Pope Leo Calls for Diversity in Unity as He Begins His Pontificate
Pope Leo XIV at the end of Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday.
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Israel Says It Has Expanded Ground Operations in Gaza Amid Cease-Fire Talks
An Israeli military vehicle on Sunday near the border with Gaza in southern Israel.
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Why There’s No Battlefield Solution to India’s Perpetual Pakistan Problem
A house damaged in a Pakistani artillery shelling in Poonch, in the India-controlled part of Kashmir, on Wednesday.
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Russia Unleashes One of Its Largest Drone Barrages of the Ukraine War
A resident next to his damaged home outside Kyiv on Sunday.
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How Trump’s America Is Reuniting the U.K. and E.U.
European leaders in Tirana, Albania, on Friday. Five years after Britain formally exited the European Union, their leaders are moving cautiously toward a new era of cooperation.
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Why UK’s Right-Wing News Media Are Attacking EU-UK ‘Surrender Summit’
Brexit supporters gathered in London in 2020 to celebrate leaving the European Union. Top officials from the bloc and Britain will meet on Monday, as they edge closer on certain issues.
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Trump Says He’ll Speak With Putin About Ukraine War: What to Know
Ukrainians fired a howitzer at a Russian target in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine in April.
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Two People Held on Charges of Blackmailing Premier League Soccer Star Son Heung-min
Son Heung-min, captain of the British soccer team Tottenham Hotspur, is one of South Korea’s best-known sports figures.
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How One Woman Is Breaking a Military Stereotype in Ukraine
Kateryna, a senior lieutenant in the Ukrainian Army, with her aircraft after returning from a combat mission last month.
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Trump Shrugs Off Netanyahu on Gulf Tour
President Trump being shown a model of a city under construction during a State Dinner in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday
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How Father Bob Became Pope Leo
An undated photograph of Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV.
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At Mexico’s 2 Legal Gun Shops, a Conflicted View of Firearms Is on Display
“Acquiring a gun legally is very satisfying because I know I’m doing things right,” said Eduardo Ignacio García Zavala, 32, who waited three months for his paperwork to be approved and then drove overnight from Zapopan in western Mexico to Mexico City to add a new precision rifle to his collection.
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Inside Trump’s Trip to the Middle East: Adulation and Not a Whiff of Protests
President Trump visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Thursday.
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Until 60 Years Ago, New Popes Were Crowned
Pope John XXIII receiving the papal tiara during his coronation in 1958.
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on May 2025
What is the image of the Virgin Mary near the altar?
The ancient image of Our Lady of Good Counsel, from the Marian Shrine of Genazzano in Italy.
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Zelensky Meets With Pope Leo After Inaugural Mass
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and his wife, Olena Zelenska, arriving for Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday.
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Pope Leo’s Inaugural Mass Draws Global Leaders Including Zelensky, Vance and Carney
Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha, arriving in Rome on Saturday.
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JD Vance has come to greet the new pope, but old tensions loom.
Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, the second lady, in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday.
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A small, tight-knit religious order molded Pope Leo XIV.
A message from the Augustinians Across the World Foundation near the Vatican this month. The order has fewer than 3,000 members globally.
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Legacy of St. Peter Will Be Evident in Pope Leo’s Inaugural Mass
A fresco inside the Sistine Chapel of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore shows St. Peter holding a pair of large keys — the traditional symbol of spiritual authority given to him by Christ — in Rome.
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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates Inaugural Mass as Head of Catholic Church
Pope Leo XIV greeted crowds as he arrived in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday.
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Three Iranians Accused of Targeting People in the U.K.
The Metropolitan Police arrested three men accused of helping Iran’s intelligence service by targeting individuals in Britain.
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on May 2025
At Least 8 Dead After Shooting in South Africa
A settlement near the eastern city of Durban, South Africa. Eight people were shot dead in the area on Friday night, according to the police.
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Spring Fling
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America’s New Ambassador to Canada Tamps Down Annexation Talk
Pete Hoekstra, the new American ambassador to Canada, took a friendly tone toward Canada during his first public event on Friday.
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Russian Troops Are War-Weary, but Want to Conquer More of Ukraine
Russian soldiers who served in the military campaign in Ukraine taking part this month in a parade in Moscow celebrating Victory Day, the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
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India Is Accused of Inhumane Deportation of Rohingya Refugees
Rohingya refugees at a camp on the outskirts of Chennai, India, last year.
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on May 2025
Iranians Watched Trump’s Mideast Tour With Envy: ‘A Slap in the Face’
In addition to the acute energy and economic crisis plaguing Iran, the government has warned of water outages.
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on May 2025
How the Indian Media Amplified Falsehoods in the Drumbeat of War
A recent live telecast in Mumbai of Prime Minister Narendra Modi describing military operations against Pakistan.
