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From the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, the newly elected Pope offered to continue Francis' legacy. American Cardinal Robert Prevost was born in Chicago, lived in Peru, is 69 years old, and was elected on the fourth ballot. He was one of the leading candidates to succeed Francis at the Vatican.

India's attacks on Pakistan came after the April 22, 2025, attack, when a group of gunmen, allegedly affiliated with the Islamist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, opened fire on tourists near Pahalgam, a town in Indian-controlled southern Kashmir. According to the Indian government, the recent attack was precise and targeted suspected terrorist bases where...

The conclave to elect the new pope and successor to Francis will begin on May 7, 2025. 133 cardinals will meet secretly in the Sistine Chapel starting at 4:30 p.m. Vatican time and continue voting until one of them obtains a two-thirds majority and becomes the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics.

The Israeli security cabinet approved a strategy to take full control of the Gaza Strip. The plan includes a sustained occupation, the displacement of civilians to the south, and a new method of distributing humanitarian aid to isolate Hamas.

A serious incident shook the city of Osaka, Japan, when a man ran over seven schoolchildren with his car, leaving several injured. Osaka Prefectural Police identified the suspect as 28-year-old Yuki Yazawa, who was arrested at the scene after intentionally running over the children.