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Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd from the main balcony of St. Peter's basilica for the Urbi et Orbi message

'Choose peace' - Pope Leo urges world leaders to end wars

Pope Leo XIV urged global leaders in his Easter message to end the conflicts raging across the world and abandon any schemes for power, conquest or domination.

World • 05 Apr

People stand near a wreckage of car at residential district after Russian drone-and-missile attack in Vyshneve, Ukraine

Five killed, 19 injured in Russian attack on Ukraine

Five people were killed and 19 others wounded by a Russian drone strike on a market in the frontline Ukrainian city of Nikopol this morning, Ukraine's prosecutor general's office said.

World • 04 Apr

A view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman

Artemis astronauts take photo of Earth en route to Moon

The four Artemis astronauts have passed the halfway point between Earth and the Moon on the way to their planned lunar flyby, NASA has said.

Science and Technology • 04 Apr

Artemis crew break away from Earth's orbit to the Moon

The four Artemis astronauts have fired up their spacecraft's engine to break away from Earth's orbit towards the Moon, a milestone that commits NASA to the first crewed lunar flyby in more than half a century.

Science and Technology • 03 Apr

US President Donald Trump pictured alongside Attorney General Pam Bondi in October 2025

Trump replaces Bondi with former personal lawyer

US President Donald Trump has fired his attorney general Pam Bondi and designated his former personal lawyer Todd Blanche as her acting replacement at the head of the Justice Department.

US • 03 Apr

B1 bridge - pic taken from tweet from Iranian foreign minister

Eight dead, 95 wounded after strike on Iranian bridge

US President Donald Trump has said the tallest bridge in Iran had been destroyed, hours after threatening to bomb the country "back to the Stone Ages".

Middle East • 03 Apr

NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Watch: NASA rocket launches for Artemis II mission

Four astronauts have blasted off from Florida on NASA's Artemis II mission, a high-stakes ten-day trip around the Moon.

US • 02 Apr

A view of destruction after a Russian KAB-25a guided bomb attack in a residential area of ââSloviansk, Ukraine

McEntee announces new €40m donation for Ukraine

Ireland is to give an additional €40 million to Ukraine in response to Russia's ongoing war on that country, Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee has announced.

Ukraine • 01 Apr

European Commission spokesperson Anour El Anouni said their opposition to the death penalty was 'loud and clear'

Applying Israel's death penalty law would be 'war crime'

The United Nations has harshly criticised the Israeli parliament's approval of a "cruel and discriminatory" new death penalty bill, warning that applying it in occupied Palestinian territory "would constitute a war crime".

Middle East • 31 Mar

EU diplomats reaffirm commitment to Ukraine independence

European Union foreign ministers have reaffirmed their commitment to Ukraine's independence in ‌a ⁠joint statement released to mark their trip to Kyiv and Bucha.

Ukraine • 31 Mar

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