The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Sen. David Perdue as ambassador to China, just as the U.S. and China are locked in a tariff showdown that threatens to redefine diplomatic relations between the world’s two largest economies. Perdue, a Republican who served one term as a U.S. senator from Georgia, […]
Liberal Party wins Canadian election, capping stunning turnaround
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party has won the federal election, capping a stunning turnaround in fortunes fueled, in part, by anger at U.S. President Donald Trump’s rhetoric. Carney’s rival, populist Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, was voted out of his seat in Parliament, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation projected […]
Vatican says conclave to elect new pope will start May 7
Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the secret voting for two days to help them get to know one another better and find consensus on a candidate before they are sequestered in the Sistine Chapel. The […]
Donald Trump among world leaders to attend funeral of Pope Francis
Heads of state and royalty will start converging on Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square, but the group of poor people who will meet his casket in a small crosstown basilica are more in keeping with Francis’ humble persona and disdain […]
Marco Rubio blasts “fake news” Russia report
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff issued a joint statement Wednesday blasting a Politico report that claimed the Trump administration is considering lifting sanctions against Russia. “This is false,” Rubio and Witkoff said in their statement. “Neither of us have had any […]
Pope Francis’ doctor says late Pope died ‘without suffering, at home’
Pope Francis’ doctor has recounted the pontiff’s final moments in a pair of newspaper interviews, saying the pontiff had his eyes open and was breathing with oxygen, but unresponsive after being stricken by illness early Monday morning. “He died without suffering, at home,’’ the doctor said. Dr. Sergio Alfieri coordinated […]
Dem. Senator begs Donald Trump to bomb Iran
As leaders from both the United States and Iran continue to hold talks about the possibility of striking a nuclear program deal, one of President Trump’s political enemies is calling for the U.S. to scrap the talks and take a more direct approach to Iran. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is […]
Star soccer player’s wife, child kidnapped during home invasion
Ecuadorian soccer player Jackson Rodríguez’s wife and 5-year-old child were kidnapped early Wednesday, police reported, when men broke into their home in search of the Emelec defender, who told investigators he hid under a bed. The kidnappings took place around 3 a.m. in the coastal city of Guayaquil, police chief […]
Thousands pay final respects to Pope Francis as public viewing begins
Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday at the start of three days of public viewing ahead of his funeral. Throngs of the faithful made their way to the 16th century basilica’s main altar where Francis’ open wooden […]
First images of Pope Francis in coffin released ahead of public viewing
The Vatican has released images of Pope Francis being laid out in an open coffin ahead of the special historic ceremony officially declaring his death. Francis died Monday after suffering a stroke that led to irreversible heart failure following a weeks-long hospitalization with pneumonia. He was 88. The Pope’s body […]
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