All eyes turn to conclave as Pope Francis tomb opens to public
Cardinals will hold their fifth meeting on Monday to set a date for the conclave, expected to occur on 5 or 6 May. WITH Pope Francis laid to rest, all…
Greenland PM visits Denmark as Trump threats loom
GREENLAND’S freshly elected prime minister begins his first official visit to Denmark on Sunday as US President Donald Trump eyes the Danish autonomous territory. Jens-Frederik Nielsen leads Greenland’s new coalition…
Trump failing to resolve US budget deficit but slightly slows debt growth
US President Donald Trump has not yet managed to tackle the federal budget deficit during his time in office but has slightly curbed the growth of the national debt, Sputnik…
Japan PM Ishiba kicks off trip to Vietnam, Philippines to boost ties
JAPANESE Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrived in Vietnam on Sunday, kicking off a four-day trip that will also take him to the Philippines to boost security and economic ties with…
Turkiye’s opposition says Erdogan’s canal plan behind latest arrests
PROSECUTORS in Turkiye announced dozens more arrests Saturday as part of an ongoing corruption probe, denounced by opposition leaders as a pretext to remove resistance to an ambitious Istanbul canal…
Just Stop Oil activist group holds final march
BRITISH environmental activist group Just Stop Oil held its final demonstration in London on Saturday, ending three years of high-profile climate protest stunts as they moved their focus away from…
As AI reshapes Chinese cinema, filmmakers race to adapt
Filmmakers are focused on adapting to AI’s influence rather than questioning its role in cinema. AS China cements its place as the world’s second-largest film market, bolstered by global hits…
Athens inaugurates micro-forest to tackle urban heat
Athens has lost 60 per cent of its surrounding forests to fires, and urban planning has been neglected since the 2004 Olympics ON a cloudy spring morning, Athens inaugurated its…
Requiem Mass for Pope Francis begins
A Requiem Mass is a special Catholic prayer for the deceased THE Requiem Mass for Pope Francis has begun, with the main service starting at 10 am (local time) in…
UK govt reticent on reported EU youth mobility deal
The first UK-EU summit since Brexit is scheduled for 19 May in London, where economic and security ties are expected to be discussed THE UK government on Friday refused to…