Newly elected Pope Leo XIV has lead his first Mass as pontiff, in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel. The Pope was joined by cardinals for prayers and hymns, the morning after his identity was revealed to the world on the Vatican balcony overlooking St Peter’s Square. Pope Leo spoke in Latin, English and Italian, calling on […]
Laura Gozzi BBC News Reporting fromVatican City Getty Images Excited crowds gather in St Peter’s Square to see the new Pope After the sorrow of death, the joy of a new beginning. The warm May sun was still high in the sky when a roar echoed out in the streets surrounding St Peter’s Square. One […]
Ukraine says it has uncovered a Hungarian-operated spy network attempting to obtain intelligence about its defences. The country’s security service said it had detained two alleged Hungarian spies who it accused of gathering intelligence on its air defence systems. “For the first time in Ukraine’s history, the Security Service has exposed a Hungarian military intelligence […]
NurPhoto via Getty Images An Indian soldier operates a surveillance drone amid heightened tensions in Jammu and Kashmir The world’s first drone war between nuclear-armed neighbours has erupted in South Asia. On Thursday, India accused Pakistan of launching waves of drones and missiles at three military bases in Indian territory and Indian-administered Kashmir – an […]
Vladimir Putin has led Russia’s Victory Day commemorations with a parade in Red Square, amid heightened security following Ukrainian strikes on Moscow. China’s Xi Jinping joined the Russian president as he told thousands of soldiers that Russia remembered the lessons of World War Two. He also used his speech to tie the war to today’s […]
Yogita Limaye reporting from the Donetsk region BBC Asked about a ceasefire, 26-year-old soldier Max told the BBC “you don’t think about things like that here.” Hours into the ceasefire Russia had called for, we drove into the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine to see what, if any, impact it was having. The Ukrainian military […]
Aleem Maqbool Religion editor Getty Images Cardinal Prevost meeting with Pope Francis (R) in February 2025 The fact that the conclave was over quickly suggests that from the outset, a significant number of the voting cardinals felt Robert Prevost was the one amongst them best equipped to take on the challenges a pope faces. In […]
Pope Leo XIV’s brother Louis says nothing will be the same again after his appointment. Source link
Vladimir Putin is leading Russia’s Victory Day commemorations with a parade in Red Square and heightened security after days of Ukrainian strikes targeting the capital. Chinese President Xi Jingping is among more than 20 international leaders who have made the journey to Moscow. A unilateral, three-day ceasefire was announced by Russia to coincide with the […]
The risk of all-out war between India and Pakistan rose on Thursday, despite diplomatic attempts to de-escalate the conflict between the two nuclear-armed countries. On Wednesday, India said it carried out strikes on Pakistan in retaliation for a terrorist attack that killed 26 civilians in Kashmir last month. Pakistan said its forces shot down Indian […]