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May 8, 2025 - World

President Donald Trump gave his congratulations to the new pope, an American from Chicago, who has taken the name Pope Leo XIV.On Truth Social, Trump posted that he was looking forward to meeting the Holy Father."Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope," Trump wrote. "It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. What excitement, and what a Great Honor for our Country. I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very meaningful moment!"ALSO READ: ‘Pain. Grief. Anger’: Families heartbroken as Trump backlash smashes adoption dreamsThe new pope addressed the crowd in St. Peter's Square about an hour after white smoke began billowing from the roof of the Sistine Chapel.Leo XIV succeeds Pope Francis, who passed away after giving an Easter Sunday address to the faithful outside the Vatican.

May 8, 2025 - World

A new Pope has been named in Vatican City.The announcement came minutes after white smoke was seen coming from a Sistine Chapel chimney, a historic signal that a conclave of cardinals had made their decision.The new Pope was revealed as Robert F. Prevost, an American. The announcement was made by him walking out onto the Vatican balcony.He took the name Pope Leo XIV.

May 8, 2025 - World

The U.S. is no longer requiring Saudi Arabia to formally recognize Israel in order to move forward on nuclear cooperation talks, according to Reuters.The move is considered to be a "major concession by Washington.""Under former President Joe Biden, nuclear talks were an element of a wider U.S.-Saudi deal tied to normalization and to Riyadh's goal of a defense treaty with Washington," Reuters reported.The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco normalized relations with Israel under the Abraham Accords signed during President Donald Trump's first term. Saudi Arabia "has repeatedly said it would not recognize Israel without a Palestinian state.""Progress towards Saudi recognition of Israel has been halted by fury in Arab countries over the war raging in Gaza," the report said.ALSO READ: ‘Pain. Grief. Anger’: Families heartbroken as Trump backlash smashes adoption dreamsWhen he visited Saudi Arabia in April, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the kingdom and the United States were on a "pathway" to a civil nuclear agreement."Riyadh wants to build nuclear generation capacity as it seeks to diversify its economy away from oil," the report said. "Nuclear power could also help free up more crude barrels for export."Trump is scheduled to travel to the Middle East next week in his first major foreign trip of his second term, with stops in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates."This is the second time Trump has chosen Saudi Arabia over the U.S.’ closest neighbors," for his first major international trip.Read the Reuters story here.

May 8, 2025 - World

Lawyers say they’re ‘still in dark’ about government’s efforts to free the man who was wrongly deported to El SalvadorThe Trump administration is invoking the “state secrets privilege ” in an apparent attempt to avoid answering a judge’s questions about its erroneous deportation of Kilmar Ábrego García to El Salvador.US district judge Paula Xinis disclosed the government’s position in a two-page order on Wednesday. She set a Monday deadline for attorneys to file briefs on the issue and how it could affect Ábrego García’s case. Xinis also scheduled a 16 May hearing in Greenbelt, Maryland, to address the matter. Continue reading...

May 8, 2025 - World

Chinese leader describes talks as ‘friendly and fruitful’ during visit for Victory Day commemorationsXi Jinping and Vladimir Putin exchanged warm words in the Kremlin on Thursday during a grand ceremony welcoming the Chinese leader for his 11th visit to Russia, ahead of a military parade to mark 80 years since the end of the second world war.After nearly four hours of talks, Xi described his meeting with his Russian counterpart as “in-depth, friendly and fruitful”. Continue reading...