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Europe uses subsidies, taxes and policy pauses to offset pain of high fuel prices
Europeans are becoming more incensed as pump prices surpass the equivalent of $12 a gallon in some countries. EU c…
Victory Day parade in Russia celebrates the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany
Friday’s parade was the largest since Russia sent troops into Ukraine in 2022 and drew the most global leaders to Moscow in a decade, including high-profile gu…
Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as details emerge of how votes coalesced in the conclave
Leo presided over his first Mass before those same cardinal electors Friday morning, speaking off-the-cuff in English in the Sistine Chapel. He acknowledged th…
Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first Americ…
White smoke pours out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling the election of a new pope
White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to…
The Latest: No pope chosen as black smoke rises from Sistine Chapel
Black smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.
Those devoted to bullfighting in Mexico feel recent bans harm a sacred tradition
While matadors there are still allowed to fight bulls, piercing their muscles with laces or running a sword through their body is prohibited under that ban. …
The conclave to elect a new pope officially begins as the door to the Sistine Chapel closes
The conclave to elect a new pope has officially begun, with a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the door to the Sistine Chapel shutting.
India fires missiles into Pakistani territory in response to Kashmir attack, killing 8 people
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned Wednesday's airstrikes and said the “deceitful enemy has carried out cowardly attacks at five locations in P…
Berlin still bears scars 80 years after pivotal battle that sealed the defeat of Nazi Germany
An Associated Press story from May 9, 1945, painted a stark picture. It read: “This town is a city of the dead. As a metropolis it has simply ceased to exist. …
Wiener wonderland: hundreds of dachshunds chase record in Hungary
István Sebestyén, registrar and president of the association, said his organization would carefully tally the number of participating dogs — a challenge, he sa…
US and Ukraine sign minerals deal after Trump presses Kyiv to pay back US for helping repel Russia
The two sides offered only barebone details about the structure of the deal, which they called the United States-Ukraine Reinvestment Fund. But it is expected …
Vietnam celebrates 50 years since war’s end with focus on peace and unity
Thousands camped overnight on the streets of the former South Vietnamese capital, which was renamed Ho Chi Minh City after it fell to North Vietnamese and Viet…
Canada's Liberals celebrate a stunning win and the Conservative challenger loses his seat
The vote-counting agency Elections Canada said the counting of special ballots — cast by voters who are away from their districts during the election — has res…
What is a conclave? What to know about the secretive process to elect the next pope
A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” (with a key) to underscore that cardinals are sequestered…
Teacher identified among those killed in vehicle ramming at Vancouver street festival
Those killed ranged in age from 5 to 65, officials said. The youngest was 5-year-old girl Katie Le, who died along with her father, Richard Le, and mother, Lin…