Pope Francis meets with senior Iraqi Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani

Canadian authorities have confirmed deaths and injuries following a major incident at a military base in Alberta. A massive fire has broken out at the facility and spread beyond its perimeter.

In South Kivu province, more than 30 athletes have taken part in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s first ever national amputee football tournament. Brenda Czeda Radido reports.

France has been rocked by some of its worst street violence in months, as nationwide protests over the cost of living descend into chaos. More than half a million people have taken to the streets, with cars set ablaze...