Pope, looking strong, issues marching orders to priests during Holy Thursday Mass

ROME — Pope Francis urged his priests Thursday to avoid “clerical hypocrisy” and treat their flocks with mercy as he delivered a lengthy set of marching orders to Rome-based priests at the start of a busy few days leading to Easter. A strong-looking Francis presided over a Holy Thursday Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica during … Read more

U.K. Council Orders Removal of Divisive Prince Philip Statue

Cambridge city council has ordered the removal of a controversial Prince Philip statue a decade after it was initially denied planning permission. In 2014, Unex Group, a real estate and construction company, commissioned a piece of artwork—called The Don—that would ultimately inspire disdain for years to come. The $189,000 statue, a 13 ft. faceless depiction … Read more

Singapore Orders Israel Embassy to Delete ‘Inappropriate’ Social Media Post

Singapore has ordered the Israel Embassy to take down an “insensitive and inappropriate” social media post that could undermine security in the city-state, in the latest test of traditionally warm ties between the two nations. In a Facebook post on Sunday, the embassy compared mentions of Israel and a Palestinian state in the Koran, adding … Read more

Mexico’s president says he won’t fight drug cartels on US orders, calls it a ‘Mexico First’ policy

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Friday he won’t fight Mexican drug cartels on U.S. orders, in the clearest explanation yet of his refusal to confront the gangs. Over the years, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has laid out various justifications for his “hugs, not bullets” policy of avoiding clashes with the cartels. In … Read more

New Orleans’ mayor says she’s not using coveted city apartment, but council orders locks changed

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans City Council voted Thursday to change the locks on a coveted city-owned apartment in its latest dispute with Mayor LaToya Cantrell, whose use of the French Quarter property drew scrutiny and figured in a failed recall effort. The newly flaring dispute centers on one of 50 units in … Read more

American Airlines orders hundreds of planes from Boeing, Airbus, Embraer

American Airlines flight 718, a Boeing 737 Max, takes of from Miami International Airport on its way to New York on December 29, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images American Airlines said Monday it is ordering 260 new narrow-body jets, including dozens of Boeing’s long-delayed 737 Max 10. The order includes 85 … Read more

Haiti Orders Curfew After Thousands Escape Two Prisons

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Authorities have ordered a nighttime curfew in an attempt to regain control of Haiti’s streets after an explosion of violence during the weekend, including gunmen from gangs overrunning the country’s two biggest prisons and freeing their inmates. A 72-hour state of emergency began Sunday night, and the government said it would set … Read more

Kate Middleton goes against Prince William to fulfill King Charles’ orders

Kate Middleton reportedly ignored her husband Prince William’s wishes to play ‘peacemaker’ Kate Middleton ignored her husband Prince William’s wishes in order to fulfil an order given to her by King Charles amid racism row. Kate, Princess of Wales, was urged to call Meghan Markle after her name was appeared in Omid Scobie’s book Endgames’ … Read more

South Korea: Thousands of Striking Doctors Defy Government’s Back-to-Work Orders

Tensions continue to soar between thousands of striking South Korean doctors and the government, as a vast majority of the protesting junior residents have refused to go back to work on Friday despite threats of prosecution for their ongoing collective action and promises of immunity from penalty if they had quit their walkout by now. … Read more

South African prosecutors seek extradition orders in the case of $580K stolen from the president

Prosecutors say they are seeking extradition orders and the arrest of more suspects over the 2020 theft of around $580,000 in U.S. cash that was hidden in a couch at South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ranch CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Prosecutors said Friday they are seeking extradition orders and the arrest of more suspects … Read more