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Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, known as the ‘saint of the north’ in Peru for his closeness to poor

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and NICOLE WINFIELD
May 08, 2025 6:36 pm - VATICAN CITY — Robert Prevost may have made history Thursday by becoming the first pope from the United States. But in Peru, he is known as the saintly missionary who wad...
Trump says he is naming Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
May 08, 2025 6:04 pm - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital after abandoning his first pick for the job.
EU threatens tariffs on aircraft, car parts if US trade talks fail

By Ellen Francis
May 08, 2025 3:56 pm - BRUSSELS — The European Union threatened Thursday to impose tariffs on U.S. aircraft, car parts and other products if talks with Washington break down, as the bloc attemp...
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
May 08, 2025 2:07 pm - President Donald Trump's administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to end humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from four countries, setting them up for potential deportation.
Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, overcame a taboo against a US pontiff

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and NICOLE WINFIELD
May 08, 2025 1:28 pm - Pope Francis brought Robert Prevost to the Vatican in 2023 as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations, one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church. On Thursday, he ascended to become Pope Leo XIV — the first American pontiff.
Ukraine accuses Russia of violating its own truce over 700 times as Kyiv ratifies US minerals deal

By ILLIA NOVIKOV
May 08, 2025 9:36 am - Russia and Ukraine both reported attacks on their forces on the first day of a 72-hour ceasefire called by President Vladimir Putin.
US applications for jobless benefits fall last week despite elevated uncertainty over Trump tariffs

By MATT OTT
May 08, 2025 8:25 am - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week despite heightened uncertainty about how President Donald Trump’s tariffs will impact the U.S. and global economies.
Trump agrees to cut tariffs on UK autos, steel and aluminum in a planned trade deal with Britain

By ZEKE MILLER and JILL LAWLESS
May 08, 2025 8:19 am - President Donald Trump has agreed to cut tariffs on U.K. autos, steel and aluminum in a planned trade deal with Britain, which would buy more American beef and streamline its customs process for goods from the United States.
India and Pakistan don’t fight wars like other countries. Here’s why

By RIAZAT BUTT
May 08, 2025 8:16 am - India and Pakistan have fought three full-scale wars since they gained independence from British India in 1947. They’ve also had dozens of skirmishes and conflicts, including one atop a glacier dubbed the coldest and highest-altitude battlefield in the world.
India and Pakistan trade fire and accusations as fears of a wider military confrontation rise

By BABAR DOGAR, MUNIR AHMED and SHEIKH SAALIQ
May 08, 2025 8:12 am - India fired attack drones into Pakistan on Thursday, wounding four soldiers, the Pakistani military said. India, meanwhile, accused its neighbor of attempting its own attack, as tensions soared between the nuclear-armed rivals.

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