Following the death of Pope Francis, a cardinal from the United States has become acting head of the Vatican until a new pontiff…
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An old saying about papal elections goes as follows: “He who enters the conclave as pope, leaves it as a cardinal.” In other…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday he is open to the possibility of bilateral talks with Ukraine for the first time in years,…
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Pope’s death receives muted official response in China, which has a tense relationship with the Vatican
As the world rushed to pay tribute to Pope Francis following his death, the response has been comparatively muted in China – an…
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A 14-year-old girl was killed by a lioness outside the Kenyan capital Nairobi when she was snatched at a ranch bordering the southern…
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Ukraine says Russia launched deadly aerial barrage as pressure grows on Kyiv to respond to US peace proposal
Ukraine says it was struck by a new barrage of deadly Russian air attacks as an Easter ceasefire ended and as the clock…
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Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has proposed a prisoner exchange with Venezuela, offering to repatriate hundreds of Venezuelans who were deported from the United…
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This 1,000-mile river suffered decades of oil spills. Now it’s a legal person, things could change
In the year 2000, over 5,000 barrels of crude oil spilled from a barge into the Marañón River, which runs 900 miles (1,450…
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Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, has died at 88, the Vatican has…
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The timing, the brevity, the sudden, unilateral nature of it all. If Ukraine’s allies needed proof of Moscow’s wild cynicism when it comes…