One hundred and thirty three cardinals are expected on Wednesday to walk into the Sistine Chapel. Once 89 of them agree on the next Bishop of Rome, one will walk out a pope, and the other 132 will exit as cardinals.
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Where in the world do popes come from?
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Loyalists cheer as ex-PM Zia returns home to Bangladesh – World
Bangladesh’s ex-prime minister Khaleda Zia, chair of the powerful Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), returned home to cheering crowds on Tuesday after months abroad for medical treatment.
Zia, 79, led the South Asian nation twice but was…
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Gaza will be entirely destroyed, Israeli minister says | Israel-Gaza war
An Israeli government minister has vowed that “Gaza will be entirely destroyed” as a result of an Israeli military victory, and that its Palestinian population will “leave in great numbers to third countries”, raising fears of ethnic…
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Friedrich Merz Becomes Germany’s Leader After Unexpected Day of Drama
An election campaign poster for Friedrich Merz in western Germany this year. Credit…Kirill Kudryavtsev/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Before he returned to politics, won a national election and became the first…
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Hamas says ‘no point’ to talks as Israel plans expanded Gaza offensive
A senior Hamas official has said there is “no point” in further talks on a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, after Israel approved an expanded offensive that may include seizing all of the Palestinian territory indefinitely.
Bassem Naim…
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Merz fails to be elected German chancellor in first round of voting
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In a historic first, conservative leader Friedrich Merz ‘s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since World War II failed in the first round of voting in…
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Germany’s Merz fails to be elected chancellor in shock first-round parliamentary vote
Friedrich Merz, designated Federal Chancellor (CDU), is pictured during the signing of the coalition agreement between the SPD, CDU, and CSU on May 05, 2025 in Berlin, Germany.
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Friedrich Merz failed to be…
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American tourist impales himself on spike at Colosseum in Rome
An American tourist’s visit to the Colosseum in Rome took a turn for the terrifying after the man impaled himself on a fence and was left dangling and screaming in pain, while other visitors looked on in horror, according to Italian news…
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