Pope Leo XIV baptized 20 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday beneath Michelangelo's frescoed ceiling, continuing an annual tradition that marks the end of the Christmas holiday period at the Vatican.Later, speaking to the crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square, the pontiff...

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul emphasized ⁠the importance of transatlantic relations on Sunday as he left for a trip to Washington that takes place at a delicate time due to tensions over U.S. interests in Greenland and Venezuela."Never before has it been so...

Among the many goals of last week's U.S. military operation that ⁠captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was to send China a message: stay away from the Americas.For at least two decades, Beijing has sought to build influence in Latin America, not only to pursue...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will urge Group of Seven nations and others to step up their efforts to reduce reliance on critical minerals from China when he hosts a dozen top finance officials on Monday, a senior U.S. official said.The meeting, which kicks off with a...

President Donald Trump on Sunday suggested Cuba should strike a deal with the United States, warning that the island ⁠nation would no longer receive oil or money."THERE ​WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA - ZERO! ⁠I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS...

A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded three others in the Russian city of Voronezh, local officials said Sunday.A young woman died overnight in a hospital intensive care unit after debris from a drone fell on a house during the attack on Saturday, regional...

As Diógenes Angulo was freed Saturday from a Venezuelan prison after a year and five months, he, his mother and his aunt trembled and struggled for words. Nearby, at least a dozen other families hoped for similar reunions.Angulo's release came on the third day that families...

Iranians took to the streets in new protests against the clerical authorities overnight despite an internet shutdown, as rights groups warned on Sunday that authorities were committing a "massacre" to quell the demonstrations.The protests, initially sparked by anger over...

Israel is on high ⁠alert for the possibility of any U.S. intervention in Iran as authorities there confront the biggest anti-government protests in years, according to three Israeli sources with knowledge of the matter.President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to...

The ex-husband of an Ohio woman was charged with the murders of her and her husband, according to court and county records.

Veteran rock musician Bob Weir, ⁠co-founder of the Grateful ​Dead, has died at age ⁠78, after a battle ⁠with ​cancer ⁠from "underlying lung issues," according to a statement ⁠posted ​on his verified Instagram account.

The Biden administration vouched for Rahmanullah Lakanwal - the man accused in the murder of a National Guard member in Washington, D.C. - years before the deadly shooting, declaring he was "no threat" to U.S. national security, ...

Retiring Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, endorsed Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, on Saturday in the race to succeed her, a move Republicans are treating as a step toward locking down a high-profile open-seat contest as Democrats try to broaden the 2026 map.

FBI Director Kash Patel said Saturday that newly disclosed records show special counsel Jack Smith's team approved a $20,000 payment to a confidential human source during the FBI's "Arctic Frost" probe, a claim Republicans are seizing on as President Donald Trump presses to...

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte suggested Friday that the Trump administration may no longer be considering 50-year mortgages as a cost-saving measure for homebuyers.

Trump-Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell said Saturday that his X account was hacked, leading to the deletion of posts he said were related to the Washington National Opera's exit from the venue.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has told Reuters that additional U.S. sanctions on Venezuela could be lifted as soon as next week to facilitate oil sales, and that he will also meet next week with the heads of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank on their...

The U.S. has launched another round of retaliatory strikes against the Islamic State in Syria following last month's ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says President Donald Trump is deliberately trying to provoke unrest and violence in Minnesota, but that demonstrators and community leaders have refused to fall into the trap.

President Donald Trump promised Saturday that the United States is "ready to help" in Iran as protesters face a growing crackdown by the Islamic Republic's leaders.