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100 days of Pope Leo XIV: A calm papacy that avoids polemics is coming into focus

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Aug 16, 2025 7:51 pm - When Pope Leo XIV surprised tens of thousands of young people at a recent Holy Year celebration with an impromptu popemobile romp around St. Peter’s Square, it almost seemed as if some of the informal spontaneity that characterized Pope Francis’ 12-year papacy had returned to the Vatican.
Pakistan’s monsoon flooding death toll rises to 220 as forecasters warn of more rain to come

By MUHAMMAD SAJJAD and RIAZ KHAN
Aug 16, 2025 6:19 pm - Flooding in a northwest Pakistani district has killed at least 220 people, officials said Saturday, as rescuers pulled 63 more bodies overnight from homes flattened by flash floods and landslides, with forecasts of more rain in the coming days.
Stone Age humans were picky about which rocks they used for making tools, study finds

By CHRISTINA LARSON
Aug 16, 2025 6:15 pm - Early human ancestors during the Old Stone Age were more picky about the rocks they used for making tools than previously known, according to research published Friday. Not only did these early people make tools, they had a mental picture of where suitable raw materials were located and planned ahead to use them, traveling long distances.
Government forces Air Canada and flight attendants back to work and into arbitration

By ROB GILLIES and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
Aug 16, 2025 6:13 pm - Canada’s government forced Air Canada and its striking flight attendants back to work and into arbitration Saturday after a work stoppage stranded more than 100,000 travelers around the world during the peak summer travel season.
Tensions soar in Serbia as angry protesters clash with police, set fire to party offices

By JOVANA GEC
Aug 16, 2025 6:08 pm - Angry protesters clashed with police in a town in western Serbia and in the capital Belgrade on Saturday as tensions soared further in the Balkan nation following days of violent demonstrations.
Israel prepares to move Palestinians to southern Gaza as Israelis urge mass protest over war

By NATALIE MELZER
Aug 16, 2025 3:48 pm - Israel announced Saturday that it is preparing to move Palestinians from combat zones to southern Gaza as plans move ahead for a military offensive in some of the territory's most populated areas.
Trump drops ceasefire demand for Ukraine war after summit with Putin

By David L. Stern, Ellen Francis and Siobhán O'Grady
Aug 16, 2025 3:43 pm - President Donald Trump said Saturday that Ukraine and Russia should go straight to agreeing on a final peace deal, dropping his demand for a ceasefire in a dramatic reversal that aligns him with Russian President Vladimir Putin hours after their summit in Alaska.
Hurricane Erin explodes in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean

By DÁNICA COTO and RUSS BYNUM
Aug 16, 2025 3:22 pm - Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the National Hurricane Center said. While the compact hurricane's center wasn't expected to strike land, it threatened to dump flooding rains on the northeast Caribbean as it continued to grow larger.
Ukraine's Zelenskyy to meet Trump on Monday after US-Russia summit secured no halt to fighting

By SAMYA KULLAB and ELISE MORTON
Aug 16, 2025 6:52 am - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday after a Russia-U.S. summit ended without an agreement to stop the fighting in Ukraine after 3 1/2 years.
Ukraine attacks Russian refinery with Trump, Putin set to meet

Aug 15, 2025 9:07 pm - Ukraine attacked another Russian refinery just as Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are poised to meet in Alaska on Friday to discuss a potential ceasefire. The strike on t...

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