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US Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost to lead Catholic Church as Pope Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Prevost has been announced as the next head of the Catholic Church. He is the first pope from the US and took the papal name Leo XIV. DW has more.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:
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Cypriot MEP Fidias Panayiotou travels to Moscow with German and Slovak lawmakers
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Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Who is Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, elected Pope Leo XIV?
Prevost is the first US citizen to hold the position of head of the Roman Catholic Church and in the run-up to the conclave, was not considered a frontrunner to be elected pontiff.
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Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Exceeding expectations: Europeβs 2024/25 overachievers
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Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Trump and the UK have a deal. Hereβs how Brits see it.
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Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Robert Prevost becomes first American pope and takes name Leo XIV
The Chicago-born clergyman will now lead the Catholic Church, with its 1.4 billion followers around the world.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:As the conclave continues, two seagulls steal the show on the Sistine Chapel roof
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Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz to declare state of emergency over migration
Merz said he will declare a national emergency in order to carry out more border controls and deportations. The move has been confirmed to Euronews by government officials.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:EU trade deal at risk without exemption from carbon tax, India warns
Indian officials have warned that the EUβs carbon levy could be a deal-breaker in trade talks with the bloc, after securing the promise of compensation for the costs of carbon taxes in a similar trade pact with the UK.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:India-Pakistan tensions trigger fears of escalatory spiral
India's air strikes and Pakistan's vows to counterattack, coupled with the ever-present risk of miscalculation, have raised fears that the situation could snowball into a full-fledged military conflict.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Animal rights activists fear mass euthanasia of stray dogs in TΓΌrkiye after new top court ruling
Animal rights advocates have claimed that many street animals were indiscriminately killed after the passage of the law last August.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Menβs hair loss treatment linked to rare risk of suicidal thoughts, EU medicines regulator says
The medicine will remain on the shelves but will come with additional warnings about the side effects, which appear to be rare.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:South Korea: Is Lee Jae-myung set for presidency?
The candidate of South Korea's main opposition party has been handed a political lifeline after his trial was postponed until after the upcoming election. What does this mean for the country's troubled democracy?
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Bill Gates pledges to donate βvirtually allβ his fortune to global health causes over next 20 years
The billionaire philanthropist had previously planned for his fortune to keep funding global health initiatives decades after his death.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Irish PM says Gaza is 'hell on earth'
Ireland's Taoiseach MicheΓ‘l Martin called the situation in Gaza βhell on earthβ. He told The Europe Conversation that Israel is committing war crimes, and criticised the EUβs lack of response. Food and medicines have been blocked from entering the besieged area for almost 60 days.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Rwanda repatriates citizens trafficked to Asia
Ten Rwandans who were lured to Southeast Asia for work only to find themselves in dire conditions have been repatriated. The government stepped in after Rwandans trapped in Myanmar and Laos alerted a top influencer.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Mistral AI models '60 times more prone' to generate child sexual exploitation content than OpenAI
Two of Mistralβs multimodal AI models gave "detailed suggestions for ways to create a script to convince a minor to meet in person for sexual activities".
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Mountain hikes, canyoning and diving: Why Madeira could be your next adventure holiday destination
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Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:2025 is βa pivotal year for methane mitigationβ in EU thanks to world-first rules. Whatβs changing?
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Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Trump announces US-UK trade deal amid tariff threats
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Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Tensions soar as India and Pakistan exchange cross-border strikes
Protesters gathered in Karachi on Wednesday to condemn Indian missile strikes and voice support for Pakistanβs military, as tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours continued to escalate.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Cricket: Kashmir attacks deepen India-Pakistan division
Relations between India and Pakistan are fraught after a series of attacks in Kashmir. Cricket is a major cultural touchpoint for both nations, but what does the conflict mean for the sport?
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:The Netherlands pivots on Israel as it asks for EU-Israel trade deal review
Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp said his government is "drawing a line in the sand" over the Gaza humanitarian aid blockade, which he says goes against international humanitarian law.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:E-government services spectacularly ignored by EU citizens: But why is that?
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Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:EU fires back: aircraft, live asses, and sweet potatoes on β¬95bn US tariff list
βWe talk about retaliation, but we do so in the spirit of negotiation,β an EU official said, adding that the US aircraft sector, including Boeing, could be hit with 10.5bn in potential duties.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Israeli airstrikes target Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon, leaving one dead
Israel struck southern Lebanon multiple times on Thursday, killing one person and injuring eight others, according to Lebanonβs health ministry.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Algeria issues two arrest warrants for Franco-Algerian writer Kamel Daoud
The author is accused of having used the story of a survivor of a massacre during the Algerian civil war without her consent β an accusation he denies. Daoudβs publisher denounced the βviolent defamatory campaigns orchestrated by certain media close to a regime whose whose nature is well known.β
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Putin welcomes Xi as βmain guestβ for Victory Day as Russia and China boost ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping received a ceremonial welcome from Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow's grand St George Hall, where both leaders reaffirmed their deepening strategic partnership.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Putin wants to meet Trump, but does Trump want to meet Putin?
A meeting between the Russian and US leaders is "clearly on the radar," the Kremlin spokesperson said. But as Moscow seems to be sending signals about its willingness to meet, what is Washington's response?
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Conductor Leon Botstein has a message for democracy
The music conductor Leon Botstein is in Germany on a trans-Atlantic mission. Speaking with DW, he warned of how easy it was for "radical evil" to appear "acceptable." Freedom takes work, he said, and now it's at stake.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Europe must plan for a post-Putin Russia, Austria's Chancellor Stocker tells Euronews
Euronews reporter Sandor Zsiros discussed EU-Russia relations, energy supply, migration, and populism with Austria's new centre-right chancellor in an interview at the EPP Congress in Valencia.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Vietnam is introducing a 10-year golden visa. Hereβs what we know so far
Vietnam is experiencing an economic boom, making it increasingly attractive as a destination for high-net-worth foreigners.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Wildfire smoke events contributed to around 15,000 US deaths over 15 years, new study finds
It is one of the first studies to isolate the effect of climate change on mortality, and shows how far-reaching wildfire smoke events can be.
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