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Trump Wants an Iran Deal, but It May Be Weaker Than His Supporters Demand
An anti-American mural on the side of a building in Tehran last month. Arab leaders been urging President Trump to find a negotiated settlement with Iran over its nuclear program.
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on May 2025
Trump and Putin Say They Will Discuss Ukraine Peace Proposals on Monday
The Ukrainian delegation on Friday after meeting with the Russian delegates in Istanbul.
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Gunfire in Gaza as Israel Says Its Troops Are Mobilizing
Israeli tanks near the Israel-Gaza border on Saturday.
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Under Fire From Trump’s Tariffs, Ammo Makers in a Balkan Valley Hunker Down
Workers producing ammunition parts last month for Ginex in Gorazde, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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MrBeast’s Tour of Maya Ruins Draws Criticism and Legal Threats in Mexico
The structures of Chichén Itzá, an ancient Maya city in southern Mexico, parts of which are more than 1,000 years old.
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Succès Masra, Opposition Leader in Chad, Is Arrested and Accused of Inciting Violence
Succès Masra, who was arrested on Friday, campaigning for president in N’Djamena, Chad, last year.
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Melania Trump Statue Vanishes in Slovenia
The disappearance of a statue of Melania Trump near her hometown, Sevnica, Slovenia, has prompted a police investigation.
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on May 2025
Gulf States Pay Off $15.5 Million Syrian Debt to World Bank
People wandered amid food carts on Wednesday evening in Aleppo, Syria. There are signs of growing confidence by international investors in Syria.
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on May 2025
Prosecutor Accused of Sexual Misconduct Takes Leave From I.C.C.
Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, has consistently denied that he sexually harassed or assaulted a colleague.
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on May 2025
Trump Says ‘People Are Starving’ in Gaza and the U.S. Wants to Help
President Trump with the president of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed, at the Abu Dhabi International Airport on Friday.
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For Some International Students, U.S. Dreams Dim Under Trump
Hassan Kamal Wattoo, a law student from Pakistan, on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, this month.
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on May 2025
Trump’s Visit Makes a Splash in Saudi Arabia
President Trump with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh on Tuesday.
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Front-runner to Be Romania’s Next President Is a Trump-Aligned Nationalist
Mr. Simion has adopted the slogan of “Make Romania Great Again.” As part of his platform, he has called for the former Soviet republic of Moldova to merge with his country.
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Fighting India Helps Revive the Pakistani Military’s Popularity
Students and teachers hold Pakistan’s national flags as they shout anti-India slogans during a rally to express their solidarity with the country’s armed forces in Karachi on Thursday.
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Peace Talks Between Russia and Ukraine Stop After Short Meeting
Preparing to fire shells on Russian positions in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, in March.
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Peace in South Sudan, a Nation U.S. Helped Build, Is Unraveling
South Sudan’s vice president, Riek Machar, wearing yellow tie, next to its president, Salva Kiir, in 2023.
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Friday Briefing
President Trump visiting the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi yesterday.
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Thursday Briefing: Troubled Ukraine Peace Talks
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Ankara, Turkey, yesterday.
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Ukrainian Man, Roman Lavrynovych, Appears in Court Over Fires at Keir Starmer’s Properties
Police officers in London this week outside a home owned by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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on May 2025
Canada’s Wildfire Season Off to a Deadly Start
A photo released by the government of Manitoba shows a wildfire burning near the town of Lac-du-Bonnet.
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on May 2025
Studies of Breast Cancer and Other Diseases Threatened by New Policy
A new N.I.H. policy bars U.S.-based scientists paying foreign collaborators with federal grant money.
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on May 2025
Marco Rubio Meets Syria’s Foreign Minister, in Another Sign of Warming Ties
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, greeting Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, Syria’s foreign minister, in Antalya, Turkey, on Thursday. Senator Lindsey Graham is at right.
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Israeli Woman on Her Way to Give Birth Is Killed in West Bank Attack
Relatives of Tzeela Gez at her funeral in Jerusalem on Thursday.
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Vengeful at Home, Trump Takes His Forgiving Side on Middle East Tour
President Trump visiting the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. “I have never believed in having permanent enemies,” Mr. Trump said in a speech on Tuesday. “I am different than a lot of people think.”
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Syrian Business Owners Energized by U.S. Promise to Lift Sanctions
A market in the Old City of Damascus in February. The civil war devastated Syria’s economy and many business owners fled the country.
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Top Priority for Pope Leo: Warn the World of the A.I. Threat
In his first speech to journalists, Pope Leo XIV cited the “immense potential” of artificial intelligence while warning that it requires responsibility “to ensure that it can be used for the good of all.”
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Hiker or Russian Spy? Latvia Advises Its People How to Be on the Lookout.
Chris Brown Ordered to Remain in Custody After Arrest in England
Pope Leo XIV’s Inaugural Mass Draws World Leaders and Catholic Faithful
Israeli Strikes Kill Dozens in Gaza, Health Ministry Says