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What to know about the song contest as Switzerland prepares to host
Get out the glitter balls, sew on the sequins and prepare to party: The Eurovision Song Contest approaches. The 69th annual musical extravaganza takes ... -
Abuse survivors demand next pope enact zero-tolerance policy, identify cardinals with poor records
A coalition of survivors of clergy sexual abuse demanded yesterday that cardinals entering the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis pick a ... -
Ukraine ready to sign long-anticipated minerals deal with US, official tells BBC
Government sources have told the BBC Ukraine’s economy minister is currently en route to Washington DC and that she is ready to sign the ... -
Liberal’s Carney wins election; Conservative leader loses his seat in Parliament
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party has won the federal election, capping a stunning turnaround in fortunes fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s ... -
As communist troops streamed into Saigon, a few remaining reporters kept photos and stories flowing
They’d watched overnight as the bombardments grew closer, and observed through binoculars as the last U.S. Marines piled into a helicopter on the roof ... -
How people witnessed the ‘darkest day in Vancouver’ when a car slammed into a crowd
The smells of crispy lumpia, caramelized plantains and other Filipino street foods beckoned attendees of a Vancouver festival as they flooded out of a ... -
Major power outage knocks out subway networks, traffic lights and ATM machines
A blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill yesterday, halting subway and railway trains, cutting phone service and shutting down traffic ... -
Conclave to elect new pope will start on May 7, cardinals beginning to arrive at the Vatican
Catholic cardinals yesterday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the secret voting for two ... -
Russia declares a 72-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for next week to mark Victory Day in World War II
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday declared a unilateral 72-hour ceasefire next week in Ukraine to mark Victory Day in World War II as the ... -
Mighty and meek say farewell to Pope Francis during Vatican funeral and last popemobile ride
World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the peripheries ... -
Trump expresses doubts Putin is willing to end the Ukraine war, a day after saying a deal was close
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he doubts Russia’s Vladimir Putin wants to end his war in Ukraine, expressing new skepticism that a peace ... -
Nine killed as a vehicle plows into a Filipino street festival crowd in Vancouver
A man drove a vehicle into a crowd at a Filipino heritage festival in the Canadian city of Vancouver, killing at least nine people and ... -
Bessent says IMF and World Bank need reform and there’s an ‘opportunity for a big deal’ with China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leveled harsh criticism at the operations of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday even as he ... -
Hong Kong allows outspoken Cardinal Joseph Zen to attend Pope Francis’ funeral
Hong Kong’s outspoken Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen was allowed to leave the southern Chinese city to attend Pope Francis’ funeral in Vatican City. ... -
Vatican St. Peter’s Basilica opens to the public to pay their respects to Pope Francis before his funeral
The Vatican opened St. Peter’s Basilica to the general public yesterday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, with thousands of people filling ... -
Mediators work on proposal for long-term truce as Israeli strike on Gaza kills 23
Arab mediators are working on a proposal to end the Israel-Hamas war that would include a five to seven year truce and the release of all ... -
Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88
Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of ... -
Top court lifts terror group designation on Afghanistan’s Taliban
Russia’s Supreme Court yesterday lifted a ban on Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, a group that was designated as a terrorist organization more than two decades ... -
US YouTuber remains in custody after visiting restricted island
A 24-year-old American YouTuber who was arrested after visiting an off-limits island in the Indian Ocean with hopes of establishing contact with a reclusive ... -
UN nuclear watchdog says talks at a ‘very crucial’ stage
Talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program are “in a very crucial” stage, the head of the United ... -
Scientists found the ‘strongest evidence yet’ of life on a distant planet
A team of scientists from the University of Cambridge has uncovered what they describe as the “strongest evidence yet” that life may exist on ... -
Italian Prime Minister Meloni meets with US President Trump on EU tariffs
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is the first European leader to have a face-to-face with President Donald Trump since he announced, and then suspended, ... -
Portrait of Palestinian boy who lost both arms is World Press Photo 2025
A portrait of a young Palestinian boy who lost both arms as a result of an Israeli attack in Gaza was honored today (Thursday) ... -
European regulators OK Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi after initial doubts
European regulators have finally approved the Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi after an advisory committee initially rejected the drug last summer and then reconsidered it. The ... -
International students file legal challenges over visa revocations
Several international students who have had their visas revoked in recent weeks have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration, arguing the government denied them ... -
US moves ahead on tariffs with investigations into computer chips and pharmaceuticals
The Trump administration has taken its next steps toward imposing more tariffs on key imports, launching investigations into imports of computer chips, chip making equipment and ... -
President Trump goes with his gut and the world goes along for the ride
After President Donald Trump reversed course on his tariffs and announced he would pursue trade negotiations, he had a simple explanation for how he ... -
Democrats dislike the ‘chaos’ of Trump’s trade war but are OK with some tariffs
Democrats are quick to say that President Donald Trump’s tariffs are horrible, awful, terrible. But Democrats are also stressing that they are not inherently ... -
Via porn, gore and ultra-violence, extremist groups are sinking hooks online into the very young
After his arrest, the boy’s mother was stunned to discover that her 12-year-old had been learning how to kill and gorging on videos of ... -
EU pauses tariff retaliation for 90 days to match Trump move, holding out hope for talks
The European Union’s executive commission said yesterday it will put retaliation measures on hold for 90 days to match President Donald Trump’s pause on ... -
Another U-Turn: Trump reverses tariffs that caused market meltdown, but companies remain bewildered
President Donald Trump delivered another jarring reversal in American trade policy today (Macau time), suspending for 90 days import taxes he’d imposed barely 13 ... -
US says China is a threat to Panama Canal, spurring fiery response from Beijing
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said yesterday [Macau time] the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United States and ... -
Countries brainstorm over how to deal with tariff hikes
U.S. President Donald Trump and China sparred over tariff hikes and other retaliatory moves yesterday, as governments elsewhere were brainstorming strategies to cope with ... -
A mismatch with history
Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression; history says otherwise In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, ... -
It’s springtime in Germany and people are obsessing about white asparagus
Asparagus season has arrived in Germany, signaling the unofficial beginning of springtime. There is no other vegetable that Germans obsess about as much as ...
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