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Even before his name was announced from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica, the crowds below were chanting “Viva il Papa” – Long live the Pope. Robert Francis Prevost, 69, will be the 267th occupant of the throne of St Peter and he will be known as Leo XIV. He is the first American to fill the…

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued internal instructions to the Pentagon to start kicking out transgender troops who do not elect to leave on their own by June 6, according to a memo obtained by Reuters. The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The decision was immediately condemned by transgender rights activists…

Police arrested dozens of Columbia University students who seized part of the school’s main library on Wednesday in one of the biggest pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus since last year’s wave of protests against Israel’s war in Gaza. At least 40 to 50 students, their hands cuffed with plastic zip-ties, were seen being loaded into New York Police…

Ukraine’s foreign minister said on Thursday Russia had repeatedly violated its own 3-day ceasefire hours after it began and called the initiative a “farce”, while Moscow said Kyiv had continued fighting. There was, though, a drop-off in combat activity after the ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin came into force in the early hours of Thursday,…

Harvey Weinstein allegedly name-dropped Oscar winners Gwyneth Paltrow and Penélope Cruz during an alleged sexual assault on a 16-year-old aspiring actress, according to testimony from the accuser. Poland native Kaja Sokola claimed she screamed after the alleged attack during her testimony in Manhattan Supreme Court Thursday, per The Post. “I raised my voice to scream,” she claimed.…

Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday (May 8) after cardinals from around the globe chose him to be the first leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics to hail from the United States. Tens of thousands of well-wishers cheered as Pope Leo, successor to the late Pope Francis, appeared on the balcony of St…

More than 25 million Soviets died during World War II. Many Russian families still commemorate the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany on May 9. But today’s state also uses the anniversary to consolidate its ideology. Babies in military uniforms, toddlers in cardboard tanks, primary school children marching in lockstep. Ahead of the big military parade on Moscow’s…

Munir has been reportedly shifted to an undisclosed location. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), General Sahir Shamshad Mirza has reportedly taken over from Munir. In an unusual turn of events, within Pakistan’s military establishment, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, has reportedly arrested Army Chief General…

CHILLING satellite pictures reveal Iran’s sprawling secret nuclear site codenamed “Rainbow”. Sources in the country have uncovered how the base is being used to develop nuclear-capable missiles with a 2,000-mile range – able to strike US bases in the Middle East. Tehran’s tyrannical regime is using oil and chemical facilities as a cover for nuclear bases, bombshell…

HISTORY has been made as the First American Pope will lead the Catholic church with outsider Robert Prevost taking up the name of Leo XIV after less than 24 hours of secret voting in the Sistine Chapel. The new Pope – known to many as “Father Bob” – stepped out onto the balcony in the Vatican to…

Separate attacks on a restaurant and school in Gaza City kill dozens of people. Israel’s attacks on Gaza have killed at least 61 people since dawn, targeting civilians in crowded places as its more than two-month blockade of the besieged and bombarded enclave has caused acute food shortages, accelerating the starvation of the Palestinian population. A reconnaissance…

U.S. President Donald Trump said he still believes Canada should become the 51st state in the US as he spoke to reporters at the White House while meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. “It takes two to tango, right?,” Trump said. “I believe it would be a massive tax cut for the Canadian citizens. You get…

NEW plans for the world’s tallest cruise ship have been released – and it looks straight from the future. The ship, complete with electrical sails and a mega battery, should hit the seas by the end of the decade, say Norwegian boat builders Hurtigruten. Hurtigruten set out to make travel more sustainable – and hope that this…

AN AXE-wielding attacker has killed a woman after launching a “brutal” rampage at a university in Poland. Another victim was rushed to hospital in a critical condition after the horror at Warsaw University on Wednesday. Police said they arrested a 22-year-old Polish man following the incident. He reportedly walked onto the campus brandishing the axe at around…

SHOCKING new photos show the horrifying moment a helicopter carrying six people broke apart in midair before crashing into the Hudson River in April. The disturbing images of the crash that killed all aboard during a helicopter tour of New York City have been released in a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board. The horrific…

The Nazis targeted Black people living in Germany, excluding them from society through forced sterilization and denial of citizenship. Activists and historians still strive for recognition of these injustices. “What I think people did not realize is that the Nazi time in Germany was only 12 years. What 12 years can do to society and what can…

Hours after Israel’s retaliatory response to the attacks by the Yemeni Houthi militia, Oman brokered a ceasefire between the US and Yemen. Is the conflict in the Red Sea and with Israel coming to an end? Late Tuesday evening, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said on X that “following recent discussions and contacts… with the aim of…

