Ahead of the conclave beginning this week, all 133 Catholic cardinals eligible to vote for a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican confirmed on Monday. They will enter into seclusion in the Sistine Chapel at 4:30 pm (1430 GMT) on Wednesday, voting in secret until one of them secures the required two-thirds majority to become the next head of the Roman Catholic Church. Summoned following the death of…

Beneath the solemn gaze of Sir Winston Churchill’s statue and under the chimes of Big Ben at noon, Britain paid tribute to one of the most pivotal moments in modern history: the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. In an emotional and grand ceremony that unfolded across central London on Monday, military pageantry blended with poignant remembrance, honouring the generation that bore witness to the final triumph of the…

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he is considering naming his deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, as national security adviser. “I have a lot of people that want the job, I can tell you,but I’m going to be naming somebody who needs to fill the job within six months.” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he flew back to Washington from a weekend at his…

In a surprising twist in transatlantic trade relations, new data reveals that British exports are now subject to higher effective tariffs in the United States than those from the European Union—a development that casts fresh doubt on the strength of the so-called “special relationship” between Washington and London. According to analysis by Capital Economics, reported by The Telegraph, the average effective U.S. tariff on UK goods stands at 11.6%, compared…

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday announced a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the country, claiming the American movie industry was dying a very fast death due to the incentives that other countries were offering to lure filmmakers. Trump said on Truth Social, “This is a concerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat. It is, in addition to everything else, messaging and propaganda,” Trump said…

U.S. President Donald Trump said he will not remove Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Board chairman before his term ends in May 2026. He revealed this while describing the central banker as a total stiff repeating calls for the Fed to lower interest rates. Trump insisted that his moves to upend the global trading system with higher tariffs would eventually make Americans rich, and insisted that a first-quarter contraction in…

A woman who vanished more than six decades ago has been discovered alive, according to authorities in Wisconsin, USA. Audrey Backeberg was just 20 when she disappeared from her home in Reedsburg on July 7, 1962, sparking a case that baffled investigators for years. Sauk County Sheriff Chip Meister confirmed that her disappearance had not involved any crime or foul play. He stated that Ms. Backeberg had chosen to leave…

The Brazilian police said on Sunday that they had thwarted a bomb attack planned for Lady Gaga’s historic concert that drew over 2 million people to Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro state, working in coordination with the Justice Ministry, said the plot was orchestrated by a group promoting hate speech and the radicalization of teenagers, including self-harm and violent content as a…

A recent investigation has revealed that thousands of illegal migrants and asylum seekers are working as couriers for food delivery companies across the UK, earning up to £500 a week despite having no legal right to work. Many are using the income to repay debts owed to criminal smuggling networks that facilitated their entry into Britain via dangerous Channel crossings. Despite the Labour government’s push to reduce immigration, the gig economy—particularly…

Former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has described the arrest of social media influencer Martin Otse, known as Verydarkman (VDM) as a disturbing erosion of democratic values in Nigeria. The former Anambra State governor in a statement on his X page on Sunday expressed concern about the growing tension in the country, worsened by economic hardship and actions that undermine the rule of law and human rights. READ…

Britain’s counter-terrorism police have arrested eight men, including seven Iranian nationals, in a number of raids across the country, the Metropolitan Police said on Sunday. On Saturday, five men, four of whom are Iranian nationals, were detained on suspicion of terrorism offences over a plot to target specific premises, while the nationality of the fifth man remains unknown. The arrests were made in Swindon, west London, Stockport, Rochdale, and Manchester.…

As tensions rise between the nuclear-armed neighbours in the wake of a deadly attack on tourists in the disputed Kashmir region, India said on Saturday that it had banned the import of goods coming from or transiting via Pakistan and barred Pakistani ships. India’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade said in a notification that the ban would take effect immediately. “This restriction is imposed in the interest of national security…