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Pope Leo XIV has called for peace in Ukraine, a Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff.

Labor’s Ed Husic says the Israeli cabinet’s plan to annex Gaza is a form of ethnic cleansing and that the Netanyahu government has ‘atrociously managed’ the conflict.

US President Donald Trump recently re-allocated funds away from certain NASA projects and toward Elon Musk’s mission to Mars research, after the billionaire made a dire doomsday prediction.

India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday, but the peace between the two nuclear-armed powers did not last, with explosions reported in the area of Kashmir controlled by India.

Britain will clamp down on work visas and force businesses to boost training for domestic employees ‘to restore control and order’ to its migration system.

In an embarrassing sign that Prince Harry’s recent outbursts are wide of the mark, images have emerged of the Duke of Sussex wandering a London street knocking on doors with no security concerns.

A spacecraft launched in the 1970s has plunged into the Indian Ocean off Indonesia, more than fifty years after its failed launch to Venus.

Sudanese authorities say a suspected drone attack has killed at least 20 prisoners in the southern region of Kordofan.

King Charles has announced he will not be attending the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on May 18, sending Prince Edward in his stead.

One of Spain’s most famous cities, Barcelona, is under government alert as a massive toxic chemical cloud spreads across a region affecting at least 200,000 residents.

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng has met for about eight hours with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Switzerland in a bid to ease trade tensions.

Pope Leo XIV has visited a shrine to the Virgin Mary run by the Augustinian religious order in the Italian town of Genazzano and paid his respects to former Pope Francis.

The leaders of the UK, France, Germany and Poland say after their meeting in Kyiv, Russia faces sanctions backed by the US if it does not agree to a new truce in Ukraine.

Pakistan has reopened its airspace for flights, authorities say, as Indian and Pakistani officials announced a ceasefire but blasts were reported in Kashmir.

Pope Leo XIV has signalled he will continue with the vision and reforms of Pope Francis, telling the world’s Catholic cardinals the late pontiff left a ‘precious legacy’ that they must continue.