‘Great honour for United States’: Trump hails Pope Leo XIV’s election as first American pontiff despite past friction

US president Donald Trump on Thursday congratulated Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on becoming Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Posting on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump described the event as a “great honour” for the United States and added, “What excitement, and what a […]

France hails ‘positive process’ as Europe, US discuss Ukraine ceasefire

From left to right- Jean-Noël Barrot, David Lammy, Marco Rubio (AP) PARIS: France said talks Thursday between top US and European officials on the war in Ukraine had launched a “positive process”, as Europe seeks to be included in efforts to end the three-year-old conflict.US secretary of state Marco Rubio again pressed a US peace […]

Italy hails EU safe-country rules as ‘success’ for govt

Representative Image of Italy flag (AI) ROME: Italy’s interior minister on Wednesday called the tightening of asylum rules by the European Union a win for Rome, which had lobbied the bloc for more restrictions on migration. The European Commission said earlier Wednesday that it was proposing to designate Bangladesh, Egypt, Tunisia, Colombia, India, Morocco and […]

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