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As Putin holds Russia’s Victory Day parade, Kyiv and Washington seem to have found common ground amid the first official agreement between the two countries. Would this be enough for Zelenskyy to finally show Trump that Kyiv does want Russia’s war to end?

Pope Leo XIV, the first US pontiff, has a history of blasting Trump's immigration policies. Discover how his bold stance could shake up US-Vatican ties.

New pope voted in string of Republican primaries – until Donald Trump came to dominate GOP politics

Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged heavy volleys of shells and gunfire across their frontier in Kashmir overnight, killing at least five civilians amid a growing military standoff that erupted following an attack on tourists in the India-controlled portion of the disputed region

‘What we can do is try to encourage these folks to de-escalate a little bit,’ the US vice-president says

Pope held mass for cardinals in the Sistine Chapel on Friday morning

Buoyed by supreme court ruling, Pentagon will remove as many as 1,000 service members. Key US politics stories from Thursday 8 May at a glance

Al Jazeera looks at Pope Leo’s views, background and his journey from Chicago to the top of the Catholic Church.

From pillorying the US vice president to denouncing the death penalty, Pope Leo has proven unafraid to tackle prickly political issues on social media -- making him the first "extremely online" pontiff.

If JD Vance hoped that getting a new pope would make everyone forget that the last one died hours after their meeting, he is in for a grave disappointment.

Vice-president says US will seek to de-escalate but cannot force either nuclear power to ‘lay down their arms’