- World Food Programme director calls food situation in Gaza ‘a catastrophe’ Politico
- UN says more food needed in Gaza as looting hampers deliveries Reuters
- It Should Not Be Controversial to Plead for Gaza’s Children The Atlantic
- Israel may change tack to allow aid groups in Gaza to stay in charge of non-food aid AP News
- Sweeping overhaul of Gaza aid raises questions of morality and workability The Washington Post
Pope Leo XIV completes formalities to become bishop of Rome, declaring ‘I am Roman!’ – PBS
- Pope Leo XIV completes formalities to become bishop of Rome, declaring ‘I am Roman!’ PBS
- 'I am Roman,' Pope Leo says, as he becomes the bishop of Rome NPR
- Pope Leo XIV: 'Let us renew our devotion to Mary' Vatican News
- In the Heart of Rome, the Pope Becomes Its Citizen ZENIT - English
- Communion requires prayer, listening, conversion, pope says usccb
Turkiye’s Erdogan meets Pakistan PM in Istanbul weeks after India conflict
Israeli strikes over past 24 hours killed at least 38 people in Gaza, Palestinian officials say
Civil defence agency says some people are still under rubble after attacks on Deir al-Balah and Jabaliya
Israeli strikes over the past 24 hours have killed at least 38 people in Gaza, health officials in the Palestinian territory have said, bringing the death toll to more than 100 in less than three days.
An attack on a tent housing displaced people in the central city of Deir al-Balah killed a mother and her two children, according to Gaza’s health ministry. Another strike in the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza killed at least five, including two women and a child, it added.
Continue reading...Top Republicans threaten to block Trump’s spending bill if national debt is not reduced
Prominent US senators warn Trump to ‘get serious’ about addressing budget deficit or they will block ‘beautiful bill’
Donald Trump has been warned by fiscal hawks within his own party in the US Senate that he must “get serious” about cutting government spending and reducing the national debt or else they will block the passage of his signature tax-cutting legislation known as the “big, beautiful bill”.
Ron Johnson, the Republican senator from Wisconsin who rose to prominence as a fiscal hardliner with the Tea Party movement, issued the warning to the president on Sunday. Asked by CNN’s State of the Union whether his faction had the numbers to halt the bill, he replied: “I think we have enough to stop the process until the president gets serious about spending reduction and reducing the deficit.”
Continue reading...Rival marches draw thousands before pivotal Polish presidential election
Russia is raining hellfire on Ukraine – The Economist
- Russia is raining hellfire on Ukraine The Economist
- At Least 12 Killed and Dozens Injured After Russia’s Air Strike In Ukraine The New York Times
- Russia attacks Ukraine for third night in a row, Ukrainian officials say Reuters
- Russia hits Ukraine with massive drone, missile barrage amid prisoner exchange ABC News
- AP PHOTOS: Kyiv comes under large-scale Russian drone and missile attack AP News
At Rival Campaign Rallies, Thousands of Poles Pick a Side – Newser
- At Rival Campaign Rallies, Thousands of Poles Pick a Side Newser
- Poland’s presidential race goes down to the wire Financial Times
- Rival marches draw thousands in Warsaw ahead of presidential vote Reuters
- Poland’s election will cement or ruin its standing in Europe The Economist
- Polish presidential elections 2025 - who's ahead in the polls? Euronews.com
Pope prays for Chinese Catholics to be in communion with Rome in first comments on thorny issues – AP News
- Pope prays for Chinese Catholics to be in communion with Rome in first comments on thorny issues AP News
- Pope Leo prays for China’s Catholics, a thorny issue in his papacy Al Jazeera
- Pope Leo XIV: Our prayer embraces all those suffering from war Vatican News
- Hong Kong cardinal hopeful new pope will continue dialogue with China OSV News
- Pope prays for Chinese Catholics to be in communion with Rome in first comments on thorny relations Yahoo