Europe

The election of a first North American pontiff came after the death of the first Latin American pope and signalled a relinquishing of papal authority from Europe.

Ukrainian officials say Russia has violated its own ceasefire more than 700 times while Russian authorities say Ukraine has tried to move into the Kursk region.

Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV is a Peruvian citizen, which allowed him to overcome a traditional taboo against the election of pontiff from the United States.

Cardinals have returned to the Sistine Chapel to resume voting for a new pope after a billow of black smoke signalled that the first conclave ballot failed to find a new Catholic leader.

‘We are just coasting along, she’ll be right, that sort of attitude and all the evidence is starting to show without exaggerating that she won’t be alright.’

Russia has made no response to the 30-day ceasefire offer ‘except for new strikes’, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says.

Over 45,000 people have watched on as black smoke poured from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling a stalemate after cardinals failed to agree on a new Pope in Rome.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are preparing to meet in Moscow to discuss their ‘no limits’ partnership amid a trade war with US President Donald Trump.

The conclave process to elect the next pope is shrouded in secrecy. Here’s a guide to the ancient tradition.

Ukraine and Russia have concluded one of the largest prisoner exchanges since Moscow invaded its neighbour in 2022.

All cardinals who are eligible to elect the next head of the Catholic Church have arrived in Rome two days before the conclave begins.

Hard-right nationalist George Simion has secured a decisive win in the first round of Romania's presidential election redo.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Kyiv's allies to up the pressure on Moscow to achieve a ceasefire.

Ukraine is claiming the world's first downing of a combat plane after a maritime drone attacked a Russian fighter jet.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has told parliament the government will not agree to recognise any temporarily occupied territories as Russian.