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The Vatican and President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Monday that Pope Leo XIV had spoken with the Ukrainian head of state, offering support to find an end to the ongoing invasion of his country.

Stanley Tucci said that the world has been moving to the “very far right,” citing countries like Italy for not allowing LGBTQQIAAP2S+ couples to adopt children.

PARIS — Brigitte Bardot has defended two French actors accused of sexual assault including fellow screen legend Gerard Depardieu, saying they should be allowed to “get on with their lives” in an interview with French channel BFM broadcast Monday.

The British public now sees Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party as the main opposition to the Labour government, as the neo-liberal ‘Conservatives’ continue to bleed support since their disastrous defeats in last year’s general elections and the local England votes this month.

A massive fire that destroyed a large shopping center in Warsaw last year was the result of arson ordered by Russian intelligence services, Polish officials said Sunday on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the blaze.

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be willing to “personally” meet with Vladimir Putin for peace talks in Istanbul next week, but he continued to demand that a ceasefire be established before negotiations begin.

A retired British police officer was arrested for “thought crime” comments criticising the spread of antisemitism in the country.

Pope Leo XIV called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of hostages and delivery of humanitarian aid in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff.

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has begun drafting legal challenges to shut down and block the opening of migrant hotels in the areas that the party took control of at the England council elections earlier this month.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday welcomed Russia’s offer for direct peace talks, but insisted there must be a full, temporary ceasefire in place before negotiations can start.

Several thousand people demonstrated in Warsaw on Saturday against illegal immigration and the pro-European government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, a week before the EU member chooses a new president.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has called for a “halt” to immigration, arguing that the mass importation of foreigners “devalues” Britain.

A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus.

Ukraine and its allies are ready for a “full, unconditional ceasefire” with Russia for at least 30 days starting on Monday, Ukrainian FM Andrii Sybiha said Saturday.

The UK does not have a blasphemy law, but that didn’t stop the state Prosecutor trying their best, leading to a volte-face after backlash. 

The second-generation Rwandan teen who murdered three young girls last year at a dance party in Southport, England, has allegedly attacked a prison guard in a reportedly premeditated assault.

The neo-liberal government of Poland has claimed that Russia has deployed an “unprecedented” level of disinformation and other interference tactics amid the impending presidential election, as the conservative challenger has gained in the polls.

Allies of strongman Vladimir Putin were treated to a lavish banquet on Thursday at the Kremlin as part of Russia’s 80th “Victory Day” anniversary celebrations.

The Communist Party of Russia on Thursday unveiled a bust of brutal dictator Josef Stalin in the occupied Ukrainian city of Melitopol.

Controversial transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney was seen promoting Versace’s new women’s collection last week, despite the brand recently suffering a decrease in global sales, as well as in spite of a similar move sparking a national boycott against Bud Light a few years ago, tanking the beer’s sales.

Pope Leo XIV delivered his first homily on Friday morning since being elected to be the terrestrial head of the Catholic Church, emphasizing the challenge of leading people to Jesus in a world that often disparages the faith as “absurd” or “weak.”

Putin’s Victory parade in Moscow was noticeably larger in scale than in recent years and featured Ukraine strike drones for the first time.

In a visit with Fox News, “Star Trek” star William Shatner, a proud Canadian, ridiculed President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Canada should become America’s 51st state, and he even had a counter offer of his own for Trump.v

Pope Leo XIV delivered his first homily, a sermon in the Catholic liturgy, on Friday morning after being chosen by the College of Cardinals as the successor to St. Peter the Apostle on May 8.

Germany’s political police bureau has temporarily suspended wiretaps of AfD parliamentarians pending an urgent legal review filed by party. 

Crime rates have grown in Italy to such an extent that around seven in ten women in the country report that they are afraid to walk outside alone at night.

British comedian Stewart Lee says he won’t book shows in the United States because he fears he’d be arrested for his jokes in Trump’s America.

The trade deal between the United Kingdom and United States “puts our great American agricultural producers first,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Thursday.

The Catholic Church elected its new leader on Thursday when the conclave ended with the selection of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost.

The Trump administration has released details on the trade deal the United States has reached with the United Kingdom — the first agreement since Trump implemented his “Liberation Day” tariffs last month.

Obama tried to scare the people of the U.K. out of voting for Brexit by saying it would put them at the back of the queue for trade deals. Nine years later, the U.K. became the first country to cut a trade deal with the U.S. under President Trump.

President unveiled first post tariff trade deal, revealing increased market access with “one of our closest and most cherished allies”.

Senior lawmaker attempted to put to bed days of controversy over her having dismissed child rape gang concerns as “dog whistle” politics.

The 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day was celebrated Thursday across the Continent and in the UK, with thousands of people pausing to remember the fight for freedom in World War II and all that entailed.

Ukraine’s Parliament unanimously voted in favor of ratifying of a landmark minerals deal with the U.S. on Thursday afternoon, a lawmaker said.

Far-left South African politician Julius Malema claimed the UK government blocked his entry to prevent him from appearing at a conference hosted by Cambridge University.