Henry Austin

Dust off the history books and there are papal conclaves with international intrigue, royal rigging and even riots, a checkered past that belies the air of sanctity and solemnity surrounding modern papal elections.

Pope Francis, a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives and inspired some progressives, has died.

As the two largest economies in the world — the United States and China — continue to spar over tariffs, the escalating trade war is spurring some Americans to favor Chinese goods in ways they never did before.

A Russian American woman who was imprisoned for treason by Russia has been freed, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday.

British comedian and actor Russell Brand has been charged with rape and sexual assault, Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service said Friday.

British comedian and actor Russell Brand has been charged with rape and sexual assault, London’s Metropolitan Police said Friday.

The White House said Tuesday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to a ceasefire in the Black Sea and to implement a ban on attacks on energy facilities by the two neighbors, an apparent breakthrough after American negotiators held separate talks with both countries.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted 10 images to his Telegram channel of fires and damage in the country’s central Kirovohrad region.

MUNICH — She has two children with a Sri Lankan-born woman, speaks Chinese and previously worked at global financial institutions — an unconventional profile for the leader of a male-dominated far-right party that venerates traditional family values, fosters deep anti-immigrant sentiments and promotes populist economic policies.

European leaders were meeting in London on Saturday hoping shore up support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after President Donald Trump berated him live on television, calling into question the future American assistance in the war wth Russia.

The “wanted” posters were sent by mail, arriving at the homes of Hong Kong activist Carmen Lau’s neighbors in the town near London, notifying them of a bounty.