As the US shifts its ambitions to Mars, cuts to its national space agency will also affect the work of European researchers, and their efforts to get to the moon The US administration under Republican President Donald Trump has proposed billions in cuts to NASA’s budget, putting at risk major partnerships, and shifting the space agency’s priorities…

The Pakistan Army has long been the power and policy shaper in Pakistani politics. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s rhetoric, as seen in his addresses to the Pakistan parliament and the nation’s citizens on Wednesday, is less about genuine policy and more about his own survival in Pakistan’s military-dominated ecosystem, intelligence sources speaking to CNN-News18. They said…

It was Feb 20 when the first flights carrying Chinese nationals extracted from scamming compounds in the Myanmar border city of Myawaddy took to the sky. Joint Thai-Chinese operations had been launched to disrupt criminal enterprises reportedly holding hundreds of thousands of people and generating billions of dollars. They seemed effective; thousands of compound workers were released…

Ukraine is starting to consider a shift away from the US dollar, possibly linking its currency more closely to the euro amid the splintering of global trade and its growing ties to Europe, Central Bank Governor Andriy Pyshnyi told Reuters. Potential accession to the European Union, a “strengthening of the EU’s role in ensuring our defense capabilities,…

Kylie Jenner will do whatever it takes to make it across the Met steps. On Monday, the reality star hit the Met Gala 2025 red carpet wearing a Ferragamo outfit that showed off her curves and midriff, it was her heels that were more than she bargained for. While walking in stilettos is never an easy feat,…

“Whiny” Prince Harry is being blackballed by the royal family because none of them trust him — or Meghan Markle, according to sources in the know. “I genuinely think nobody trusts him and that’s the bottom line. The royal family has major trust issues with him and that’s what’s at the heart of everything,” a close source…

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday but said the risks of higher inflation and unemployment had risen, further clouding the U.S. economic outlook as its policymakers grapple with the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. At this point, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said, it isn’t clear if the economy will continue its steady pace…

A twisted neo-Nazi sextortion ring that targets kids as young as 9 and blackmails them into making sick photos and videos is spreading to every corner of the United States — and the FBI has tips for parents on how to spot if their children are being groomed. The Bureau has hundreds of open cases against the…

Attacks by Ukrainian long-range drones caused flight disruption at Moscow’s main airports for a third straight day on Wednesday as Russia prepared to receive the Chinese president and other foreign leaders for the annual Victory Day military parade in Red Square. Russian flag carrier Aeroflot on Wednesday morning canceled more than 100 flights to and from Moscow.…

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday the U.S. will stop bombing the Houthis in Yemen, saying that the Iran-aligned group had agreed to stop interrupting important shipping lanes in the Middle East. After Trump made the announcement, Oman said it had mediated the ceasefire deal, marking a major shift in Houthi policy since the start of Israel’s…

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task on Wednesday of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose the man they hope can unite a diverse but divided global Church. In a process dating to medieval times, the cardinals will file into the Vatican’s frescoed Sistine Chapel after a public Mass in…

ACTOR Michael B. Jordan will not testify at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial despite his name being included on a list of 190 celebrities and public figures presented to possible jurors, according to reports. Jordan’s name was brought up on the first day of jury selection as a pool of potential jurors were quizzed on their knowledge of…

MEGHAN Markle has shared a rare picture of Prince Archie to celebrate his sixth birthday. Sharing the stunning picture on social media, the Duchess of Sussex celebrated her “sweet boy”, while Harry missed the celebrations. It was confirmed last week that the Duke of Sussex would miss his son’s birthday celebrations as he would be launching a…

Talk about the fashion police! There was some Met Gala mayhem away from the red carpet when a brouhaha blew up between New York cops and celebrity stylist Jessica Paster outside of the Carlyle. The fashionista claims to Page Six she was “manhandled” while trying to follow NYPD instructions. Paster was in town for the biggest night…

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy vows to modernize America’s air-traffic control system — and not a moment too soon. Especially for Newark Liberty International Airport. Last week, a burnt out copper wire triggered a 90-second radar and communications blackout that left controllers blind to arriving and departing planes. Meanwhile, thousands of Newark flights have been canceled, delayed or…

US and Chinese officials are set to start talks this week to try to deescalate a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng will attend the talks in Switzerland from 9 to 12 May, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson…

All signals are expected to be turned off at 3 pm local time on Wednesday. As the Catholic Church prepares for a historic decision, the Vatican will block all mobile phone signals on Wednesday afternoon, according to CNN, which cited Italian media reports. This step is being taken ahead of the secretive vote to select the next…

