VATICAN CITY (AP) — Tens of thousands of faithful Catholics gathered in St. Peter’s Square to watch Pope Leo XIV deliver the first Sunday blessing of his pontificate exactly at noon.
They unfurled…
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UK plans to end ‘failed free market experiment’ in immigration
LONDON — The British government outlined plans on Sunday to end what it called the “failed free market experiment” in mass immigration by restricting skilled worker visas to graduate-level jobs and forcing businesses to increase training for…
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67 clashes reported today, Pokrovsk sector sees heaviest fighting
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 67 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops, with 36 of them occurring in the Pokrovsk sector of the front.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook,…
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Ukrainian president says ceasefire must come before peace talks
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday welcomed Russia’s offer for direct peace talks, but insisted there must be a full, temporary ceasefire in place before negotiations can start.
Zelenskyy, writing on X, said it…
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Kellogg reveals Trump’s Ukraine strategy: ceasefire first, then negotiations
U.S. President’s special envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg emphasizes that Donald Trump adheres to the following stance regarding a peaceful resolution between Russia and Ukraine: first, a 30-day ceasefire, then negotiations.
According to Ukrinform, Kellogg wrote this…
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Putin is buying time in Ukraine, while planning to strike from three sides simultaneously
The Russians are preparing to strike from all directions — Ukraine must be stronger than ever, says Deputy Head of the Presidential Office and former “Kholodnyi Yar” brigade commander Pavlo Palisa, Armiia TV reports.
Meanwhile, Russian ruler Vladimir Putin has proposed direct peace…
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Basel hopes for diversity and inclusion at Eurovision amid tensions
TIL BUERGY/EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockExecutive head of production Tobias Aberg is preparing St. Jakobshalle in Basel for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest The Swiss city of Basel is going into party mode this weekend, as it prepares to welcome the Eurovision Song Contest.
It’s been 36 years since…
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Meet Pope Leo XIV: The Life and Times of Robert Francis Prevost
The Catholic Church has entered a new historic era with the election of American-Peruvian Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th Supreme Pontiff, who adopted the name Leo XIV, but what has his life and career been like?
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