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About 130 cardinals will be able to vote on a successor for Francis, and a two-thirds majority is needed to elect the new head of the Roman Catholic Church.

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There was no immediate comment from Ukraine about the unexpected announcement.

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The audio platform has branched out to video and has paid more than $100 million to podcast publishers this year as the war for creator talent heats up.

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The countries agreed to cover $15 million owed to the lender as the new government in Damascus looks to rebuild the economy after the civil war.

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From conclave to “Habemus papam,” here’s what to know about the words and phrases that guide the process after a pope dies.

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We explain what’s at stake in today’s election.

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The White House displayed yard signs showing the 100 "worst illegal immigrant criminals" arrested during the first 100 days of President Donald Trump's term.

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Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran was the subject of intense heckling from a fan after he revealed a suicide attempt in a Netflix documentary.

Electricity network said it had activated plans to restore supply

The US and Europe have fundamentally different views on the threat from Russia and the protection of democracy

Aiman al-Mudaifer was appointed last year following increasing scrutiny of futuristic plan

Former New York Knicks great Dick Barnett has died at the age of 88, the team announced on Sunday. He helped the team to two championships.

President Donald Trump’s threats boosted the ruling Liberals over the Conservatives, but polls show a tighter race as Canadians elect a new leader Monday, with Prime Minister Mark Carney the favorite.

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton was endorsed by Sen. Tammy Duckworth in the primary to succeed the retiring Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin.

If you support maintaining the U.S. approach to fighting HIV/AIDS, you should welcome the DOGE review to ensure that programs meet the needs of the current epidemic.

Speaker Mike Johnson discussed the first 100 days of Trump being in office and having a Republican trifecta in a call with Fox News Digital.

White House Director of Communications Steven Cheung responded harshly to a CNN guest's comment about President Donald Trump's weight on Sunday.

"Oatzempic," a blend of oats, lime juice and water, has gone viral on TikTok amid claims that it supports weight loss. Experts shared the pros and cons of the drink.

President Donald Trump indicated that income taxes will be reduced or even eliminated for many people due to tariffs, with a focus on people earning under $200,000 per year.

Did you know that humans could fit inside the aorta of a blue whale, and that the name "Jessica" was first introduced by William Shakespeare?

Shedeur Sanders will enter a Cleveland Browns quarterback room that is crowded with veterans and a fellow rookie as he tries to make an impression on the team.

Shedeur Sanders talked about how his father, Deion Sanders, as he fell to the 144th pick of the 2025 NFL Draft on Saturday afternoon. The Cleveland Browns selected him.

Montez Ford needed some extra help to give the Street Profits tag-team gold on Friday night. He used a fan's prosthetic leg to do damage to Johnny Gargano.

‘China and the US are not conducting consultations or negotiations on tariff issues,’ foreign ministry spokesperson says

Canadians head to the polls in a federal election overshadowed by fury at Donald Trump’s threats to the country’s sovereignty and fears over his escalating trade war.

In the final days of a month-long campaign – described by all party leaders as the most consequential general election in a lifetime – the US president yet again re-inserted himself into the national discussion, with fresh threats to annex the country.

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Comments from foreign minister Sergei Lavrov about ‘ownership’ follow suggestions from Trump that Ukraine could cede Crimea

At the European Commission’s midday press briefing, the chief spokesperson Paula Pinho has just been asked about the EU’s reaction to Donald Trump’s comments over the weekend after he met with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of Pope Francis’s funeral.

She said:

President Zelensky has been very much aligned with the EU position, and vice versa., we’ve been very much aligned with President Zelensky on the position with regard to peace and negotiations regarding a ceasefire agreement, where absolutely the position of Ukraine is the determining position.

We’ve also heard, indeed, the comments by President Trump after these talks, and we welcome those comments that go in the sense of also acknowledging that the attacks of Russia on Ukraine, which, by the way, continued over the weekend, cannot be accepted.

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With uncertainty looming over cease-fire talks and U.S. support, the Ukrainian military is relying more than ever on domestically produced drones.

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The duo are firmly in Loverville.

ICJ holding hearing about Israel’s obligation to facilitate aid to Gaza and the West Bank amid the outlawing of Unrwa

Tehran has accused Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to dictate US policy in negotiations after the Israeli prime minister repeated calls for Iran’s entire nuclear infrastructure to be dismantled.

The US and Iran have so far held three rounds of indirect talks, mediated by Oman, aimed at sealing a deal that would block Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon but also lift crippling economic sanctions imposed by Washington.

Israel’s fantasy that it can dictate what Iran may or may not do is so detached from reality that it hardly merits a response.

What is striking, however, is how brazenly Netanyahu is now dictating what President Trump can and cannot do in his diplomacy with Iran…

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Plus, teaching student athletes how to go viral.

