Newly elected Pope Leo XIV hailed his predecessor Pope Francis in a meeting of cardinals on Saturday and said he intended to follow in the late pontiff’s footsteps, signalling the continuation of the late pope’s relatively progressive agenda.Leo addressed a meeting of cardinals, his first since being elected the 267th pope on Thursday.The Chicago-born pope […]
Passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka (AP) COLOMBO: A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka’s tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing 21 people and injuring at least 14 others, an official said. The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near the town of Kotmale, about 140 kilometers […]
CHICLAYO: Thousands of Catholics gathered on Saturday for an outdoor mass in the Peruvian city of Chiclayo to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, who for years lived, ate and prayed among them.The first American head of the Catholic Church spent nine years in the commercial hub along the Pacific coast, where he is […]
French President Emmanuel Macron (Left) & Russian President Vladimir Putin PRZEMYSL: President Vladimir Putin’s proposal for direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, after Kyiv and its European allies called for a 30-day ceasefire, is “not enough”, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday. “An unconditional ceasefire is not preceded by negotiations, by definition,” Macron told […]
Lawmakers who protested at Newark detention centre could be charged after ‘mob’ scene, says DHS (Picture credit: AP) The department of homeland security (DHS) has launched an investigation into what it described as a violent altercation involving three Democratic lawmakers during a confrontation outside the newly opened Delaney Hall immigration detention centre in Newark, New […]
Pope Francis on the first Sunday window appearance (AP) VATICAN CITY: For thousands of Catholic pilgrims in Rome, it’s the unmissable Vatican appointment, the midday Sunday blessing the pope delivers from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square. The new pope, Leo XIV, is scheduled to deliver his first such prayer on Sunday from the loggia […]
File photo: US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump on Sunday welcomed what he described as a “potentially great day for Russia and Ukraine,” after Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed restarting peace talks with Kyiv amid renewed international pressure for a ceasefire.Posting on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “Think of the hundreds of thousands of […]
Four people, including three teenagers, were shot on a crowded SEPTA Route 15 bus in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park neighbourhood on Saturday evening, prompting a citywide manhunt.The shooting occurred around 6:30 pm (local time) near the intersection of 33rd Street and Girard Avenue, not far from the Philadelphia Zoo, reported CBS News. About 30 passengers were […]
US President Donald Trump has dismissed Shira Perlmutter, the head of the US Copyright Office, just days after her office raised concerns over the use of copyrighted material in training artificial intelligence models. The move has triggered fierce backlash from Democrats, with accusations of executive overreach and interference in copyright regulation.According to CBS News, Perlmutter […]
A small sculpture capturing the dramatic aftermath of the July 2024 assassination attempt on US President Donald Trump has been placed on display in the Oval Office.The statue, which depicts the moment Trump raised his bloodied fist and shouted “Fight! Fight! Fight!” to supporters after being shot in the ear, now sits on a side […]
