Pope Leo asks for help to spread the Catholic faith around the world
Pope Leo XIV on Friday called on the cardinals who elected him for help to spread the Catholic faith during his first mass in Rome as pontiff.
Day: May 9, 2025
Labour ‘throwing trans people under the bus’, says transgender councillor
Dylan Tippetts of Plymouth resigns from party ‘that does not support my fundamental rights’One of Labour’s only transgender councillors has resigned from the party, accusing it of “throwing trans people under the bus”.In a post on X on Friday morning, …
Poisoned guests rarely invited before deadly mushroom lunch, Australia trial hears
An Australian woman accused of triple murder with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington had rarely invited her four guests to eat at her home before, a court heard Friday.Erin Patterson, 50, is charged with murdering the parents and aunt of her estra…
Ordinary Indians are feeling jittery about the escalating conflict.
No one has a clear idea about how far the new fight with Pakistan might lead — into their country, or even into their own homes.
Tenerife and Lanzarote tourists issued ‘extreme’ 11am to 5pm warning in Canary Islands
The Ministry of Health in Spain and the country’s national meteorological agency have both issued warnings of an extreme heatwave.
News24 | Hungary spy network found working for Russia in Ukraine, say spooks
Ukraine’s SBU security agency said it had uncovered a spy network being run by the Hungarian state to obtain intelligence about Ukraine’s defences.
UN warns copper shortage risks slowing global energy and technology shift
A looming global copper shortage could stall the world’s transition to clean energy and digital technologies unless smarter trade and investment strategies are adopted, the UN’s trade and development body, UNCTAD, has warned.Read the full story, “UN wa…
World News in Brief: ‘Massive’ needs in Sudan, DR Congo aid shortfall, support for Congolese refugees and Angola cholera relief
UN humanitarian teams have completed a mission to the Sudanese town of Tawila to provide life-saving assistance for civilians recently displaced by intensifying violence in North Darfur state.Read the full story, “World News in Brief: ‘Massive’ needs i…
UNFPA calls on US to reconsider ban on future funding
The United States’ decision to halt future funding to the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, will slash critical health services for women and girls worldwide, the agency warned on Friday.Read the full story, “UNFPA calls on US to reconsi…
More than 50 million in West and Central Africa at risk of hunger
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that millions of people in West and Central Africa are facing record hunger as conflict, displacement, economic hardship and repeated extreme weather push the region towards a major crisis. Read the full sto…