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Pope Leo XIV vows to work for unity in inaugural mass Pope Leo XIV offered a message of communion during his inaugural mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday. An estimated 200,000 pilgrims, patriarchs and political leaders — including Prime Minister Mark Carney — were there to witness the firstContinue Reading

American spies are saying the quiet part out loud to Chinese officials: Their knowledge of Beijing’s secrets would be welcome in Washington. The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has taken to social media to publish slickly produced videos in Mandarin with Chinese subtitles. One features a senior Chinese official making the dramatic decision to contactContinue 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. It’s a quick trip to a place he’s been 19 times before. In a few days, King Charles will arrive in Canada. As the country’s head ofContinue Reading

World A Mexican navy sailing ship on a global goodwill tour struck the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Saturday night, snapping its three masts, fatally injuring two crew members and leaving some sailors dangling from harnesses high in the air waiting for help. Top of vessel’s mast knocked offContinue Reading

World At least 27 people have been killed by storm systems that swept across part of the U.S. Midwest and South, with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announcing Saturday that 18 of the deaths came in his state and 10 others were hospitalized in critical condition. Rescuers were searching for survivorsContinue Reading

World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Saturday for stronger sanctions on Moscow after a Russian drone killed nine bus passengers in northeastern Ukraine just hours after the two countries held their first peace talks in three years of war. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump said he plans to speak by phone Monday with Russian leaderContinue Reading

World Israel and Hamas resumed ceasefire talks on Saturday in Qatar, both sides said, even as Israeli forces ramped up a bombing campaign that has killed hundreds of people over 72 hours, and mobilized for a massive new ground assault. Hospital director says situation is ‘catastrophic’ after receiving dozens ofContinue Reading

World The video was captured by a surveillance camera on March 28 when a violent earthquake struck the southeast Asian country of Myanmar — causing widespread damage as far away as Bangkok in neighbouring Thailand, and killing some 3,700 people, according to Myanmar’s ruling military junta.  7.7 magnitude quake in March createdContinue Reading

World Former FBI director James Comey met with the U.S. Secret Service on Friday, after he was called in to discuss a social media post that U.S. President Donald Trump’s supporters claimed was a threat against the president, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said. Trump supporters say Comey’s now-deletedContinue Reading