U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney faced off in the Oval Office on Tuesday and showed no signs of retreating from their gaping differences in an ongoing trade war that has shattered decades of trust between the two countries. The two kept it civil, but as for Trump’s calls to make Canada the…

An Israeli plan to seize the Gaza Strip and expand the military operation has alarmed many in the region. Palestinians are exhausted and hopeless, pummeled by 19 months of heavy bombing. Families of Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza are terrified that the possibility of a ceasefire is slipping further away. “What’s left for you to…

Columbia University said Tuesday that it will be laying off nearly 180 staffers in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel $400 million in funding over the Manhattan college’s handling of student protests against the war in Gaza. Those receiving non-renewal or termination notices Tuesday represent about 20% of the employees funded in some manner by…

Indian forces targeted the headquarters of the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba groups in the missile attacks against terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Wednesday. India attacked nine terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) early on Wednesday following a deadly attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam last month.…

Catholic cardinals entering a conclave on Wednesday to pick a new pope do not yet have a clear idea of who will emerge as Pope Francis’ successor, several said, and speeches by individual clerics in meetings this week may be decisive. The 133 cardinals are holding near daily meetings to discuss issues facing the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church…

The Trump administration says it is going to pay immigrants in the United States illegally $1,000 plus travel costs if they leave voluntarily as it accelerates its mass deportation agenda. The Department of Homeland Security said Monday that people who use the CBP Home app to announce their “self-deportations” would get the money and be “deprioritized” for…

A PARACHUTIST who died after jumping from 10,000ft is believed to have left a suicide note. Jade Damarell, 32, who had successfully completed more than 400 jumps, died instantly when she hit the ground without her chute opening. As friends and colleagues paid tribute to the “beautiful” marketing manager, her skydiving club said it appeared to be…

A MUM and son tourist pair have died in flash floods that hit an ancient city, as hundreds were evacuated. Dramatic footage shows water cascading into Petra, Jordan – one of the seven wonders of the world – and authorities urging everyone out. Streams sprung up and poured down the mountainsides into the famous gully, gushing past…

Authorities said the victims were security guards and miners. The region the mine is located in is under a state of emergency due to ongoing instability. The bodies of thirteen people were found in a mine in Peru on Sunday after they were abducted a few days earlier. The grim discovery was made in a gold mine…

Russia says Ukraine has launched an overnight drone attack targeting Moscow for the second night in a row. All four of the capital’s major airports were closed for several hours to ensure safety but later reopened, Russia’s aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia said on Telegram. Moscow’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said on social media at least 19 Ukrainian drones had…

Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, the closed-door meeting of the United Nations Security Council, convened at Pakistan’s request, concluded without any statement, resolution, or official outcome. No significant response emerged from the discussion. The meeting took place just hours after Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the situation had reached its most volatile point in years.…

Russia’s Deputy Permanent Representative Anna Evstigneeva, who attended the meeting, said, “We hope for de-escalation”. Since India ramped up its preparations to punish the preparators of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistan has been in a panic mode. While Pakistan has been mobilising its army towards the borders, it also asked the United Nations Security Council…

The “fake” letter claimed to be an official communication from General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff, to General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff. The Press Information Bureau on Monday issued a strict warning to social media users against pro-Pakistan X handles that have been circulating claims of a “leaked” communication letter between senior Indian…

Prospective jurors in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial acknowledged on Monday being familiar with allegations against the hip-hop mogul, seeing a video of him allegedly assaulting a woman and hearing a comedian joke about baby oil that prosecutors say was found in his residences. But having followed the case in the media did not exclude them…

PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s administration has offered illegal immigrants a free flight and a $1,000 check to self-deport out of the United States. The Department of Homeland Security announced the “historic opportunity” on Monday, insisting it’ll benefit both illegal immigrants and the US government. Illegal immigrants who use the US Customs and Border Protection Home App to self-deport…

KIM Kardashian and Kylie Jenner dazzled after keeping fans at fashion’s biggest night waiting until the final minutes to wow them with their Met Gala looks. Reality star Kim, 44, wore a long body con dress and fedora with several diamond necklaces and matching earrings as she was among the last to climb the museum’s iconic steps…

Mining in Pataz in Peru’s north will be suspended for 30 days, the country’s President Dina Boluarte said on Monday. She made the announcement after the bodies of 13 security guards working at a gold mine were found by policein a mine tunnel on Sunday. The workers had been held captive for more than a week after…

From the White House to the Met Gala. Kamala Harris was among the A-listers on the Met Gala 2025 red carpet on Monday night, hitting the star-studded event for the first time wearing a custom Off-White look by IB Kamara. The former presidential candidate, 60, honored the night’s theme, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” with a black silk…

