Francis: The ‘outsider’ pope who faced fierce resistance to his reforms

Pope Francis, the first Latin-American pontiff, renowned for his outspoken

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In the year 2000, over 5,000 barrels of crude oil

Pope Francis, voice for the poor who transformed the Catholic Church, dies at 88

Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce

Ukraine says Russia launched deadly aerial barrage as pressure grows on Kyiv to respond to US peace proposal

Ukraine says it was struck by a new barrage of

What happens next after Francis’ death? How the Catholic Church will pick a successor

The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of

The Kremlin’s 30-hour truce was designed to shift blame to Ukraine. Did Trump buy it?

It was unexpected, barely implemented and not even extended. But

On Ecuador’s cocaine coast, with a fisherman who turned to smuggling

“One more trip,” he says. “And then I’ll stop.”

Netanyahu vows to continue war in Gaza despite growing opposition at home

The real strategy behind Russia’s sudden truce announcement

The timing, the brevity, the sudden, unilateral nature of it

‘Professional failures’ led to killing of Palestinian medics in Gaza, says Israeli military

The Israeli military says “professional failures” led to the killing