- Pope to greet crowd at Gemelli on Sunday Vatican News - English
- Pope Francis to make first public appearance since being admitted to hospital The Guardian
- Pope Francis advisers say he'll recover from pneumonia and a 'new stage' is opening for him The Associated Press
- Cardinal Parolin: no discussion of resignation by Pope Francis Catholic News Agency
- Cardinal Fernandez talks Pope Francis’ emotional state and what to expect in this ‘new phase’ of his papacy America: The Jesuit Review
What we know about the fire that brought London’s Heathrow Airport to a standstill – The Associated Press
- What we know about the fire that brought London’s Heathrow Airport to a standstill The Associated Press
- Heathrow Airport reopens after electricity outage left passengers stranded NPR
- What are the world's busiest airports? See the latest list as London Heathrow is shut down by a fire CBS News
- Stranded by Heathrow Closure, Some Travelers Got Creative. Others Just Gave Up. The New York Times
- Heathrow resumes operations, but disruptions could go on for days NBC News
Ethiopia’s army claims to have killed 300 Fano fighters in renewed clashes
The armed group contradicts the army's claim of having 'destroyed' the former ally in the Amhara region.
Exclusive: 20% of Americans support boycott of firms aligning themselves with Trump agenda
New poll also shows that a significant share of Americans will avoid companies that drop social-inclusion policies
One in five Americans plan to turn their backs for good on companies that have shifted their policies to align with Donald Trump’s agenda, according to a new poll for the Guardian.
As high-profile brands including Amazon, Target and Tesla grapple with economic boycotts, research by the Harris Poll indicated the backlash could have a lasting impact.
Continue reading...Scientists identify ‘tipping point’ that caused clumps of toxic Florida seaweed
Giant blobs along 5,000-mile-wide sargassum belt has killed animals, harmed human health and discouraged tourism
Scientists in Florida believe they have identified a “tipping point” in atmospheric conditions in the Atlantic Ocean they say caused giant clumps of toxic seaweed to inundate beaches around the Caribbean in recent summers.
Previous theories for the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt that has killed marine animals, harmed human health and plagued the tourism industry in several countries include a surfeit of nutrients in the water, such as nitrogen and phosphorus in runoff from intensive farming and carried into the ocean in the Congo, Amazon and Mississippi rivers.
Continue reading...The Carney Doctrine on Trump: Demand Respect, Be Patient, Diversify – The New York Times
- The Carney Doctrine on Trump: Demand Respect, Be Patient, Diversify The New York Times
- Mark Carney Issues Canada Ultimatum to Donald Trump Newsweek
- Carney meets Macron on first foreign visit as PM BBC.com
- Canada’s Carney Wants 51st State Talk to Stop Before Talks With U.S. on Economy, Security Ties The Wall Street Journal
- Canada and France are "peaceful powers and reliable allies" Embassy of France in Washington, DC
Trump has U.S. Indo-Pacific allies guessing on trade and security – NPR
Alcaraz ‘not feeling great’ as he crashes out of Miami Open
Carlos Alcaraz exits Miami Open in the second round to 55th-ranked David Goffin but Novac Djokovic ends losing streak.
Israel blows up Gaza’s only specialised cancer hospital in massive blast
Destruction of Turkish-Palestinian hospital has been condemned as being part of Israel's 'systematic state terrorism'.
Pakistan Is Trying to Integrate the ‘Most Dangerous Place’ on Earth. It’s Failing. – The New York Times
How Columbia gave in to Trump’s demands to get its $400m funding back
The New York university's federal funding was revoked last month over allegations of 'antisemitic harassment' on campus.
Heavyweight boxing legend George Foreman dies aged 76
Foreman won his first world heavyweight championship in 1973 and lost it a year later to Muhammad Ali in the famous Rumble in the Jungle fight.
US tourism industry faces drop-off as immigration agenda deters travellers
Westerners increasingly hesitant to travel to US out of fear of arrests and detentions as Trump enforces crackdown
A string of high-profile arrests and detentions of travellers is likely to cause a major downturn in tourism to the US, with latest figures already showing a serious drop-off, tourist experts said.
Several western travellers have recently been rejected at the US border on increasingly flimsy grounds under Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, some of them shackled and held in detention centers in poor conditions for weeks.
Continue reading...World heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman dies at 76
Foreman took on Muhammad Ali in 1974 in one of boxing’s most famous match-ups, the Rumble in the Jungle.
‘It was like I was mugged’ – Foreman reflects on Rumble in the Jungle
The heavyweight champion, who has died at the age of 76, says "he went with two titles belts and came home with none."
Japan, S Korea, China meet to strengthen ties at ‘turning point in history’
The meeting is an accomplishment for Japan, which has historical and territorial disputes with China and South Korea.
Trump targets Biden, Harris in US security clearance purge
The executive order also targets Hillary Clinton and Antony Blinken, former state secretaries, and some Republicans.
Flavours of the Arab Golden Age – EP 2: Spain and North Africa
Chef Fadi and historian Kotoz sample an ancient dish that Jews and Muslims used to share at Passover in Morocco.
Mutiny brews in French bookshops over Hachette owner’s media grip
Booksellers take stand against influence of conservative billionaire by limiting orders of his company’s books and placing them on lower shelves
A conservative Catholic billionaire and media owner is facing an independent bookshop rebellion in France over his influence in the publishing world.
Dozens of independent booksellers are trying to counter the growing influence of Vincent Bolloré, whose vast cultural empire includes television, radio, the Sunday paper Le Journal du Dimanche, and also, since 2023, the biggest book publishing and distribution conglomerate in France, Hachette Livre.
Continue reading...‘Every shot fired’: Are Yemen’s Houthis a proxy force for Iran?
The Houthis heavily align with Iran, but they have increasingly tried to showcase their autonomy.