Pope Francis’ popemobile is being converted into a health clinic on wheels for children in Gaza, fulfilling the late pontiff’s final wishes. The Catholic charity Caritas Jerusalem, which was gifted the vehicle after Francis’ visit to the West Bank in 2014, revealed that the pontiff reached out to them in his final months asking them to use…

This cruise was a total washout for these wannabe celebs. Around 30, budding, bikini-clad influencers took a luxurious Lamborghini Tecnomar out for a spin in the waters off Miami Beach on Saturday – only to have their hopes for a picture-perfect jaunt sink when the posh yacht started taking on water. The glamorous but clueless bunch cracked…

Celebrities from Cardi B to Tom Cruise who are staying at a tony Manhattan hotel for the posh Met Gala will be confronted with an ugly labor dispute before walking the red carpet Monday, union bigs warn. Members of the Hotel Trade Council union say they will be holding a protest outside The Surrey Hotel, where many…

President Trump called on his administration to reopen and expand Alcatraz so authorities could send the “dregs of society” to the notorious California prison more than six decades after it closed. The commander in chief announced Sunday that he was directing the Bureau of Prisons and other federal agencies to get the massive island facility off the…

Red bathed the small Panamanian town of Portobelo on Saturday in a celebration meant to represent a fight between good and evil, and the resistance of slaves and Spanish colonizers. Every year, hundreds in the town, which sits wedged between the Caribbean Sea and the region’s tropical jungles, take to the streets for the Festival of Devils…

A missile launched by Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen briefly halted flights and commuter traffic at Israel’s main international airport on Sunday after its impact near an access road caused panic among passengers. The attack on Ben-Gurion International Airport came hours before Israeli Cabinet ministers were set to vote on whether to intensify military operations in Gaza. The…

One of the men accused of taking part in a wave of sectarian violence against Syria’s Alawite minority two months ago has told the BBC that he and other armed civilians who travelled to the area were advised and monitored by government forces there. Abu Khalid said he had travelled as a civilian fighter to the Mediterranean…

Hamas has executed a number of alleged looters after several incidents in which heavily armed gangs attacked food stores and community kitchens in the Gaza Strip this week, sources close to the Palestinian militant group said. Hamas officials have accused some of the looters of working in collaboration with Israel, which has sealed off aid from entering…

Marvel movie “Thunderbolts” brought in $162 million at theaters around the world over the weekend, providing a solid start to the summer movie season that is key to Hollywood’s year at the box office. “Thunderbolts,” the story of a ragtag group of heroes who unite to fight a supervillain, earned $76 million of its total in the…

Meghan Markle showed her support for Prince Harry after he lost an appeal granting him and his family police protection when they visit the UK. The Duchess of Sussex took to Instagram Saturday to share a black-and-white photo of her husband walking with their two kids, Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 3, through a garden. Harry…

Lady Gaga’s concert in Rio de Janeiro dodged a bomb attack by a group of people posing as her “Little Monsters” fans. Local authorities claimed a hate group was plotting the vocalization and radicalization of minors through self-harm and violence at Saturday’s concert in Copacabana Beach. “The suspects were recruiting participants, including minors, to carry out coordinated…

LADY Gaga has spoken out after it was revealed Brazilian police foiled a bomb plot against her record-breaking free concert on Saturday. The singer gushed that she was “grateful” for her fans and felt “absolute pride and joy […] singing for the people of Brazil”. Her team said they learned about the bomb plot “via media reports”…

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said an interim ceasefire with Russia was possible any moment, “even starting today,” if Moscow agreed to the US proposal. Ukraine’s president rejected a Russian truce for three days from May 8 to 10. Czech president says Putin can agree to ceasefire with ‘a single decision’ Czech President Petr Pavel backed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s…

US President Donald Trump said he will not remove Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Board chairman before his term ends in May 2026 while describing the central banker as “a total stiff” and repeating calls for the Fed to lower interest rates. Trump insisted that his moves to upend the global trading system with higher tariffs would…

The Kremlin says that Russia has “liberated” the Kursk region from Ukraine, a claim that Kyiv denies. Thousands of locals have fled, and those who remain live in a state of fear and feel neglected by Moscow. “It is still unclear whether we are safe or not. We have no peace because there are still drones ……

“Crimea will remain with Russia,” President Donald Trump said as he set the agenda for talks to end of the Ukraine war. But what do the indigenous inhabitants of the peninsula, the Crimean Tatars, think about this plan? As part of his “peace plan,” US President Donald Trump is ready to recognize the annexed Ukrainian peninsula of…

