UK's top food watchdog: Bringing cake to the office is similar to secondhand smoke

Even the prime minister weighed in after the chair of the United Kingdom's Food Standards Agency suggested that bringing cake into an office is similar to putting colleagues at risk with passive smoking.

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern announces resignation

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is leaving office after nearly six years in which she was praised globally for her empathetic handling of the nation’s worst mass-shooting and health-driven response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Church of England refuses to preside over same-sex marriages

"Blessings" from the Church of England for same-sex marriage are allowed, but same-sex couples are still not allowed to marry in its churches.

World’s oldest known person, French nun Sister André, dies at 118

Lucile Randon, known as Sister André, was also one of the world’s oldest survivors of COVID-19. She died just a few weeks before her 119th birthday.

Greta Thunberg removed by German police from site of mass-climate change protest at coal mine

German police reportedly removed 20-year-old climate change activist Greta Thunberg from the site of a mass protest over the demolition of an abandoned village for the expansion of a coal mine. 

Italy's No. 1 wanted Mafia boss arrested after 30 years on the run

A young man when he went into hiding, Matteo Messina Denaro is now 60. He was convicted of dozens of murders and faces multiple life sentences.

Nepal plane crash: 68 dead, 4 missing in resort town Pokhara

The flight, which had 72 people aboard, was landing at a newly opened airport in the resort town of Pokhara when it crashed into a gorge.

China reports 60,000 COVID-related deaths since early December

The deaths were reported after complaints that China was failing to release data from its latest COVID-19 emergency.

Democrats urge Biden to void Bolsonaro's visa as former Brazil president takes up residence in Florida

A group of 46 Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Thursday demanding former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's diplomatic visa be canceled in the wake of the rampage in Brazil's capital by his supporters. Bolsonaro entered the United States just before the end of his term in late December, and is staying in a home outside of Orlando.

Colorado boy may be world's youngest to ski on all continents

Maddock Lipp, 8, wanted to break a record set by his older sister, who completed her journey when she was 10 years old.

Brazil cracks down on pro-Bolsonaro rioters, vows to protect democracy

Brazilian authorities say they are looking into who may have been behind the shocking uprising that sent protesters storming into the nation’s halls of power in a riot that had striking similarities to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

US adopts Turkey's preferred spelling at ally's request to Turkiye

The department has instructed that new official documents refer to the new spelling, although the pronunciation won’t change.

Mourners pay final respects to Pope Benedict XVI as he lies in state at the Vatican

Tens of thousands of the faithful spent hours in line to pay their final respects to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as he lies in state at the Vatican this week.