Who are the main contenders to be the next pope?
Francis-era reforms that saw a diverse group of cardinals join the mix make his successor nearly impossible to call.
Parents of Bondi Junction killer confiscated his ‘pigging knives’ year before stabbings, inquest told
Inquest into deaths of six victims in April 2024 told Joel Cauchi’s father and mother worried about weapons ‘especially if he’s going to lose contact with reality’
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Joel Cauchi called the police to his parents’ home more than a year before he stabbed and killed six people at Bondi Junction, to complain that his father had taken away his knives due to concerns about his mental health, an inquest has been told.
Body-worn camera footage played at the coronial inquest in Sydney on Monday showed an officer telling her colleague, after speaking to Cauchi’s mother, that “Mum just wants him to get help”.
Continue reading...Trump says Mexico’s Sheinbaum refused US troop offer out of fear of cartels
US president makes claim after Mexican leader says her country's sovereignty 'not for sale.'
Custom fireworks and standby firefighters: How the Vatican makes its smoke signal
Experts say the process requires "two custom fireworks", smoke test rehearsals and Vatican firefighters on standby.
Far-right Trump ally secures decisive win in first round of Romania’s presidential election rerun
George Simion will face centrist Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan in runoff vote
An ultranationalist who opposes military aid to Ukraine, has vilified the EU’s leaders, and calls himself Donald Trump’s “natural ally” has won the first round of Romania’s rerun presidential vote and will face a centrist in the runoff, as vote counting nears its end.
With 99% of votes counted late on Sunday, George Simion, whose far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) began as an anti-vax movement during the pandemic, was comfortably in the lead on a projected 40.5% of the vote.
Continue reading...Two arrested over bomb plot targeting Lady Gaga concert in Rio attended by millions
Two people have been arrested in connection to an alleged planned attack on Brazil’s LGBTQ community at the singer’s Sunday concert, police say
Two people have been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to detonate explosives at a free Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro, in what authorities believe was an attempt to target Brazil’s LGBTQ community.
The Rio event on Saturday was the biggest show of the pop star’s career. It attracted an estimated 2.1 million fans to Copacabana beach and had crowds screaming and dancing along.
Continue reading...What is Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs charged with and how are jurors picked?
The rap mogul denies sex trafficking and racketeering charges, plus dozens of other lawsuits alleging abuse.
Trump says he will put 100% tariff on all foreign films
US president claims that Hollywood is undergoing a 'very fast death' despite raking in $30bn in revenues in 2024.
How Russia took record losses in Ukraine in 2024
Last year was the deadliest for Russian forces since the start of the full-scale war with at least 45,287 killed.
How Russia took record losses in Ukraine in 2024
Last year was the deadliest for Russian forces since the start of the full-scale war with at least 45,287 killed.
27 lives per kilometre: How Russia took record losses in Ukraine in 2024
Last year was the deadliest for Russian forces since the start of the full-scale war with at least 45,287 killed.
Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies ‘produced in foreign lands’
President calls films ‘national security threat’ and claims he called on commerce department to immediately enact tariff
Donald Trump on Sunday announced on his Truth Social platform a 100% tariff on all movies “produced in Foreign Lands”, saying the US film industry was dying a “very fast death” due to the incentives that other countries were offering to draw American film-makers.
In his post, he claimed to have authorised the commerce department and the US trade representative to immediately begin instituting such a tariff.
Continue reading...Israel to call up thousands of reservists, considers expanding Gaza war – The Washington Post
- Israel to call up thousands of reservists, considers expanding Gaza war The Washington Post
- Israeli army starts calling up reservists for planned expansion to Gaza offensive BBC
- Ministers approve plans to expand Gaza offensive, renew and overhaul aid delivery The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu convenes ministers on new phase of Gaza war and aid Reuters
- Poised to Expand Gaza Offensive, Israel Calls Up Thousands of Reserve Soldiers The New York Times
U.K. probing possible link between two suspected state-sponsored Iranian plots – NBC News
- U.K. probing possible link between two suspected state-sponsored Iranian plots NBC News
- Eight men arrested in two separate anti-terror operations, Met police says BBC
- U.K. police arrest 7 Iranians in what government calls biggest counterterrorism operations in years CBS News
- ‘Iranian terror attack’ foiled with hours to spare The Telegraph
- Tehran’s cruelty is closer than we think The Spectator
Bodies of 13 workers kidnapped from a Peruvian gold mine are found – Financial Times
- Bodies of 13 workers kidnapped from a Peruvian gold mine are found Financial Times
- Peru kidnapping leaves 13 dead in gold mine BBC
- Peru: 13 abducted people found dead in gold mine DW
- 13 security guards kidnapped from a Peruvian gold mine found dead CBS News
- 13 workers kidnapped from a Peruvian gold mine are found dead CTV News
Peru kidnapping leaves 13 dead in gold mine
Miners were kidnapped and killed in a Peruvian gold mine after a confrontation with a criminal gang.
Peru kidnapping leaves 13 dead in gold mine
Miners were kidnapped and killed in a Peruvian gold mine after a confrontation with a criminal gang.
Colombia’s wind farms bring promise and pain for indigenous group
The South American country is turning to wind power, but some local people are unhappy.
MPs warn social care needs substantial investment to fix ‘broken’ system
Cross-party group’s report emphasises risk of failure after finding 3.5 million people not getting care they need
A cross-party group of MPs has warned attempts to reform adult social care are doomed to fail unless ministers accept major investment is needed to overhaul a “broken” system that was failing millions of people.
Reform of social care was typically seen by governments as a “burden” on the taxpayer, and a “drain on resources” rather than a positive boost to people’s lives, the NHS and the economy, said the health and social care select committee.
Continue reading...Watch: How Lady Gaga’s record-breaking concert almost ended in disaster
A large-scale bomb attack was thwarted by police before Gaga's first concert in Brazil since 2012.