Pope Francis laid to rest in funeral Mass, in photos
An estimated 250,000 people filled St. Peter’s Square and beyond to pay their final respects at the funeral Mass for Pope Francis, who died on Monday at 88.| Read More World
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Among the meek and the mighty, Catholics bury their ‘people’s pope’
The pope’s unadorned tomb, marked by a single Latin word — Franciscus — was intended, a cleric said, to reflect a life of “simplicity and essential things.”| Read More World
Soaring prices, empty shelves as Japan’s rice crisis worsens
Japan is taking the rare steps of turning to imports and releasing part of its emergency stockpile of the grain as the government struggles to meet demand.| Read More World
Readers reflect on Pope Francis: He brought ‘many of us closer to God’
Catholics, atheists, Muslims and more, from around the world, tell of how the pope’s life and leadership inspired them.| Read More World
Walter Frankenstein, who hid in Berlin during Holocaust, dies at 100
Stripping himself of the Star of David that marked him as a Jew, he went underground with his family, living by his wits and in terror.| Read More World
Walter Frankenstein, who hid in Berlin during Holocaust, dies at 100
Stripping himself of the Star of David that marked him as a Jew, he went underground with his family, living by his wits and in terror.| Read More World
Live updates: More than 200,000 expected to attend Pope Francis’s funeral Saturday
World leaders, cardinals and at least 200,000 of the faithful are expected to gather in the Vatican on Saturday morning to bid farewell to Pope Francis.| Read More World
Live updates: More than 200,000 expected to attend Pope Francis’s funeral Saturday
World leaders, cardinals and at least 200,000 of the faithful are expected to gather in the Vatican on Saturday morning to bid farewell to Pope Francis.| Read More World
Virginia Giuffre, accuser in Prince Andrew sex scandal, dies at 41
Ms. Giuffre became the public face of the victims allegedly sexually abused and trafficked by financier Jeffrey Epstein.| Read More World
CIA official’s son killed fighting with Russian army in Ukraine
Michael Gloss, 21, the son of a senior CIA official and an Iraq war veteran, suffered from mental illness. He died in April 2024 in eastern Ukraine, fighting for Moscow’s forces.| Read More World
Iranian elite grows supportive of nuclear talks as economic fears spike
As negotiations resume this weekend, analysts cite an emerging consensus among Iranian officials that engagement with the Trump administration should be a priority.| Read More World
They came to Rome to mourn Pope Francis
Photographer Federica Valabrega talked to the faithful who came to pay their respects to Pope Francis.| Read More World
Europe backs Ukraine while still easing it toward the U.S. peace deal
With its strong public support of Ukraine, Europe seeks to give Zelensky some space in the face of U.S. demands while still urging compromises.| Read More World
Top Russian general killed in Moscow as U.S. envoy arrives for talks
Russia’s Foreign Ministry called it a “terrorist attack,” and surveillance footage showed a car exploding as Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik was approaching it in a Moscow suburb.| Read More World
On the eve of a papal funeral, Rome prepares
Francis’s funeral is likely to be the largest single-day event at the Vatican in 20 years.| Read More World
China quietly exempts some U.S.-made semiconductors from tariffs
Levies on certain U.S.-made microchips have been dropped, importers say. Meanwhile, China has denied President Trump’s claims that talks to reduce tariffs are happening.| Read More World
At center of diplomatic intrigue, Israeli envoy pursues Saudi prize
Miami-born Ron Dermer is Prime Minister Netanyahu’s most trusted adviser and remains determined to win normalized Saudi relations despite regional turmoil.| Read More World
As a diplomat, Pope Francis won breakthroughs and faced frustrations
Pope Francis helped broker a U.S.-Cuba thaw and inked a deal with China on bishop appointments. His calls for peace and to fight climate change were not always heeded.| Read More World
Trump’s approach to China and Russia is not working
President Trump overestimates U.S. influence in his clash with China and underestimates it in his dealings with Russia. Neither strategy seems effective.| Read More World
Beekeeper hid role in Rwandan genocide for green card, prosecutors say
Eyewitnesses accused the man, who has lived in New York for 20 years, of leading some of the violence in the 1994 genocide that killed hundreds of thousands.| Read More World
U.S. negotiating position on Iran in flux as talks continue
As technical talks resume in Oman this weekend, Trump administration officials are seemingly at odds over acceptable terms for an Iran nuclear deal.| Read More World
Senators challenge Hegseth on civilian deaths in Yemen strikes
Democrats have demanded that the Trump administration account for rising loss of life from its intensified campaign against Iran-backed militants.| Read More World
Mexico moves to ban Noem ads on illegal migration
The ads, featuring DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, have been criticized for being highly discriminatory and have sparked outrage in Mexico.| Read More World
Pope Francis didn’t suffer before he died, his doctor says
After the pope suffered a massive stroke Monday morning, his medical team saw no point to sending him to a hospital. He died soon after.| Read More World
