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Pope Leo XIV arrives for South American tour after cancer surgery
Pope Leo XIV arrives in Uruguay kicking off a 12-day tour of South America after undergoing lung surgery last month.
Paraguay’s Santiago Pena under arrest, new president Pedro Alliana sworn in
The sudden leadership change comes as Paraguay reels from the collapse of the Ueno Bank, a popular lender.
MTG warns Miller-Wiles shakeup will sink Republican chances in 2028
Marjorie Taylor Greene says Trump's White House personnel shuffle will sink the party’s next presidential campaign.
Iran war live: Qatar says US, Iran should not wait to reach a peace deal
Qatar's prime minister urges the US and Iran not to wait for a 'perfect moment' to reach a deal to end the war.
New Zealanders vote in tightly contested general election
More than half of New Zealand’s voters cast early ballots in the tightly contested race.
Cornell faculty pass no-confidence vote over leadership's handling of Jane Doe allegations
Friday's resolution by academic staff is largely symbolic as they do not have the power to remove those in charge of the university.
EU tells TikTok to fix ‘harmful’ For You feed, threatens fines
TikTok's algorithm 'leading users down rabbit holes they cannot easily escape from', European Commission says.
With Stephen Miller pick, Trump readies for a battle
The US president's promotion of Miller, a loyal partisan firebrand to be his new chief of staff sets up likely clashes with Congress.
How Trump’s unconvincing narrative on Iran lost him the US midterms
Donald Trump and the Republicans struggle to spin a historic defeat in the US midterms.
US urges China to honour Busan trade deal commitments
Trump-Xi Busan deal aimed to ease tariffs and tech restrictions; progress hinges on China's fulfilment of commitments.
Palestinian couples tie the knot in mass wedding in Gaza
The event brought 250 couples together to celebrate love and new beginnings despite Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
Who is Stephen Miller, Trump’s new White House chief of staff?
Miller has been a close confidant of Trump since 2016 and an architect of the president's hardline immigration policies.
Protesters break into Microsoft data centre site in Amsterdam
Data centres face protests across Europe due to the massive amounts of computing power and water they use.
Trump promotes Stephen Miller to Chief of Staff ‘to run things well’
President Donald Trump has promoted long-time aide Stephen Miller to Chief of Staff, replacing Susie Wiles.
Israel's Arab-led parties in spotlight after inconclusive election
Israel's center-right opposition has a chance to unseat Netanyahu — but backing of Arab-led parties will be key.
The incoming class of U.S. senators is full of historic firsts
From the first Native American woman elected to the U.S. Senate and the first Muslim who will join the upper chamber to the Senate's first Paralympian, voters elected historic candidates on Tuesday.
Trump's global health strategy is emerging. What will the Democratic Congress say?
The Trump Administration has ushered in a fundamental shift in the U.S. approach to global health aid. How will the newly elected Democratic Congress weigh in?
No one knows how many ballots are outstanding in Mississippi's Senate race
The razor-thin margin between GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Scott Colom is shining a light on an election process in Mississippi that is among the slowest and most decentralized in the U.S.