 licensing
Royal decrees set out the operating, regulatory, and court laws for IFC Oman, which will use common-law courts and aims to start licensing firms early next year.
UN and South Sudan ignored warnings before 200 were killed, Amnesty says
The rights group says peacekeepers and the government knew an attack on Abiemnom was coming two weeks before the March massacre. The UN mission cites limited resources.
Police seize 10-foot rocket, Chinese mortars in Manipur’s Churachandpur
Six IEDs and grenades were also found in a joint jungle operation, police say. They did not say whom the weapons belonged to.
Arlington guard rebukes Hegseth’s group for laughing at war memorial
A sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier told the defence secretary’s party to keep “silence and respect”. The Pentagon said the soldier acted correctly.
Blood cancer can begin decades before diagnosis, study finds
Stored blood samples show the first mutation behind acute myeloid leukaemia often appears before age 20, raising hopes of spotting and slowing it early.
