Trump Says U.S. Will Impose More Sanctions on Russia if It Does Not Agree to an Extended Truce
The scene where a two-story apartment building was destroyed by a Russian ballistic missile, in April.
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Amid Blockade, Trump and Israel Mull Divisive Aid Plan For Gaza
Food distribution in Jabaliya, in the northern Gaza Strip, last month.
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Britain’s Roller-Coaster Ride to a Trade Deal With Trump
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, center, discussed over the phone a trade deal with President Donald J. Trump, at a car factory in the West Midlands, England on Thursday.
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‘Justice for Cwecwe’: Report of a Child’s Rape Enrages South Africans
Protesters in Matatiele, South Africa, calling for justice for a 7-year-old girl known as Cwecwe who said she was raped.
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Indian Defense Firm Says It Did Not Resell U.K. Technology to Russia
A model of a Sukhoi fighter aircraft from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited is displayed at an investor summit in Visakhapatnam, India, in 2023.
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After the Blast
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2 Men Found Guilty of Felling UK’s Sycamore Gap Tree
Investigators examining the Sycamore Gap tree in northern England in 2023. The beloved tree’s felling led to an outpouring of sorrow, anger and confusion.
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UK Antiques Show Expert Admits Selling Art to Suspected Hezbollah Financier
Oghenochuko Ojiri, also known as Ochuko Ojiri, arriving at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Friday.
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Putin Aims to Project Power at Military Parade Marking Victory Over Nazi Germany
Russia’s Victory Day parade in Moscow on Friday commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany.
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Russia’s Victory Day Parade: What to Know.
Spectators watch a passing column of Russian armored vehicles in Moscow on Wednesday, a rehearsal day before the big Victory Day military parade there on Friday.
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Who Is Robert Francis Prevost, the New Pope? What to Know About Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday, after he was selected as pope. He took the name Leo XIV.
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What We Know About the Terrorist Groups India Said It Targeted
An Indian paramilitary guard at a lake in Srinagar, in the India-controlled part of Kashmir, in April, after a terrorist attack on tourists that killed 26 people.
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Pope Leo XIV Said He Would Continue a “Synodal Church.” What Does That Mean?
Under Pope Francis, center, the Catholic Church’s gatherings to discuss teachings and policy were opened to lay people.
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In his first homily, the pope emphasizes ‘desperately needed’ missionary work.
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV celebrating Mass at the Vatican on Friday.
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Trump Suggests Openness to Slashing China Tariffs Ahead of Trade Talks
A garment factory in Guangzhou, China, last month. An 80 percent tariff would be a big drop in the tariffs that President Trump applied to Chinese imports.
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Ordinary Indians are feeling jittery about the escalating conflict.
The wife of a man killed in Pakistani shelling during his cremation in Poonch, in the India-controlled part of Kashmir, on Thursday.
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Here are 7 divisive issues confronting the new pope.
Cardinals in Vatican City after the death of Pope Francis. A conclave to choose his successor is to start on Wednesday.
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A Tension Unlike Anything Felt in Decades
A Pakistani soldier aims his rifle as a fellow soldier runs for cover during Indian shelling of Pakistani positions in 1971.
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Pope Leo XIV overcame an old taboo: Being American.
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, accepting his election as 267th head of Roman Catholic Church, appearing on the central balcony of St Peter’s Basilica, on Thursday.
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Friday Briefing
Pope Leo XIV appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica yesterday.
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Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Week
A group of white South Africans rallying outside the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, earlier this year.
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John Prevost, Pope Leo XIV’s Brother, Reflects on His Election and Values
John Prevost, a brother of Pope Leo XIV, holding a portrait of him and his two brothers from 1958 outside his home in New Lenox, Ill., on Thursday.
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What’s in a Name? In the Case of Leo XIV, Lessons in Bridging Historical Shifts
A portrait of Pope Leo XIII, who led the Roman Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903, by the German painter Franz Seraph von Lenbach.
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What Does Pope Leo XIV Do Now? Here’s a Look at His Upcoming Schedule.
Pope Leo XIV on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday with, from left, Archbishop Diego Giovanni Ravelli, Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Cardinal Vinko Puljić.
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Peru rejoices over the new pope and claims him as their own.
