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The US city of Chicago is celebrating the selection of native son Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th pope, spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics

'Sense of pride'

'It's terrific': Chicago hails hometown hero Pope Leo XIV

Palestinian boys salvage bread from a makeshift bakery hit in Israeli strikes at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on May 8, 2025

Would provide 'necessary military security'

Israel not involved in Gaza food distribution under US aid plan: envoy

Mexican soldiers patrol the streets of Culiacan, the state capital of cartel bastion Sinaloa

Nearly 100 minors missing

Dozens of minors killed in Mexico cartel infighting

Fired librarian of Congress Carla Hayden was appointed in 2016

'Concerning" initiatives to bolster diversity

Trump fires librarian of US Congress

The treaty, signed in the French city of Nancy, contains a key defence clause

Strengthening ties

France, Poland sign treaty with mutual defence pledge

Newly-elected Pope Leo XIV, formelry US cardinal Robert Prevost said the church must strengthen its

Overcoming divisions

Leo XIV says Church must fight 'lack of faith' in first mass as pope

A man opens a banner with the image of Pope Leo XIV in front of the Chiclayo's cathedral, northern Peru

From Chicago to Chiclayo: Peruvian town hails adoptive son and pope

Troops shouted the traditional Russian chant of 'Ura!' and paraded in front of more than 20 foreign leaders

Putin, Xi, Steven Seagal and missiles: Russia's Red Square parade

The country has been shaken by months of protests sparked by the deadly collapse of a newly renovated railway station roof in Novi Sad in November -- a tragedy widely seen as the result of deep-rooted corruption

Months of protests

From blockades to ballots: Serbian students confront government

Russian President Vladimir Putin has used the memory of WWII to rally support for Moscow's troops in Ukraine

Soviet victory over Nazi Germany

Putin hails troops in Ukraine as allies attend WWII parade

'We need a ceasefire, an unconditional ceasefire, first,' Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store told reporters

UK, northern European nations support Ukraine 30-day ceasefire: Norway PM

Germany's new leader, Friedrich Merz, is holding talks with EU chiefs including Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

Bringing fresh momentum

'Coming home': Merz signals Germany back in EU driving seat

The Russian ambassador walked past the protesters amid a heavy police presence

Protesting war in Ukraine

Activists hold 'die-in' protest at Soviet monument in Warsaw

EU foreign ministers gathered in Lviv in a show of support for Ukraine

'No space for impunity'

Kyiv's EU allies endorse tribunal to try Russian leaders

Triple murder trial

Poisoned guests rarely invited before deadly mushroom lunch, Australia trial hears

Ex-Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad is giving President Donald Trump three months before Americans force him to rethink his global tariff strategy

Tariff strategy

Nearing 100, Malaysian ex-PM Mahathir blasts 'old world' Trump

A news ticker outside the Fox News building announced the shock news of Pope Leo's selection to New York

'A blessing': US Catholics celebrate first American pope

World leaders welcome newly elected Pope Leo XIV, the first leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics from the United States

'Great honor': world leaders welcome first US pope

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd from the balcony of the St Peter's Basilica for the first time

'Moderate consensus candidate'

Pope Leo XIV: Soft-spoken American spent decades amid poor in Peru

US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance made no reference to the new pope's prior critical comments as they congratulated him on his election

First US pope shared articles critical of Trump, Vance

People walk past the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the World War II memorial on the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in Kyiv

Punishable by sanctions

Trump presses Russia for unconditional 30-day Ukraine ceasefire

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, despite being an avowed transatlanticist, has called for Europe to become more independent of its traditional NATO ally

First phone call

Germany's Merz tells Trump US remains 'indispensable' friend

People walk past a replica Spitfire fighter plane outside St Paul's Cathedral in London ahead of a service to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day

Rejection of Moscow's narratives

Germany slams Russian 'lies', France warns of war 'spectre' in WWII commemorations

Newly elected Pope Robert Francis Prevost arrives on the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on May 8, 2025. Robert Francis Prevost was on Thursday elected the first pope from the United States, the Vatican announced. A moderate who was close to Pope Francis and spent years as a missionary in Peru, he becomes the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff, taking the papal name Leo XIV.

'Habemus Papam'

Robert Francis Prevost of the US becomes pope Leo XIV: Vatican

Smoke billows over Port Sudan after a paramilitary drone strike on the army-contolled aid hub on Tuesday.

Breaching embargo

Amnesty says UAE supplying Sudan paramilitaries with Chinese weapons

Indian soldiers inspect the debris of a missile in a field on the outskirts of Amritsar

Worst violence in decades

Pakistan and India accuse each other of waves of drone attacks

Israel has banned UNRWA activities on its soil

Months after ban

UN says Israel school closures in east Jerusalem 'assault on children'

'It is unacceptable that humanitarian aid is not allowed into the Gaza Strip,' said Krahenbuhl

Growing humanitarian catastrophe

Israel's aid blockade to Gaza 'unacceptable': Red Cross

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