Pope Francis and the leaders of protestant churches in England and Scotland have denounced the criminalisation of homosexuality.

Former Israeli leader says he received a pledge from Russian president: ‘I won’t kill Zelenskyy.’

The Malian interim government on Sunday said the head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission’s human rights division had 48 hours to leave the country as he had been declared persona non grata.

Thousands of computer servers around the world have been targeted by a ransomware hacking attack, Italy’s National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) said on Sunday, warning organisations to take action to protect their systems.

A federal law prohibiting marijuana users from possessing firearms is unconstitutional, a federal judge in Oklahoma has concluded, citing last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that significantly expanded gun rights.

Pakistan’s former president General Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a coup in 1999, has died aged 79.

Ten people have been killed in several avalanches across the Austrian and Swiss Alps over the weekend.

Iran’s supreme leader has pardoned or allowed a reduction in jail sentences for “tens of thousands” of prisoners, including some arrested in recent anti-government protests.

A 16-year-old girl has been attacked and killed by a shark while swimming in a river in Perth, Western Australia, local authorities said.

China has expressed its “strong dissatisfaction and protest” against Washington’s decision to shoot down its balloon, accusing it of “overreacting” and “seriously violating international practice.”

Russia says 63 Russian soldiers were released while Ukrainian authorities say 116 of their servicemen have been freed, amid continued fighting in the east.

The US has shot down a giant Chinese balloon that it says has been spying on key military sites across America.