Senior Sri Lankan monk arrested for alleged child sex crimes
Pallegama Hemarathana is accused of abusing an 11-year-old girl in a temple.

Pallegama Hemarathana is accused of abusing an 11-year-old girl in a temple.










Hundreds of Ultra-Orthodox Jews blocked a main road, as part of protests against Israel’s mandatory military service.

Two Jewish men were stabbed in north London, after a man armed with a knife was seen running through the area.
The incident took place in the British capital’s Golders Green area, home to a large Jewish population.
Kashmiri political and religious leaders denounced the move as part of a broader pattern of New Delhi’s overreach.
Chinguetti was once a popular desert library town attracting scholars from the Muslim world to its precious collections.
Pope Leo has previously criticised Donald Trump’s US immigration policies, calling for better treatment of refugees.
Equatorial Guinea’s prison conditions face scrutiny as Pope Leo pushes for humane treatment and reforms during his visit.
Critics say Israeli attacks on Christian sites challenge claims of a Judeo-Christian shared heritage and mutual respect.

A photo of an Israeli soldier smashing a statue of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon has sparked widespread outrage.
On the third leg of his Africa tour, Leo urges Angola to move beyond “divisions” created by its war-scarred past.