President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated photo showing himself as the pope ahead of this week’s gathering of cardinals to choose a new leader of the 1.4-billion-strong Catholic Church, and just days after he joked he would “like to be pope”. Trump, who is not a Catholic and does not attend church regularly, posted the image on…

Madonna, Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross will all be attending the glamorous Met Gala, also known as fashion’s biggest night, Page Six hears. Icon Ross will be at the swanky benefit taking place next Monday along with daughter, “Black-ish” star Tracee Ellis Ross and her son Evan, we hear. Another source tells us Lauryn Hill will also…

Kanye West’s wife, Bianca Censori, channeled his ex Kim Kardashian while debuting a new long hairdo on her Instagram Stories Saturday. In the photo, the Australian model styled her longer tresses down with wispy bangs in the front. She also wore a light mini dress and a pair of black heels. The look was reminiscent of the…

Israel called on Qatar, a key mediator between Israel and Hamas, to “stop playing both sides with its double talk and decide if it’s on the side of civilization or if it’s on the side of Hamas”, the Israeli Prime Minister’s office said on Saturday. Qatar rejected the statements as “inflammatory”. Despite efforts by Egyptian and Qatari…

Eight men have been arrested in two separate counter-terrorism police investigations. Five were arrested at various locations around England on Saturday as part of a “pre-planned” investigation into a plot to “target a specific premises”, the Metropolitan Police said. Four – two aged 29, one aged 40 and one aged 46 – are Iranian nationals. Police said…

India on Saturday imposed a ban on the import of goods coming from or transiting through Pakistan and also the entry of Pakistani ships into its ports. Pakistan has banned the use of its ports by Indian flag carriers, hours after New Delhi imposed fresh punitive measures, including a ban on import of goods and entry of…

The little boy is in tears and, understandably, irritable. Diarrhea has plagued him for half of his brief life. He is dehydrated and so weak. Attached to his tiny left hand is a yellow tube that carries liquid food to his frail little system. At 9 months old, Khaled is barely 11 pounds (5 kilos) — half…

While Prince Harry’s legal battle for UK security may not have ended in his favor, he did uncover some “shocking truths” throughout the process. The Duke of Sussex revealed some of his findings in an official statement after Friday’s ruling, taking aim at the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (RAVEC) over the…

The beach and seafront were packed with fans hours before the concert was set to begin. Rio officials expect a boost to economic activity in the city. American pop icon Lady Gaga is holding a free concert at the iconic Copacabana Beach in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. The show will be the…

A POPULAR sandwich shop is rapidly shrinking in size. The fast food giant is the largest in the US by number of locations. Subway, the sandwich chain, closed 631 locations across the country in 2024 alone, according to a recent report from QSR. While Subway still operates 19,502 restaurants nationwide, that number marks a significant milestone. This…

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday his administration will revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, returning to a threat he issued against the Massachusetts school last month as part of his wider attack on elite universities. “We are going to be taking away Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status. It’s what they deserve!” Trump wrote in a post on…

Vitali Klitschko, the former heavyweight boxer who is now mayor of Kyiv, ventured last month into hazardous political territory: he delicately suggested in an interview that Ukraine might need to cede land to end its battle against Russia. After a flood of angry online comments, he walked back his comments, saying on Facebook that “territorial concessions contradict…

President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday agreed to halt all efforts to freeze funds intended for a Maine child nutrition program after initially suspending those dollars due to a disagreement between the state and Trump over transgender athletes. In response, the state will drop its lawsuit that had been filed against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Maine…

Wall Street has clawed back losses incurred after President Donald Trump imposed global tariffs a month ago, capping the longest winning streak in two decades for US stocks. Shares saw gains for the ninth day in a row for the first time since 2004 after a better-than-expected jobs report and rising hope of US-China trade talks. Major…

Yu, a 32-year-old internet and trade worker from Hangzhou, used to drive around in a German-made Porsche 718. She has since traded that for a grey six-seater by leading Chinese EV maker Li Auto, which she said boasts better “smart driving” and navigation features, delivering a superior overall experience. The price and prestige might not be the…

Power has started returning in most areas affected by an outage in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on Friday (May 2), officials said, and efforts were continuing to fully restore services. A power outage hit a number of regions of Bali on Friday from 4pm, said state utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN). The island’s airport was also…

MASS evacuations have been sparked after a huge 7.5-magnitude earthquake south of Chile and Argentina. Civilians were forced to flee across the entire coastal section of the Strait of Magellan after a strong earthquake in Drake Passage. The United States Geological Survey confirmed the mega quake, saying that it had struck between Cape Horn and Antarctica. They…