Denmark summoned the top U.S. diplomat in the country for an explanation following a Wall Street Journal report about the United States stepping up its intelligence gathering on Greenland, a …

Robert Prevost was brought to the Vatican in 2023 by Pope Francis as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations, one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church. On Thursday, …

The Jewish owner of a jewelry store in Tunisia was hospitalized Thursday after an axe attack on the island where Africa’s oldest synagogue is located. The attack comes one week before Jewish …

Panama President José Raúl Mulino says he will not renegotiate an agreement with the United States to give U.S. troops access to Panamanian facilities, despite protests charging that he compromised …

Americans in St. Peter’s Square were stunned and joyous when they learned that an American cardinal, Robert Provost, was elected pope and had taken the name Leo XIV. An American priest in the …

Experts, human rights workers and lawyers criticized reports of plans to deport migrants from the U.S. to Libya. Migrants in Libya are routinely arbitrarily detained and placed in squalid detention …

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first U.S. pope in …

Catholic cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel for a second day of voting to try and elect a new pope. The 133 cardinals are expected to vote again on Thursday morning after spending the …

Pope Leo XIV's choice of name signals a commitment to social justice, very much in line with the late Pope Francis’ global ministry. Pope Leo XIII laid the foundation for modern Catholic social …

Russia and Ukraine have both reported attacks on their forces on the first day of a 72-hour ceasefire called by President Vladimir Putin. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, who accused Russia …

Airlines in India have canceled hundreds of flights from two dozen airports until Saturday amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan. India’s Civil Aviation Ministry late Thursday …

The European Union has published a list of U.S. imports to target with retaliatory duties if no solution is found to end President Donald Trump’s tariff war. Aircraft maker Boeing could be among …

British rock band The Who are to say their final goodbye to North America this summer. Singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend confirmed Thursday that they will perform hits from six-decade …

Asian shares are rising moderately after a lackluster finish on Wall Street, with most shares ticking higher after the Federal Reserve left its main interest rate unchanged, as was widely expected. …

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first conclave ballot failed to find a winner, sending billowing black smoke …

White smoke pours from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church.

Jurors have begun deliberating in the case of two men charged with cutting down the Sycamore Gap tree in northern England. Jurors in Newcastle Crown Court began weighing the fate Thursday of Daniel …

How long does it take to choose a pope? The Vatican doesn’t publish official data on the number of votes or tallies in past conclaves, and sources compiling their own data are not in complete …

The X social media platform has blocked access to jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s X social media account in Turkey, complying with a Turkish court order. However the company said on Thursday …

The Bank of England is widely expected to cut interest rates on Thursday as a result of the potential shock to global growth emanating from the tariff policies of the Trump administration. Most …