How a Quiet American Cardinal Became Pope
Pope Leo XIV greeting the crowd from the balcony at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Thursday.
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The Danger for India and Pakistan Has Not Gone Away
A house damaged by Pakistani artillery shelling in Jammu, in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir, on Saturday.
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Can King Charles Heal a Royal Family Crisis Before It’s Too Late?
King Charles III on the 80th anniversary of V-E Day, on Thursday.
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Once in Sync, Trump and Netanyahu Now Show Signs of Division
When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel met President Trump at the White House in February, the two men could not have been more in sync.
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Pope Leo XIV Calls for End to War in First Sunday Blessing as Pontiff
Pope Leo XIV speaking on Sunday from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, where he first appeared as pope just days ago.
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Zelensky Demands Cease-Fire in Response to Putin’s Call for Direct Talks
From left: Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, President Emmanuel Macron of France, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland on Saturday in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Trump’s No. 1 Fan in Greenland: A Bricklayer Turned Political Player
Jorgen Boassen believes Greenland’s best bet for the future lies in breaking with Denmark and forging a close alliance with the United States.
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UK Battles Wildfires Amid Drought Warnings
A wildfire in Dartmoor, England, this month.
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Why America’s ‘Beautiful Beef’ Is a Trade War Sore Point for Europe
Hendrik Dierendonck, right, and one of his chefs, Timon Michiels, at work at his butchery and restaurant in Saint-Idesbald, Belgium, last month.
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Iran-U.S. Nuclear Talks Resume: What’s at Stake?
In Tehran last month. A new nuclear deal could transform Iran’s economic and political landscape by easing Western sanctions.
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Bangladesh Bans the Political Party of Its Ousted Former Ruler
Bangladesh police standing guard as people in Dhaka on Saturday celebrated the banning of the Awami League.
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A Night in Kashmir, Caught Between India and Pakistan’s Fight
A damaged house on Friday after overnight shelling in Gingal near Garkote, a village on the Indian-adminstered side of Kashmir.
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What We Know About How the 4-Day India and Pakistan Clashes Unfolded
Soldiers examining the rubble of a mosque in Muridke, Pakistan, on Wednesday.
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As Cease-Fire Seems to Hold, India and Pakistan Both Claim Victory
Police personnel in the city of Jammu, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Sunday.
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Colombia Grants Asylum to Ricardo Martinelli, Ex-President of Panama
Ricardo Martinelli, a former president of Panama, in 2023. Nicaragua granted him asylum last year.
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Can Trump Rename the Persian Gulf?
President Trump has said of his idea to change the name of the Persian Gulf, “I don’t know if feelings are going to be hurt.”
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Margot Friedländer, Holocaust Survivor Who Found Her Voice, Dies at 103
Margot Friedländer at a ceremony in Berlin marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, 2023. She became a champion of Holocaust remembrance after moving back from New York to Germany in 2010.
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How Front Pages Around the World Covered the Selection of Pope Leo XIV
A person reads the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano on Friday in Vatican City.
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What We Know About the Terrorist Groups India Said It Targeted
An Indian paramilitary soldier at Dal Lake, a popular tourist destination in the part of Kashmir that India controls.
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World Catholics See the First American Pope as Hardly American
Peruvians celebrating the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, in the city of Chiclayo, Peru, where he once served as bishop.
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India and Pakistan, old enemies, had a new weapon this time: drones.
A Kamikaze drone deployed in Ukraine in 2023. Both India and Pakistan have been developing their respective drone-building industries in recent years, and both import drones from foreign allies.
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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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Here’s the latest.
An Indian policeman stands outside a damaged house in Jammu, Kashmir, on Saturday.
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European Leaders Visit Ukraine and Press Russia for a 30-Day Cease-Fire
Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland, left, President Emmanuel Macron of France, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany on Saturday in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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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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on May 2025
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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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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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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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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India and Pakistan Announce Cease-Fire but Clashes Persist
Celebrations after the announcement of a cease-fire between Pakistan and India on Saturday in Multan, Pakistan.
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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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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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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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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 May 2025
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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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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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?
South Korea’s Two Presidential Candidates Have Been Chosen For June Election