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by Clement Melki and Alice Ritchie Pope Francis breakfasted and read the papers as usual on Tuesday on his fifth day in hospital but appears no closer to being discharged, with the Vatican cancelling his weekend events. The 88-year-old was

Plus, meat raffles: like bingo, but with beef.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signaled she may use her authority to remove New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office. And, high-stakes negotiations to end the war in Ukraine begin today. (Image credit: New York Daily News/TNS)

by Sonia AVALOS / Martín RASCHINSKY Argentine President Javier Milei on Monday denied promoting a cryptocurrency that crashed, losing investors billions of dollars and prompting a flood of complaints, as prosecutors reportedly prepare an investigation into the scandal. “I did

The CIA has already been carrying out President Donald Trump’s orders to conduct missions against drug cartels in Mexico, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The intelligence agency has been covertly flying MQ-9 Reaper drones across the border

Rio de Janeiro residents and tourists baked Monday in scorching temperatures as the city’s crowded pre-Carnival street parties swung into full gear. The municipality’s Rio Alert system recorded 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit) in the west of the city

by Kyoko Hasegawa and Caroline Gardin The UN nuclear watchdog chief will make his first visit this week to storage facilities for vast quantities of soil contaminated in the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Japan’s government must decide what to do with

Faced with undisguised hostility from the Trump administration, Europeans are preparing for what is shaping up to be a go-it-alone era.

Delta jet flips upside down on a snowy Toronto runway and all 80 aboard survive  The Associated Press What We Know About the Delta Plane Crash in Toronto  The New York Times Video Delta plane crash survival ‘incredible and miraculous’: Aviation attorney  ABC

Norms recognized for decades in Washington by both parties no longer appear to apply to the Trump White House, former prosecutors and ethics lawyers say.