Pakistan said it reserved the right to respond, raising the spectre that the back-and-forth could spiral into all-out conflict between the nuclear-armed rivals.

The dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, urged the voters to set aside all personal interests and find a pope who prizes unity.

News of the planned Geneva meeting sent U.S. equity index futures higher. Stock markets in China and Hong Kong followed suit during Asian trading on Wednesday.

The strikes came amid soaring tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors over last month's militant attack on tourists in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir.

Trump said Washington will take the Houthis' word that they will stop interrupting important shipping lanes in the Middle East by striking ships in the Red Sea.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Congress the administration is currently negotiating with 17 major trading partners that have made offers on trade.

YouGov found that among all nations surveyed, there was a "clear sense" that most people felt their country's militaries would not be sufficiently prepared to enter into a war.

The European Commission has signaled willingness to buy more U.S. LNG to replace Russian volumes, a step President Donald Trump has demanded.

Some cardinals are looking for a new pope who will continue with Pope Francis' push for a more welcoming Church, while others are seeking retrenchment to more traditional roots.

Putin on April 28 declared a three-day ceasefire to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union and its allies over Nazi Germany in World War Two.

Merz is seeking to take the helm of the 27-nation European Union’ s most populous member after Scholz’s government collapsed last year and a national election was held in February.

With oil prices plunging to their lowest level in four years, both the energy industry and governments that depend on energy royalties are watching nervously.

The youngest Wales family member, who just celebrated his seventh birthday, has captured the affection of people worldwide

U.S. President Donald Trump has set his sights on Hollywood, threatening tariffs and other policies to discourage companies from making films abroad.

The probe was supposed to travel to Venus but got stuck in Earth's orbit, where it has been decaying for more than half a century.