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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – India said early Wednesday that it had conducted several airstrikes on Pakistan, hailing a victory in the name of vengeance for the terrorist attack that killed 26 civilians in Kashmir last month.

BERLIN – Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by the German parliament Tuesday in a second round of voting, after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round. His appointment ends six months of political deadlock in the country, but Merz’s initial defeat cast doubt on the stability of his governing coalition.

President Xi Jinping will use his state visit to Moscow this week to showcase his tight ties with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, and capitalize on a trade war that’s isolating Washington.

JERUSALEM – Israel will mobilize thousands of reserve soldiers to bolster its campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the military announced Saturday night, as the country appeared poised to expand its offensive in the Palestinian enclave.

ROME – In the days surrounding Pope Francis’ death, Cardinal Pietro Parolin was everywhere.

KYIV, Ukraine – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday said Ukraine will not adhere to a three-day ceasefire proposed by Russia, saying such a short truce would not help in negotiations for a lasting peace.

Organizers of a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid intended for Gaza said their vessel came under attack from armed drones in international waters off the coast of Malta early Friday, causing serious damage to its hull and endangering the lives of those on board.

ROME — Fire officers on Friday installed the renowned chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican that will emit the plumes of smoke signalling the results of the upcoming conclave. The process to elect a new pope is set to start on Wednesday, with 133 cardinals sealed off in the 15th century chapel with its famous Michelangelo ceiling. During the election, black smoke rising from ...

In the crush of Catholic Church news in the week since Pope Francis died, a theme keeps appearing, in social media memes and quotes from the commentariat: hope, even optimism, that the next pontiff will be a true conservative, someone from the ranks of what was a passionate traditionalist opposition to Pope Francis.

The Trump administration has terminated members of the board that oversees the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum appointed by former President Joe Biden – including Doug Emhoff, the husband of former Vice President Kamala Harris.

The law enforcement arm of the U.S. Postal Service has quietly begun cooperating with federal immigration officials to locate people suspected of being in the country illegally, according to two people familiar with the matter and documents obtained by the Washington Post – dramatically broadening the scope of the Trump administration’s governmentwide mass deportation campaign.

A Harvard University task force released a scathing account of the university on Tuesday, finding that antisemitism had infiltrated coursework, social life, the hiring of some faculty members and the worldview of certain academic programs.

ROME — The Vatican announced details Tuesday of the schedule for the start of the conclave on May 7, the eagerly anticipated secret election of a new pontiff following the death of pope Francis. The cardinals will first gather at 10 a.m. for a Mass known in Latin as "Pro Eligendo Romano Pontefice" (For the Election of the Roman Pontiff) in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, the announcement ...