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One of the most poignant images after Pope Francis’s death was a close-up photograph of his shoes as he lay in his open coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica. Scuffed, worn and workaday, they were a testament to the Catholic Church he wanted — one that walked out to the margins, served the most vulnerable and rejected clerical trappings. TwoContinue Reading

World U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday backed aid for the Palestinians, saying people in Gaza are starving and adding that he expected “a lot of good things” in the next month. At least 250 killed since Thursday morning, according to local health authoritiesThomson Reuters · Posted: May 16, 2025Continue Reading

World The first direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in more than three years lasted less than two hours, with no apparent sign of progress so far in narrowing the gap between the sides, though a deal was reached to exchange about 1,000 prisoners of war each. Agreement toContinue Reading

World A pregnant woman in Georgia who was declared brain-dead after a medical emergency has been on life support for three months to let the fetus grow enough to be delivered, a move her family says a hospital told them was required under the state’s strict anti-abortion law. Cases whereContinue Reading

World Ukraine lost an F-16 fighter jet on Friday morning after an incident on board, though the pilot ejected safely, the Ukrainian air force said in a statement. ‘An unusual situation arose on board,’ air force said in a statementThomson Reuters · Posted: May 16, 2025 5:20 AM EDT |Continue Reading

World U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday federal law enforcement officials are investigating a social media post made by former FBI director James Comey that she and other Republicans suggested was a call for violence against U.S. President Donald Trump. James Comey says ‘it never occurred’ to himContinue Reading

The U.S. Supreme Court began hearing arguments Thursday in Donald Trump’s attempt to broadly enforce his executive order to limit birthright citizenship, a move that would affect thousands of babies born each year as the Republican president seeks a major shift in how the U.S. Constitution has long been understood. TheContinue Reading

World Donald Trump wants to accept a Qatari jet to replace ageing Air Force One planes, but the constitutionality of it is disputed. Here are the facts. U.S. administration says it could be done legally David Michael Lamb · CBC News · Posted: May 15, 2025 1:29 PM EDT |Continue Reading

World Ukraine will send a delegation to Istanbul, led by Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, to attend talks with a team from Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday after holding talks in Ankara with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Ukrainian president calls Russian group led by presidential adviser and deputy ministersContinue Reading