India-Pakistan Conflict Escalates Sharply With Attacks on Military Bases
Smoke rising after an explosion in Jammu, in the India-controlled part of Kashmir, on Saturday.
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Pope Leo XIV Outlines Path for Catholic Church That Follows in Francis’ Steps
Leo XIV, on Thursday, after he became pope. On Saturday, the pope said that advances in artificial intelligence would “pose new challenges for the defense of human dignity, justice and labor.”
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Putin Puts On Show of Defiance as Cease-fire Talks Drag On
The annual Victory Day Parade, in Moscow on Friday, signaled President Vladimir V. Putin’s ability to continue the war in Ukraine.
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European Leaders Visit Kyiv in a Show of Solidarity for Ukraine
From left: Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland, President Emmanuel Macron of France, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday.
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Europe Wants to Arm Ukraine, but It’s Losing a Race Against Time
Men worked on drones in a basement in Ukraine. With American aid uncertain, Ukraine is expanding fighting units with domestically assembled exploding drones.
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Lay Catholics Expected to Retain Big Role in Pope Leo XIV’s Church
When Pope Leo XIV gave his first address as pontiff, he called for a “synodal church,” indicating that he would continue the practice of listening closely to many voices.
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This Is the Trade Conflict Xi Jinping Has Been Waiting For
When the Trump administration put huge tariffs on Chinese goods, Xi Jinping was able to go on the offensive.
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Another Casualty of the Trade Wars? Burgers Made With Brazilian Beef
Hamburger patties grilled in American backyard barbecues and fast-food restaurants are often a blend of ground beef, both homegrown and imported from other countries, especially Brazil.
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How Macron Became a Close Zelensky Ally
President Emmanuel Macron of France, right, and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine preparing to board a flight from a military airport near Paris in 2023.
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Billionaires’ Battle Over a Sculpture Exposes a Mysterious Art Market
Alberto Giacometti’s “Le Nez" on display at Sotheby’s in New York City in 2021.
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Inside the Roller-Coaster Negotiations for the US-UK Trade Deal
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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2 Men Found Guilty of Felling UK’s Sycamore Gap Tree
The Sycamore Gap tree after it was cut down along Hadrian’s Wall, in Northumberland, England, in September 2023.
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Plot Twists
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The Shifting Conversation Around Canada’s Opioid Crisis
A member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police demonstrated equipment used to make fentanyl after labs were dismantled in British Columbia.
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In Pope Leo, Some in MAGA Movement See an Antagonist
Laura Loomer, center, a far-right activist who holds significant sway with President Trump, described Pope Leo XIV as “anti-Trump, anti-MAGA, pro-open Borders, and a total Marxist” in a social media post on Thursday.
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A United Front for Pope Leo Among American Cardinals
American cardinals at a news conference in Rome on Friday.
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Mexican Mayor Implicated in Drug Cartel Ranch Inquiry
The Izaguirre ranch in Teuchitlán, a village near Guadalajara. Attorney General Alejandro Gertz said last week that until recently the ranch had been used by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel for training and recruiting.
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Pope Leo XIV Voted in Democratic and Republican Primaries, Records Show
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost spoke at St. Jude Parish in New Lenox, Ill., in 2024.
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Pope Francis Connected with Leo XIV Long Ago and Boosted His Career
Pope Francis in 2023, officiating at part of the process of elevating Robert Francis Prevost, now Leo XIV, to cardinal.
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U.S. Starts Investigation Into Imported Planes and Parts
A Boeing factory in Everett, Wash. An investigation by the Trump administration into imports of jet engines and other aviation parts could be the first step in the imposition of tariffs on those products.
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Pope Leo’s Creole Roots Evoke Sense of Connection From Some Catholics of Color
Leo XIV, the first American-born pope, on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday.
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There Is No ‘Energy Emergency,’ a New Lawsuit Claims
Drilling gear being stored in Texas in 2021. Energy production in the United States is at a record high.
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Four European Leaders Arrive in Ukraine in First Joint Visit
Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany and President Emmanuel Macron of France, in Paris on Wednesday.
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Pope Leo XIV Liked to Play Priest as a Child, His Brother Says
“He’ll do a bang-up job,” said Louis Prevost, the eldest brother of the man who is now Pope Leo XIV.
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Pope Leo XIV Aligns Himself With ‘Ordinary People’ in His First Mass
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Friday.
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Here are 6 times when popes shaped history, for better or worse.
Pope John Paul II blessing the crowd during a visit to Poland in 1997. He played an important role in the end of Communism in Eastern Europe.
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A New Kind of Battle for India and Pakistan, Two Old Foes
Streaks in the skies over Jammu, a city in the part of Kashmir that India controls. Residents reported a blackout and sounds of explosions on Friday.
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Leo XIV’s first words set a pastoral tone, acknowledging tradition.
Pope Leo XIV spoke from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time on Thursday.
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Putin Enlists Russian Pride for War in Ukraine During Moscow Parade
Russian service members at the Victory Day parade in Moscow on Friday.
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Pope Leo XIV Emerges as a Potential Contrast to Trump on the World Stage
Americans cheered the announcement of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the new pope on Thursday. Other spectators were bewildered when his identity emerged.
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IPL Cricket League Games Could Be Canceled Amid India-Pakistan Tensions
The Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, India, was shuttered after the Indian Premier League said it had suspended its matches for a week because of the fighting between India and Pakistan.
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Can Pope Leo XIV Keep U.S. Citizenship?
Crowds watch Pope Leo XIV on a teleprompter on Thursday.
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Drones Complicate the Fight Between India and Pakistan
A damaged restaurant in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Thursday. India and Pakistan have been developing their respective drone-building industries in recent years.
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On climate change, the new pope is likely to match Francis’ focus.
As a cardinal, Pope Leo XIV spoke at a seminar last year in which he urged the world to move from “words to action” on tackling climate change.
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on May 2025
The church might resist any rush to make Pope Francis a saint.
Pope John Paul II cut the waiting period for sainthood to five years, but his canonization has become a cautionary tale.
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on May 2025
El Salvador Put Trump Deportees Behind Bars. Now Their Families Are Suing.
People hold a poster that reads, “Freedom to the Venezuelan migrants kidnapped in El Salvador,” during a protest, in San Salvador, El Salvador in March.
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Gulf States Step In as India-Pakistan Conflict Escalates
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and President Droupadi Murmu of India in New Delhi in 2023. The Gulf states, particularly Saudi Arabia, have a track record of mediating the conflict between India and Pakistan.
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Peru Celebrates Pope Leo XIV and Claims Him as Their Own
Pope Leo XIV served as a bishop in Chiclayo, Peru.
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Pope Leo’s work with migrants is another link to Francis.
Venezuelan migrants in Tumbes, Peru, in 2019. Pope Leo XIV helped migrants in northern Peru when he was a bishop there.
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When the pope was chosen, two tailors in Rome were ready.
Images of previous popes displayed at Gammarelli, a tailor, which has dressed at least the last eight heads of the Catholic church.
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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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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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How Indians Are Feeling About the Escalating Conflict With Pakistan
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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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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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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on May 2025
India-Pakistan Tensions Revive Old Fears Amid New Weapons and Deeper Uncertainty
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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on May 2025
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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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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Pope Leo XIV Has Followed Francis’ Lead on the Role of Women in Church Leadership
Pope Leo is a friar in the Order of St. Augustine. Why does that matter?
Leo XIV helped his credentials by serving in a key Vatican post, experts say.
Shock and Fear Outside of a Gaza City Restaurant
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