The body of Pope Francis lies in an open casket during the rite of the declaration of death. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS |
- Harvard University sued to block President Donald Trump from freezing billions of dollars in federal funding after the elite research institution rejected a list of White House demands that it said would undermine its independence.
- Pete Hegseth wanted to make waves at the Pentagon. But less than 90 days since being sworn in as US defense secretary, he appears put off balance by the very turbulence he himself created.
- Trump's public approval rating edged down to its lowest level since his return to the White House, as Americans showed signs of wariness over his efforts to broaden his power, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. We look at how Trump moved swiftly to punish perceived foes in his first 100 days.
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- Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed bilateral talks with Ukraine for the first time since the early days of the war, and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv was eager to discuss a halt to attacks on civilian targets.
- The Israeli military launched one of the biggest waves of strikes in Gaza for weeks, residents said, and health officials issued a new warning that healthcare faced total collapse from Israel's blockade of all supplies.
- Early voting in the Australian election began, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's center-left Labor party holding a slim lead over the conservative opposition coalition.
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A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid |
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Many Canadian 'snowbirds' in US look to pack up and fly north - for good |
A 'For Sale' sign at a house in Miami. REUTERS/Marco Bello |
The number of Canadians planning to sell their second homes in sunny Florida and Arizona has surged, many of them put off by the sudden chill that has blanketed relations between their homeland and the US. "It was time to leave.... We no longer felt welcome nor safe." |
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Moises Schmidt holds a cocoa bean. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli |
In the Brazilian state of Bahia, farmer Moises Schmidt is developing the world's largest cocoa farm. His plan is to revolutionize the way the main ingredient in chocolate is produced, growing high-yield cocoa trees, fully irrigated and fertilized, in an area bigger than the island of Manhattan. |
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