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North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, ordered a monument for the “heroic” soldiers killed in Russia’s war against Ukraine, as Moscow and Pyongyang make first comments on the joint operation.

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As the sprint of the shortest election period allowed under Canadian law nears the finish line, one aspect of the campaign that has stood out is the central role that international law has played in political messaging. The unsubstantiated claim that Israel is committing genocide while fighting against Hamas has surfaced several times. Read More

Canadians are heading to the polls today, Monday, April 28, for the 2025 federal election. Whether you're voting for the first time or just need a refresher, here’s a guide to help you cast your ballot. Read More

The Liberals are selling a new green-energy fiction in their 2025 platform — an East-West electricity grid — that will, no doubt, require them to impose additional disproportionate economic and social costs for a limited decrease in Canada's contribution to global emissions. This is a problem, given Canada's "lost decade" of growth and the Liberals' failure to admit policy mistakes over the last ten years. Read More

The Lunar Hatch project aims to blast eggs into space, hoping that aquaculture will provide protein for astronauts on missions

At first glance, there doesn’t seem to be anything special about the sea bass circling around a tank in the small scientific facility on the outskirts of Palavas-les-Flots in southern France. But these fish are on a mission.

When fully grown, they will produce offspring that will be the first to be launched into space as part of a scientific project called Lunar Hatch that is exploring whether sea bass can be farmed on the moon – and eventually Mars – as food for future astronauts.

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Solar storms as intense as a 1921 superstorm have the potential to cause a nightmare scenario – and we are unprepared

On 14 May 1921, a powerful solar storm – called the New York Railroad storm – caused the northern lights to illuminate New York City’s night sky. On Broadway, crowds lingered, enjoying “flaring skies” that remained undimmed by city lights. The following morning, excess electric currents shut down the New York Central Railroad’s signal and switching system in Manhattan, stopping trains. A fire broke out in a railroad control tower that was located at Park Avenue and 57th Street. Smoke filled the air. Along a stretch of Park Avenue, residents “were coughing and choking from the suffocating vapors which spread for blocks”.

When a solar storm’s electrically charged particles envelop Earth, they cause geomagnetic storms that generate electric fields in the ground, inducing electric currents in power grids. Solar storms as intense as the 1921 superstorm have the potential to cause a nightmare scenario in which modern power grids, communication systems, and other infrastructures collapse for months. Such a collapse of power grids would likely also lead to nuclear power plant accidents, whose radioactive emissions would aggravate the overall catastrophe.

Mark Leyse is a nuclear power safety advocate with a degree in nuclear engineering

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I couldn’t imagine life without hooks, wires and straps. Then Covid came along and suddenly I couldn’t bear any of it

I still remember getting my first bra. It was soft, white cotton mesh with embroidered pink flowers. It served no discernible purpose other than to make sure I wasn’t the last girl in my class to get one. But to my 12-year-old self, it signified womanhood: what glamour, what sophistication, twirling in front of the mirror. I look just like Madonna, I thought. (I did not.) After this, more or less unthinkingly, I wore a bra every day for 20 years. There was the inevitable push-up phase, the simple T-shirt bra phase, the somewhat classier black lace phase. It was a non-negotiable step of getting dressed, even if I was just lounging around the house.

All this changed in March 2020. I contracted Covid, which turned into long Covid; for three and a half years my life ground to a halt. Among an ever-rotating inventory of symptoms, one of the most persistent was an intense pain in my sternum, just above my solar plexus. Every time I tried to put on a bra, it would make it even worse and I would start struggling to breathe.

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Tragically, the president’s second term is already more lawless and more authoritarian than any in US history

In his first 100 days back in office, Donald Trump has made a strong case that his second term will be by far the worst presidential term in US history. So many of his flood-the-zone actions have been head-spinning and stomach-turning. His administration seems to be powered by ignorance and incoherence, spleen and sycophancy. Both he and his right-hand man, Elon Musk, with their resentment-fueled desire to disrupt everything, seem intent on pulverizing the foundations of our government, our democracy, our alliances as well as any notions of truth. Tragically, Trump’s second term is already more lawless and more authoritarian than any in US history.

The worst and most dangerous part of Trump’s agenda is his war against our democracy and constitution – defying judges’ orders, deporting people without due process, suggesting he will run for a third term, calling to impeach judges who rule against him, pardoning hundreds of January 6 criminals, gutting federal agencies and firing thousands of federal employees in flagrant violation of the law, and banning books from military libraries. (One wonders, will book burning be next?) Underlining just how dangerous and lawless Trump is, he is talking publicly about of disappearing US citizens to foreign countries where they could be locked in prison forever. For those who care about democracy and basic freedoms, this is DefCon 1 stuff.

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