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Pope Leo appears at the central balcony of St Peter’s Basilica for his first Sunday blessing after his election, in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sunday. Photo: AP

Catholic Church

Pope calls for peace in Ukraine, Gaza in Mother’s Day blessing

Leo XIV addressed crowd of around 100,000 people at St Peter’s Basilica in his first Sunday noon blessing as pope.

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Poland accuses Russia of ordering major fire in Warsaw last year

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UK to toughen skilled worker visa rules in immigration overhaul

11 May 2025 - 11:10PMvideocam

UK hoping ‘pragmatic’ approach will yield ‘ambitious’ EU deal, Starmer says

A ‘pragmatic’ approach to talks on food standards, youth mobility and European courts could yield an ‘ambitious’ post-Brexit deal.

10 May 2025 - 10:47PM

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference in the grounds of the Mariynsky Palace in Kyiv on Saturday. Photo: AFP

US-China trade war

Will Trump’s film tariffs mean lights, camera, inaction for the world’s studios?

While it is unclear how film tariffs would be enforced, suggestion of new duties on non-US productions has put industry in panic mode.

10 May 2025 - 6:36PMvideocam

Europe’s leaders call for Ukraine ceasefire in Kyiv visit

The leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss a 30-day ceasefire in the war.

10 May 2025 - 10:38PM

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From Villanova to the Vatican: American ‘Bob’ becomes Pope Leo XIV

The US university, steeped in Augustinian tradition, celebrated its first papal link – Cardinal Robert Prevost.

10 May 2025 - 10:24AMvideocam

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost appears at the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter’s Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Macron, Tusk sign France-Poland treaty with mutual defence clause

The clause commits the parties to mutual support in case of an attack by an aggressor, as the two Nato allies bolster ties.

9 May 2025 - 11:23PMvideocam

Budapest expels 2 after Ukraine says it uncovered Hungarian spy network

Kyiv said the two suspects were former members of Ukraine’s military who were recruited by a handler in Hungarian military intelligence.

9 May 2025 - 9:40PMvideocam

New pope vows to bring light to world’s ‘dark nights’ after historic election

America’s first pope gives first homily after he was chosen as the successor to Pope Francis.

9 May 2025 - 7:26PMvideocam

Pope Leo XIV, centre, after holding mass with the cardinals in the Sistine Chapel. Photo: Vatican Media via AP

2 men found guilty of ‘moronic mission’ of felling UK’s famous tree

The tree, estimated to be almost 200 years old, had featured in a 1991 Hollywood film. The men will be sentenced on July 15.

9 May 2025 - 6:32PM

Forensic investigators examine the felled Sycamore Gap tree on September 29, 2023. Photo: PA via AP

Indonesian spirits soar in the Netherlands as Europe’s first Balinese temple opens

Constructed using materials brought directly from the Indonesian island, the temple was fully funded by the local Balinese community.

9 May 2025 - 5:39PM

Russia’s Putin vows victory in Ukraine as Trump pushes for ceasefire

China’s President Xi Jinping and other world leaders join Russia’s Vladimir Putin to watch military parade in Moscow’s Red Square.

9 May 2025 - 8:37PMvideocam

America’s first pope once leveled criticism at Trump and Vance. Maga is not amused

Robert Prevost - now Pope Leo - has proven unafraid to tackle prickly political issues on social media.

9 May 2025 - 5:42PMvideocam

Andrea Gallardo from Texas wears an American flag after Pope Leo appeared on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. Photo: AP

Watch: China’s president joins Putin at Russia Victory Day parade

President Xi Jinping a special guest at Moscow parade where military units from 13 countries, including China, were taking part.

9 May 2025 - 10:34PMvideocam

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin watch the parade in Moscow. Photo: RIA Novosti via AP

Trump hails great trade deal with UK, but is it a ‘nothingburger’?

Trump’s UK trade deal, the first since he launched a global tariff war, leaves key issues unresolved.

9 May 2025 - 12:44PMvideocam

Catholic Church

Pope who? Election of first US pontiff stuns St Peter’s crowd

The cheering crowd fell silent when Robert Prevost’s name was read out in Latin, and reporters had to tell some of those gathered who he was.

9 May 2025 - 5:45PMvideocam

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Catholic Church

What’s in a name? Pope Leo XIV’s choice signals commitment to social justice

Before his appointment as the new pontiff, Cardinal Robert Prevost was a fierce critic of Trump’s deportations and anti-immigrant policy.

9 May 2025 - 5:44PMvideocam

Robert Prevost was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Photo: AP Photo

Catholic Church

Robert Prevost chosen as new pope, first US pontiff in history

He has taken the name Leo XIV and will succeed Pope Francis, who died on April 21 at age 88.

9 May 2025 - 5:43PMvideocam

China-EU relations

EU to report on Trump-fuelled Chinese trade diversion this month

Will assess impact of US tariffs on Chinese shipments; European Commission also mulls retaliatory levies on US$100 billion worth of US goods.

9 May 2025 - 12:33AMvideocam

Putin’s 3-day ceasefire begins as Ukraine reports violations

Temporary truce coinciding with the 80th anniversary of the World War II defeat of Nazi Germany.

9 May 2025 - 9:10AM

A Russian serviceman patrols with an anti-drone gun on Wednesday ahead of the general rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow. Photo: AFP

China-EU relations

‘We need all the Chinese tech’: why China could benefit from the EU blackout

China is a leading provider of energy storage and grid-forming technologies that are crucial to preventing major power outages.

8 May 2025 - 4:00PM

A woman uses her phone’s flashlight while she walks her dog on a pitch-dark street in Vigo, Spain, on April 28. A massive power cut affected the entire Iberian peninsula and parts of southern France on that day. Photo: TNS

US stepping up spying on Greenland, report says, prompting concern in Denmark

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen says he will call in the US ambassador: ‘We do not spy on friends’.

8 May 2025 - 2:34AMvideocam

Catholic Church

Pink smoke: excluded from conclave, Catholic women want their voices heard

The only women the men choosing the next pope will see are ‘nuns tidying their rooms’, protesters say as they call for more female priests.

8 May 2025 - 1:30AMvideocam

Black smoke: cardinals fail to elect new pope in first conclave vote

133 electors from 70 countries are under lockdown as they vote for the Catholic Church’s 267th pontiff.

8 May 2025 - 3:42AMvideocam

Black smoke rises from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

Open Questions series

Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

10 Feb 2025 - 6:49AMvideocam

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China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024

23 Dec 2024 - 2:30PM

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Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty

22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PMvideocam

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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed

8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AMvideocam

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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

10 Feb 2025 - 12:57PMvideocam

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

10 Feb 2025 - 6:49AMvideocam

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024

23 Dec 2024 - 2:30PM

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty

22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PMvideocam

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed

8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AMvideocam

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