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Pope Leo XIV touched on faith, power and corruption in the homily of the first Mass he celebrated after being elected pontiff

Dylan Tippetts said Labour no longer ‘supports his fundamental rights’

He may lead Vatican City now, but the internet is obsessed that he’s from the Windy City

The global fashion house, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, will unveil its full-year financial results on Wednesday.

China has reported that its exports rose 8.1% in April from the year before in the tail end of a rush by companies and consumers to beat higher U.S. tariffs that took effect last month

Police arrested a 19-year-old on suspicion of driving offences and inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent

At least 123 vultures have died in South Africa’s flagship national park after eating the carcass of an elephant that was poisoned by poachers with agricultural pesticides

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Two men have been convicted of cutting down the beloved Sycamore Gap tree in northern England along ancient Hadrian’s Wall

Americans in St. Peter’s square were stunned and joyous when they learned that an American cardinal, Robert Provost, was elected pope and had taken the name Leo XIV

NHS leaving elderly people in corridors for hours has become ‘normalised’, admits Sir Jim Mackey

FBI Director Kash Patel is pledging to make the bureau’s mission “work on whatever budget we’re given."

Panasonic says it will slash its global workforce by 10,000 people, half in Japan and half overseas, to become a more efficient, “lean” company," The Japanese manufacturer said Friday that the job cuts, amounting to about 4% of Panasonic's workers, will include early retirement offers in Japan and closures and consolidation of various operations

Sue Gray was sacked in October after losing a bitter power struggle with Sir Keir Starmer’s elections chief Morgan McSweeney

‘He’s headed to Mars,’ Microsoft co-founder jokes of fellow tech billionaire as he expresses disbelief at DOGE’s actions hindering efforts to protect children from deadly diseases

The pub owners said they were ‘appalled’ by the incident and reported it to the police

Fifty-three military aircraft, ranging from fighter jets to sophisticated reconnaissance craft, lined up in tight formation at Okinawa’s Kadena Air Base

Erythritol, an artificial low-calorie sweetner used in energy drinks, protein bars and snacks, is often marketed as ‘healthy’

India’s missile and bomb strikes on targets in Pakistan and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir have spiked tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, with Pakistan’s leader calling the attacks an act of war

‘I was promised that if I supported RFK Jr. in his Senate confirmation that neither of these siblings would be working under HHS or in an appointment (and that people much more qualified would be),’ Nicole Shanahan reacted to Casey Means’ nomination for surgeon general

A ‘megapicket’ was held outside a household recycling centre in Birmingham, as the city’s all-out bin strike continues.

The business secretary says the UK is ‘better off’ but would still ‘rather be in a world where there were no tariffs’

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers have been found guilty by a jury at Newcastle Crown Court of causing criminal damage to the Sycamore Gap tree

Oghenochuko Ojiri, 53, pleaded guilty to eight offences under the Terrorism Act

The mayor of Nagasaki said the city will invite representatives of ‘all countries’ and regions to this year's atomic bombing anniversary