Politics

The funeral of Pope Francis will be simpler than those of previous popes, following instructions he set out himself. But as a head of state and leader of more than a billion Catholics worldwide, it will still be a spectacle of ceremony and tradition.

The EU is prepared to make major concessions in negotiations to allow thousands of young Europeans to live and work in the UK, including limiting visas to 12 months, potentially paving the way for the long-awaited reset with Brussels.

General Yaroslav Moskalik, 59, a senior figure in Russia’s Defence Ministry, was reportedly walking past the parked car when it detonated, throwing him “several metres” through the air, according to initial reports.

Another episode threatens to spark uproar in the Indian PM's long-running battle against the country's first family

The UN World Food Programme says it has depleted all its food stocks in Gaza, where Israel has blocked deliveries of humanitarian aid for seven weeks.

On a recent Saturday, a group of rank-and-file Democrats, standing in the blinding midday sun on a football field in Tucson, Arizona, spoke about their frustrations with their party.

The retribution presidency, explained. Perhaps the biggest common theme of Donald Trump’s second term is that his administration has aggressively used federal power to punish those deemed to be its — or his — enemies.

Follow live updates on the Trump administration here. Nathali Sánchez last heard from her husband on March 14, when he called from a Texas detention center to say he was being deported back to Venezuela. Later that night, he texted her through a government messaging app for detainees.

The norm against territorial conquest is a pillar of the post–1945 international order, but that pillar is now crumbling. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 is certainly the most egregious recent violation of this prohibition—an outlier, as an attempt to capture an entire sovereign country.

Adam Beattie was walking with a friend in downtown Vancouver on a rainy winter day in 2023 when a stranger, who appeared to be high on fentanyl, punched him in the head.