As the world reels from unrelenting violence in Gaza, a stalemated war in Ukraine, and worsening instability in South Sudan—despite one of the most dramatic papal interventions in recent history—the College of Cardinals has issued a solemn appeal for peace, urging the global Catholic faithful
BBC | Russia says Ukraine has launched an overnight drone attack targeting Moscow for the second night in a row.All four of the capital's major airports were closed for several hours to ensure safety but later reopened, Russia's aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia said on Telegr
BBC | North Korea has for the first time confirmed that it sent troops to fight for Russia against Ukraine.In a report on state news agency KCNA, Pyongyang's military claimed its soldiers helped Russian forces "completely liberate" the Kursk border region, according to an
A senior Russian general has been killed in a car bomb attack in Moscow, Russian authorities confirm.General Yaroslav Moskalik is the latest Russian military commander or pro-Kremlin figure believed to have been targeted by Ukrainians inside Russia.This comes as Donald Trump's speci
US President Donald Trump condemns Russia's overnight attack on Ukraine as "very bad timing", adding "I am not happy".Ukraine's President Zelensky branded the strikes, which killed at least 10 in Kyiv, as "difficult" and "impudent".Writing on his Truth Social account at just before
BBC | Diplomats from the UK, France, Germany, Ukraine and the US will hold fresh talks in London on Wednesday aimed at securing a ceasefire in the three-year war between Ukraine and Russia.The talks come amid growing speculation that Russia might be willing to halt its inv
Following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, just a day after blessing thousands in St. Peter’s Square, the Catholic Church now faces a moment of profound transition.The papal conclave a solemn and secretive gathering of cardinals will soon begin in the Vatican to elect the next
Little Matvei was walking back home from the park with his mother when Vladimir Putin's ballistic missile struck and killed her.The eight-year-old boy was knocked to the ground and woke not knowing that Vita, 50, was among the 19 who died on Saturday in the strike on Kryvyi Rih, the home city of
Joanna TaylorBBC News, PeterboroughGood news for Peterborough Cathedral which can stay open seven days a week after exceeding its fundraising target, while new padel courts could open in the city. Here are five stories from Peterborough you might have missed this week. Peterborough C
I’ve spent much of the past quarter of the year zigzagging across Europe and the US, cursing Vladimir Lenin as I went. He is reputed to have coined the phrase ‘there are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen’, which in turn has been repeated back to me whereve
