Pope’s cancer operation already reshaping papacy
With Pope Leo XIV recovering in hospital on Thursday following his lung cancer operation, questions are swirling about how the illness could change his papacy, less than two years after his election.
Global Ebola risk ‘remains low’, WHO chief says
The case is the first of the deadly haemorrhagic fever identified outside the African continent during the current outbreak, which has also affected Uganda.
US judge blocks Trump administration from making arrests at immigration courts
A federal judge in California on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from making arrests at immigration courts across the United States.
Iran says deal to end Mideast war ‘declaration of US defeat’
Iran called the deal it struck to end the Middle East war “a declaration of America’s defeat” on Wednesday, as the top US diplomat kicked off a tour of Gulf countries hit hardest by Tehran.
Russia says nuclear weapons the ‘only’ guarantee against global war
Nuclear weapons are the “only” bulwark preventing the world from slipping into a global war, the Kremlin said Wednesday amid fears of a fresh multi-country arms race.
US Congress seeks end to Iran conflict; Trump blasts move as ‘poorly timed’
The US Senate passed a largely symbolic resolution Tuesday calling for an end to President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, delivering a fresh rebuke to the White House as it tries to negotiate a lasting settlement with Tehran.
