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World Portugal’s caretaker government plans to expel some 18,000 foreigners living in the country without authorization, a minister said on Saturday in the buildup to a national election. Portugal will hold early general election on May 18The Associated Press · Posted: May 05, 2025 3:05 PM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading

World Israel approved plans on Monday to capture the entire Gaza Strip and remain in the territory for an unspecified amount of time, two Israeli officials said, in a move that if implemented would vastly expand Israel’s operations in the Palestinian territory and likely bring fierce international opposition. Officials discussContinue Reading

As the Catholic Church mourns the death of Pope Francis and its all-male College of Cardinals prepares to elect his successor, some say an accidental email sent last month captured the contradictions at the core of Francis’s legacy on women. In January, Francis made his highest-ranking female appointment, naming SisterContinue Reading

World President Donald Trump says he would direct government agencies to reopen Alcatraz, the notorious former prison that has been closed for more than 60 years and is now part of land in San Francisco controlled by the U.S. National Parks Service. Proposal ‘not a serious one,’ Democrat Nancy PelosiContinue Reading

Hard-right nationalist George Simion secured a decisive win Sunday in the first round of Romania’s presidential election redo, nearly complete electoral data showed. The election took place months after an annulled vote plunged the European Union and NATO member country into its worst political crisis in decades. Simion, the 38-year-oldContinue Reading

World Brazilian police said on Sunday that they had thwarted a bomb attack planned for Lady Gaga’s historic concert that drew over 2 million people to Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. Suspects allegedly recruited participants, including minors, to carry out co-ordinated attacks: policeThomson Reuters · Posted: May 04, 2025Continue Reading

World President Donald Trump said he was unsure whether people in the U.S. are entitled to due process rights guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution, as his administration pushes aggressively to deport immigrants who are in the country illegally and other non-citizens. President pushing to deport immigrants in country illegally and other non-citizensThomson ReutersContinue Reading

World A missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels toward Israel on Sunday landed near Ben Gurion Airport, the country’s main international airport, sending a plume of smoke into the air and causing panic among passengers in the terminal building. No significant damage caused, Israeli police say, but flight operations were haltedThomson ReutersContinue Reading

Hello, royal watchers. This is your regular dose of royal news and analysis. Reading this online? Sign up here to get this delivered to your inbox. Every few years, Princess Margriet of the Netherlands has taken part in commemorations in Canada of the role it played in the Netherlands’ liberation during the SecondContinue Reading