The session will begin this afternoon in the Sistine Chapel. 133 cardinals from more than 70 countries will take part in the election.

The conclave will be held in private and under strict secrecy: the cardinals…


The conclave will be held in private and under strict secrecy: the cardinals…

Russia kept its crude oil production below the nation’s OPEC+ quota in April, according to people familiar with the data.
Producers pumped 8.975 million barrels a day last month, almost unchanged from March levels, the people…

Cheap drones have been used to destroy expensive systems like tanks in the Ukraine war.
US military leaders are watching this trend closely and evaluating the threat for future conflicts.
The Army secretary said it’s not worth it to buy expensive…

Europe is at a crossroads. The high-water mark of trans-Atlantic security cooperation is behind us, and the Trump administration regards most of Europe with a combination of contempt, disdain, or outright hostility. At a minimum,…

A killer fungus is set to spread through new parts of Europe due to rising temperatures,…

He added: “What president ever talks like that? That’s not who we are.”
Trump used the February meeting in the Oval Office to accuse Ukraine’s president of being insufficiently grateful for American support. The meeting ended…

ANAPA, Russia — Artyom, 21, remembers the night in February when the headquarters for volunteers fighting a fuel oil spill in the Krasnodar region suddenly burst into flames.
“Someone shouted,…

The tit-for-tat strikes between India and Pakistan represent the most extensive military exchange between the nuclear-armed neighbours in decades, killing civilians on both sides.
The attacks follow a massacre in Indian-controlled Kashmir of 25…

The Moroccan government has announced a new subsidy plan to bolster the export of fresh citrus fruits in the wake of strengthening competition from Egypt and other suppliers.
The plan, which covers all varieties except for Nadorcott mandarins,…