One of the most intense attacks to hit Kharkivpublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 08:02 BST Paul AdamsDiplomatic correspondent, reporting from Kyiv Image source, Reuters This may not have been the deadliest attack on Kharkiv since Russia’s full-scale invasion, but it was certainly one of the most intense. According to the mayor, around 50 drones, … Read more
Cardinal Gerhard Müller speaks to EWTN News correspondent Rudolf Gehrig in Rome on April 30, 2025. | Credit: EWTN News Cardinal Gerhard Müller calls for a deeper, faith-driven approach to overcome factionalism as cardinals prepare for the upcoming papal conclave, reports CNA Deutsch, CNA’s German-language news partner. The cardinal warns against any “friend and foe … Read more
Swiss Guards accompany the pallbearers with the wooden coffin of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on April 23, 2025, during the translatio — the solemn transfer of the pope’s body for public viewing ahead of Saturday’s funeral Mass. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA The transfer of Pope Francis’ coffin to St. Peter’s Basilica began at … Read more
The colossal squid, the heaviest invertebrate in the world, has been filmed alive in the wild for the first time since it was identified a century ago. Growing up to 23ft (seven metres) long and weighing up to half a tonne, the squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, is the heaviest invertebrate on the planet. The individual captured … Read more
Trump admin live updates: Trump cancels legal status for 900,000, tells them to leave ‘immediately’ ABC News Migrants who used Biden-era asylum app told to leave US ‘immediately’ BBC Trump’s DHS revokes legal status for migrants who entered the US on Biden-era CBP One app AP News Migrants who entered U.S. via Biden-era CBP One app stripped of … Read more
Revelers of the Friends of the Jaguar street party celebrate Carnival on Saturday, Mar. 1, 2025, in Rio de Janeiro. (AP Photo/David Biller) Revelers of the Friends of the Jaguar street party celebrate Carnival on Saturday, Mar. 1, 2025, in Rio de Janeiro. (AP Photo/David Biller) Read More One of Saturday’s popular early-morning street parties … Read more
Are higher borrowing costs a ‘global’ problem?published at 12:42 Greenwich Mean Time 12:42 GMT By Ben Chu, BBC Verify policy and analysis correspondent Challenged on the rise in UK borrowing costs since the Budget, Keir Starmer said: “The global economy is experiencing higher borrowing costs.” It’s correct that borrowing costs are up across most developed … Read more
Minority Christians in Syria have been living in a state of uneasy anticipation since insurgents headed by the Islamic militant group Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham took control after ousting President Bashar Assad. Mazen Kalash, a resident of Bab Touma, a Christian neighborhood in Damascus, said he wants to know the plans of the new government that … Read more
Daylight has broken in Iran after several hours of Israeli airstrikes. The Israeli military said the strikes, which have now concluded, were in retaliation for Iran’s ballistic missile barrages on Israel earlier this month and in April. Israel’s military has warned Iran against further escalation, saying it “reserves the right to defend its citizens,” as … Read more
Israeli strikes in Lebanon impacted more than two dozen hospitals, with five hospitals out of operation and 22 partially damaged, Youssef Bakhash, head of the Lebanese Doctors’ Syndicate, told Al Jazeera. Around 150 healthcare workers have been killed, including four doctors “who were performing their humanitarian and medical duties,” Bakhash said Tuesday. More than 100 … Read more