Every Muslim on earth has faced it in prayer. Billions have seen it in photos. Almost nobody knows its story.

Russia warns foreigners to leave Kyiv as it prepares ‘systematic strikes’ Moscow calls upcoming ‘systematic strikes’ on Ukrainian capital a response to Kyiv’s recent attack in Luhansk. Save Rescue workers...

Rescuers search for survivors after hotel collapse in Philippines.

News Pope says AI must be ‘disarmed’ to prevent domination, exclusion, and death Leo, in his first encyclical, insists ownership of AI data must not be left solely in private...