Sep 25, 2026
Pope Leo XIV on Friday arrives in France for a four-day visit – his fifth Apostolic journey since becoming pontiff last year – during which he hopes to repair the Catholic Church’s standing after sexual abuse scandals while also addressing issues such as the need to regulate AI. FRANCE 24 guides you through his visit.
Nepal suspends Kathmandu public transport as landslides block key highways
Mushahid Hussain claimed the CIA and Saudi Arabia gave ISI nearly $5 billion during the Afghan jihad to train one lakh Afghan Mujahideen and 20,000 Arab volunteers.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump released information from a forensic examination of Nolan Wells’ cellphone as well as details of the official autopsy
LA alt-rock singer Blondshell trades plain-speaking lyricism for something more abstract, while Irish rock band Gurriers cut through the noise with their ambitious second album
As trade ties with the US continue to fray, Canada is seeking a new role and new partners in the increasingly fragmented global economy. Prime Minister Mark Carney has been courting more foreign investment as well as closer ties with the European Union and Asian economies.
Araghchi said he would stay in New York over the weekend pending an American response, but was not in a hurry
The weak yen is driving up energy import costs that are already elevated due to the US-Israeli war on Iran, fuelling concerns about an inflation overshoot.
‘You’ll have to wait and see,’ football star said when quizzed on ‘This Morning’
Ahead of the party gathering in Liverpool, chief political commentator John Rentoul is here to answer readers’ questions on Reform’s £72m war chest, the looming Budget, how Burnham should handle the unions, and whether Labour's poll lead is as solid as it looks
Russian governor Yuri Slyusar said around 50 drones were destroyed over the region and the strike forced the refinery to temporarily suspend operations. He said there were no reports of casualties there. In Ulyanovsk, eight people were injured after another drone attack damaged industrial and civilian infrastructure, Governor Alexei Russkikh said. The region is home to a major electronics plant.