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ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT, April 21 (Reuters) – Pope Leo paid respects on Tuesday to his predecessor Francis on the anniversary of his death last year, remembering the first pontiff from the Americas as someone who gave the 1.4-billion-member Church “so much with his words and his witness.” Over his 12-year papacy, Pope Francis “promoted …
Nearly 490 alleged members of the powerful Central American gang Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), including several alleged leaders, went on trial collectively in El Salvador on Monday, accused of thousands of murders. El Salvador is conducting mass trials of thousands of suspected gang members, many of whom have spent years in prison without charge or visiting …
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Leo XIV paid tribute to Pope Francis on Tuesday on the first anniversary of his death, recalling his preaching about God’s mercy and his gestures of solidarity with poor people. “We thank the Lord for the great gift of the life of Francis, to the church and the …
BRUSSELS, April 21 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s funding needs for 2026 are covered, a senior EU official said, with the EU likely to make the first disbursement from its 90 billion euro loan at the end of May or in early June and other donors keeping Kyiv funded until then. Ukraine, which is fighting off a …
By Silvia Ognibene , Emilio Parodi and Crispian Balmer PRATO, Italy, April 21 (Reuters) – China’s formal reply to an Italian request for mutual legal assistance never made it past a Rome mailroom. The documents, relating to the attempted murder of a Chinese businessman in Italy in 2024, arrived at the Justice Ministry in Rome …
President Trump is fighting to reshape the Federal Reserve, aiming to replace Chair Jerome Powell with a new central bank chief after sparring with Powell for months. But the clock is ticking before Powell’s term ends on May 15, and Mr. Trump’s nominee for Fed chief, Kevin Warsh, is facing a roadblock to his Senate …
LONDON (AP) — The ex-civil servant behind the decision to approve Peter Mandelson ‘s appointment as British ambassador to Washington said Tuesday that he felt political pressure from Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office to rush through the appointment despite security concerns. The testimony by former Foreign Office head Olly Robbins turns up the heat on …
BRUSSELS, April 21 (Reuters) – Hungary’s outgoing government violated European law with rules prohibiting or restricting access to LGBTQ content, which stigmatise and marginalise gay and trans people, the European Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday. The ruling could provide a test for the future of social policy under Hungary’s new leader Peter Magyar, who …
3m ago Iranian state TV says nobody sent to Pakistan yet, participation in talks requires change in U.S. “behavior” Iranian state TV on Tuesday rejected reports suggesting a lower-level preliminary delegation had arrived in Pakistan’s capital ahead of possible peace talks with Trump administration officials. “Since Saturday, numerous reports have circulated about the ‘departure’ or …
By Elizabeth Piper, Sarah Young and Sam Tabahriti LONDON, April 21 (Reuters) – A former top foreign ministry official said on Tuesday he had faced “constant pressure” from Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office to speed up the appointment of his pick as the ambassador to the U.S., deepening a row that threatens the British leader. …