Vice President JD Vance threatened to abandon Russia and Ukraine peace negotiations on Wednesday ahead of a high-stakes meeting in London where the two warring nations are to discuss President Trump’s “final offer.” “We’ve issued a very explicit proposal to both the Russians and Ukrainians, and it’s time for them to either say yes or … Read more
LONDON/PARIS, April 23 – Talks between the U.S., Ukraine and European officials to discuss ending Russia’s war in Ukraine faltered on Wednesday as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio abruptly canceled his trip to London and negotiations were downgraded. Rubio’s no show prompted a broader meeting of foreign ministers from Ukraine, Britain, France and Germany to be canceled, although talks continued … Read more
ISTANBUL (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 has shaken Istanbul, Turkey’s emergency management agency says. There were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries. The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.2 and a shallow depth of 10 kilometers, according to the United States Geological Survey. Its epicenter was some 40 … Read more
For his final journey, Pope Francis, dressed in red vestments and a traditional white cassock, will be carried to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore outside the Vatican on Saturday, where he will be laid to rest. Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio to Regina Maria Sivori and Mario Jose Francisco in Argentina, died on … Read more
Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, the International Coral Reef Initiative announced Wednesday. It’s the fourth global bleaching event since 1998, and has now surpassed bleaching from 2014-17 that hit some two-thirds of reefs, said the ICRI, … Read more
VATICAN CITY — Catholic cardinals on Wednesday performed the ritual ceremony to transfer Pope Francis’ body from his home in the Vatican hotel to St. Peter’s Basilica for three days of public viewing. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who is running the Vatican administration until a new pope is elected, presided over the solemn ceremony in the … Read more
Photos have emerged online that claim to show the longtime purported son of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his rumored ex-Olympian lover Alina Kabaeva, according to reports. The first images of 10-year-old Ivan Vladimirovich Putin were revealed to the public in allegedly leaked photos from anonymously run Russian Telegram channel VChk-OGPU, the Sun reported. Leaked … Read more
The hitman who killed fashion icon Maurizio Gucci shot his own 37-year-old son in the face and then turned the gun on himself Tuesday, according to Italian reports. Benedetto Ceraulo, 63, was hosting family at his Pisa, Italy, home for the Easter holidays when the shocking attempted filicide occurred, according to Italian newspaper La Stampa. … Read more
Pope Francis’s devoted faithful will likely soon be hollering for the late, humble, huddled-masses-loving pontiff to be fast-tracked to sainthood, experts said Tuesday. But his fans should expect it to take at least five years — and possibly longer — to canonize the Argentine-born pontiff, if it even happens. When Pope John Paul II died … Read more
A funeral for the Spanish family of five that died in the Hudson River helicopter crash earlier this month was held in Barcelona Tuesday — with the somber service concluding with a haunting rendition of “New York, New York” by Frank Sinatra. Hundreds of mourners gathered at Sant Vicenç de Sarrià to remember Agustín Escobar … Read more