Europe

US President Donald Trump says Russian President Vladimir Putin is ‘playing with fire’ by refusing to engage in ceasefire talks with Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump has let out his frustrations about Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying he doesn’t know ‘what the hell happened’ to the leader as more bombs fall.

Pope Leo XIV has declared himself a Roman and feels a ‘serious but passionate responsibility’ to serve his new flock during the holy year and beyond.

A massive Russian drone-and-missile attack has killed at least 12 people in Kyiv, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calling out the US for its inaction.

Pope Leo XIV is willing to host the next round of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia at the Vatican, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says.

Controversial actor Kevin Spacey is set to be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the Cannes Film Festival despite being hit with new sexual misconduct claims.

LATIKA M BOURKE: In an exclusive interview, Australia’s man in the Vatican, former LNP MP Keith Pitt said the PM’s attendance in Rome was vital.

The call from Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who was detained by Iran for three years, came after the Australian teacher was jailed for fighting alongside Ukraine.

Russia launched its largest drone strike on Ukraine since the war began as Ukraine President Zelensky sat down with US Vice President Vance in Rome.

‘I spoke to him about my mother’: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has given a given a candid account of his conversation with Pope Leo XIV in Rome.

Europe wants a major strategic partnership with Australia but the PM is playing down the prospect of a giant defence trade deal.

‘We’re all tired, we want to go home. But we want to take all of the regions, so that we don’t have to struggle for them in the future.’

The winner of the 2025 Eurovision Song Content has been crowned in dramatic scenes, with the location for the world’s biggest music competition in 2026 now revealed.

SPOILER ALERT: The Eurovision Song Content has crowned a winner in Basel, Switzerland, with one of hottest favourites falling flat to a shock winner.

US President Donald Trump says he will speak first with Russian President Vladimir Putin by telephone and then with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the latest move to end war.