by mgall74 | Dec 20, 2025 | World News
Aleem Maqbool,Religion editorandCatherine Wyatt,Religious Affairs producerBBC”It’s been an incredibly difficult two years,” says Phil Rosenberg, president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews. “I think our Jewish identity is being worn far...
by mgall74 | Dec 20, 2025 | World News
Grace Tsoi,BBC World ServiceandBBC News Chinese,Hong KongBBCJimmy Lai, 78, faces life in prison for national security offencesOn a winter morning in 2022 Raphael Wong and Figo Chan walked into Hong Kong’s Stanley prison to meet Jimmy Lai, the media billionaire...
by mgall74 | Dec 20, 2025 | World News
The US has seized an oil tanker that had recently departed from Venezuela, according to the US Department of Homeland Security.It is the second time this month that the US has seized an oil-carrying ship off the country’s coast. The move comes after US President...
by mgall74 | Dec 20, 2025 | World News
Watch: Images, cassettes and high-profile figures – What’s in the latest Epstein files?The release of thousands of pages of documents related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse has left some who were anxiously awaiting the files...
by mgall74 | Dec 20, 2025 | World News
Pope Leo XIV greets faithful as he arrives in St. Peter’s Square on the occasion of the last Jubilee audience, at the Vatican, on Saturday. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption toggle caption Gregorio Borgia/AP VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has summoned the...
by mgall74 | Dec 20, 2025 | World News
President Trump walks to speak with reporters while departing the White House on Friday. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP WASHINGTON — U.S. forces on Saturday stopped a second merchant vessel off the coast of Venezuela...