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Pope Leo XIV drew an estimated 800,000 people to an open-air Mass on Paris’ Champs-Élysées, highlighting the Catholic Church’s continuing ability to mobilise large crowds despite France’s increasingly secular society. The event brought together practising Catholics, people of other faiths and non-believers, with the pope presenting faith, peace,…
President Trump has predicted that the United States and Cuba will reach a negotiated agreement without military intervention, whilst reiterating the administration's goal of effecting governmental change in Cuba. The Trump administration has intensified pressure on the island nation through an oil blockade implemented earlier this year, which…
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels have warned other nations against joining Saudi Arabia in Yemen's renewed civil war, whilst assuring the Trump administration they will not attack US vessels in the Red Sea. This warning comes as the Houthis have made rapid military advances down Yemen's western coast and…
Russia concluded its first wartime parliamentary election on Sunday, with the Kremlin's dominance virtually assured amid suppressed opposition and international condemnation. The three-day vote, which took place whilst Ukrainian forces launched over 1,000 drone attacks on Russia, included voters in four illegally annexed Ukrainian regions and Crimea for…
President Trump has declared that Bombardier, the Canadian private jet manufacturer, will no longer be permitted to sell its aircraft in the United States unless it establishes manufacturing operations there. The announcement, made via a Truth Social post on Monday, comes amid escalating trade tensions between Washington and…
An Associated Press review, based on analysis by the conflict monitor Airwars, suggests that Lockheed Martin's Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) caused widespread civilian casualties and damage when it was apparently used for the first time in combat during the Iran war. The missile, marketed by its manufacturer as…
Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has urged Muslim nations, particularly Gulf Arab states, to unite against what he described as their "real enemy," warning that internal divisions among Muslims only serve the interests of their adversaries. The message, published on his Telegram account to mark Islamic Unity Week,…
The death toll from Russia's deadliest single attack on Ukraine this year has risen to 38, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, after a strike on an ammunition warehouse west of Kyiv on Friday night triggered massive explosions and fires that engulfed dozens of nearby homes. Four people remain missing…
Six months into the war, Iran’s new leadership is presenting a more hard-line and unified front towards the United States while signalling that it will not tolerate renewed domestic unrest. The appointments suggest that the ruling system has consolidated power among long-serving military and clerical figures after senior…
Icelanders voted on whether to restart negotiations to join the European Union, with concerns about US President Donald Trump’s interest in nearby Greenland influencing the debate. Supporters argue that closer EU ties could offer Iceland greater security and help address cross-border issues, while opponents fear membership could reduce…
A Russian drone strike on an ammunition warehouse in the village of Myla, west of Kyiv, triggered massive explosions and fires that swept through dozens of nearby homes on Friday night, killing 37 people in the deadliest single attack of the war so far this year. The strike…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran believes the world has accepted its victory in the nearly six-month war with the United States, citing its control of the Strait of Hormuz and refusal to meet US demands. The claim matters because the waterway’s effective closure is disrupting a major…
The judgment comes two days after it was made public that Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, are moving back to the U.K.
Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, former leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, face a maximum prison term of 10 years.
The Asia-based USS George Washington aircraft carrier is now operating in the Arabian Sea to replace the previous carrier facing poor conditions.
Polymarket’s international platform settles trades on a blockchain, meaning wagers are public, although traders remain anonymous.
The two announced their shocking decision to “step back” from the royal family in 2020.
The couple and their children will move to a private, non-royal residence outside of London after living in the U.S. since 2020.
The royal publicly revealed his cancer diagnosis in February 2024.
The military’s first criminal investigations into troop conduct in Gaza focuses on the deaths of 5-year-old Hind and her family, and of 15 rescue workers.