Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, becomes first American leader of the Catholic Church
It is the quickest papal election in a century, beating the conclave of 2005, when Joseph Ratzinger claimed the title in less than 36 hours....
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Merz becomes Germany’s 10th chancellor hours after historic initial defeat
A candidate for chancellor has never failed to win on the first ballot since the end of World War II....
Prince Harry ‘devastated’ after losing UK legal fight over police protection
The Duke of Sussex has lost his legal challenge to Britain changing his security arrangements after he stepped down from royal duties....
Trump says Ukraine deal discussed in meeting at Pope’s funeral
A new agreement will give America preferential access to Ukraine’s critical minerals, while providing Kyiv with some assurance about continued US support....
Major power outage brings Spain and Portugal to a standstill
The unprecedented blackout halted subway and railway trains, cut phone service and shut down traffic lights and ATMs for millions of people across the Iberian...
Pope Francis funeral as it happened: Head of Catholic Church laid to rest in private burial; Trump and Zelensky pictured meeting at St Peter’s Basilica
About 250,000 people packed into St Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis. Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met prior to the service in...
What you need to know about the funeral of Pope Francis
The death of Pope Francis on Monday has set in motion a series of ancient rituals that will include his funeral on Saturday and will...
Pope Francis death updates: World reacts as leader of the Catholic Church dies aged 88
Pope Francis, the reforming head of the Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88. Follow our coverage....
Russian President Vladimir Putin announces an Easter ceasefire in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed scepticism about the unilateral ceasefire announced by Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin at Easter....
‘National security on the line’: Starmer races to rescue British Steel from Chinese owners amid tariff crisis
The UK Parliament has been recalled for just the fifth time since WWII for an emergency vote to pass a bill taking assets into public...