The Vatican’s flag fluttering at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Lima, Peru, after Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected pontiff on the second day of the conclave on Thursday.
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American church leaders signal support for Leo XIV and for the continuation of Francis’ priorities.
Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley, right, with Cardinal Celestino Aós Braco in St Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Thursday after a new pope had been chosen.
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The Pope Is a Graduate of Villanova, Where the Church Bells Won’t Stop Ringing
St. Thomas of Villanova Church at Villanova University in Pennsylvania on Thursday.
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Pope Leo XIV Overcame a Major Strike Against Him: Being American
Pope Leo XIV on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, greeting the crowd in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Thursday.
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World leaders offer Pope Leo XIV wishes for peace and unity.
Pope Leo XIV made his first appearance on the balcony at St. Peter’s Basilica.
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Friday Briefing: The First American Pope
Pope Leo XIV appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica yesterday.
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A fact sheet on the first American pope, Leo XIV.
Pope Leo XIV is the first American pope.
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Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost’s Rise to Become Pope Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost at the Vatican in March.
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Pope Leo XIV Appears Uneasy With Trump Immigration Policies
Vice President JD Vance in Rome to meet with Pope Francis last month.
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Americans Celebrate Pope Leo XIV, the First Pontiff From the U.S.
A television at a restaurant in Cincinnati showed the announcement of the new pope.
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For the faithful in St. Peter’s Square, confusion and shock gave way to relief.
People in St. Peter’s Square watching a screen as Pope Leo XIV appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday.
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Chelsea F.C. Ends Inquiry Into Bullying Allegations Without Sharing Findings
Stamford Bridge, Chelsea’s stadium, in London. Accounts of workplace bullying in the team’s marketing department were revealed in The New York Times in 2022.
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Read the Full Transcript of Pope Leo XIV’s First Speech
Pope Leo XIV speaking for the first time on Thursday.
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U.S. Government to Stop Tracking the Costs of Extreme Weather
Surfside Beach, Texas, after Hurricane Beryl, one of 27 billion-dollar weather or climate disasters last year.
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Pope Leo XIV, the First American Pontiff, Took a Global Route to the Top Post
Pope Leo XIV has the potential to shake up the global Catholic power structure.
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How Does a Pope Choose His Name?
A cardinal making his way to the Vatican the day before the funeral of Pope Francis.
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The pope’s first words from the balcony will set expectations for his papacy.
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who took the name Pope Francis, spoke to an audience after being selected to lead the Catholic Church.
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After White Smoke Signals a New Pope, What Happens Next?
Papal garments in three sizes are prepared for the conclave because no one knows who — or how big — the new pope will be.
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Older cardinals can’t vote in the conclave, but they have thoughts on the proceedings.
Cardinal Domenico Calcagno is over the age of 80 and not allowed to vote.
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Intelligence Agencies Increase Focus on Greenland, U.S. Officials Say
A radar antenna array in Nuuk, Greenland, this year. President Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to acquire the island.
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If you want to be pope, it helps not to act like it.
Cardinals taking communion during the funeral for Pope Francis in April.
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Trump Officials Ask Texas Court to End Protections for Lesser Prairie Chicken
Researchers estimate that lesser prairie chickens have declined from hundreds of thousands or even millions to about 30,000 today. Habitat loss is the main culprit.
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The Sistine Chapel hasn’t always been home to the conclave.
The Sistine Chapel in 1939, when it was set up for the conclave that elected Pope Pius XII.
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Denmark Outraged by Report of Increased Spying in Greenland
Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Denmark’s foreign minister, who summoned the U.S. ambassador to express his anger over reports of spying.
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Age Could Help to Decide the Next Pope
Cardinals at the funeral for Pope Francis last month.
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Leo XIV helped his credentials by serving in a key Vatican post, experts say.
Live Updates: India-Pakistan Conflict Intensifies Into Most Expansive in Decades
Live Updates: Leo XIV Vows to Lift Up ‘Ordinary People’ in 1st Mass as Pope
The Real Stars of the Papal Conclave: Seagulls
The Moment Pope Leo XIV Emerged on the Balcony
Sewage Sludge Fertilizer From Maryland? Virginians Say No Thanks.