Cardinal Robert Prevost, a long-time missionary in Latin America, has been elected as the surprise choice to be the new Pope and leader of the Catholic Church, taking the name Leo XIV. The new Pope appeared on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after white smoke billowed from aContinue Reading
Thick black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday evening, signalling that the cardinals meeting in the conclave did not decide on a new pope. Thousands of people gathered in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican to wait for the result of the first vote, which lasted aboutContinue Reading
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif has said India will “pay the price” for carrying out airstrikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashir. Pakistan’s National Security Committee authorised a military response, stating that India had “ignited an inferno in the region.” India said it attacked nine targets in the airstrikes, which itContinue Reading
Malnutrition continues to rise in Gaza as an Israeli blockade enters its third month. Israel cut off all humanitarian aid and other supplies from entering Gaza on 2 March, and resumed its military offensive two weeks later. It said it was putting pressure on Hamas to release the 59 hostagesContinue Reading
The Indian government says its forces have launched “Operation Sindoor”, “hitting terrorist infrastructure” in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir “from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed”. In a statement, the Indian government says “nine sites have been targeted… Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory inContinue Reading
Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has won a parliament vote to become Germany’s next chancellor at the second attempt. Merz had initially fallen six votes short of the absolute majority he needed on Tuesday morning – a significant blow to his prestige and an unprecedented failure in post-war German history. AsContinue Reading
Rihanna debuts pregnancy at Met Gala.Continue Reading
US President Traitor 47 says he will hit movies made in foreign countries with 100% tariffs, as he ramps up trade disputes with nations around the world. The Traitor said he was authorising the US Department of Commerce and Trade Representative to start the process to impose the levy becauseContinue Reading
Armed gunmen in Syria who carried out a wave of recent sectarian killings of the country’s Alawite minority were advised and overseen by government forces, according to evidence gathered by the BBC. One man, Abu Khalid, said he had travelled as a civilian fighter to the Mediterranean coastal village ofContinue Reading
Brazilian police said they prevented a bomb attack planned for Lady Gaga’s concert on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro state, in coordination with the Justice Ministry, said suspects had recruited participants to carry out attacks using improvised explosives, and theContinue Reading
