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Trump to attend trilateral meeting with Xi, Putin in China, White House confirms

President Trump is jetting to Asia on Monday for high-level meetings in the Philippines and China that will conclude with a major trilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Pope says it's a 'joy' to be home as Peru's Chiclayo welcomes back its former shepherd

Pope Leo XIV returned Friday to his beloved former diocese of Chiclayo and said it was a "joy" to be home, as he visited some of his old stomping grounds and highlighted the social justice-minded mark he left behind.

Families clear homes of David Walliams books after sexual offence allegations

Parents take action while several independent bookshops say they had already stopped stocking his titlesIn Sarah’s house, David Walliams has been a bedtime staple for years. Her children, aged eight, six and four, have dressed up as his characters for World Book Day – they love the over-the-top, unusual names and illustrations.Now, all the books are going. “I’ll probably take them away and replace them with other authors,” says Sarah, a mother in west London. “Sooner rather than later, so they don’t realise.” If any of her children ask why, she will tell them “that his choices aren’t great and that I think we should be reading other books”. Continue reading...

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Rubio blasts international law as instrument of control as State Department attacks ICC

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday gave an aggressive speech lambasting international entities that he said weaponize the rule of law to constrain the U.S. as his State Department continues to put pressure on the International Criminal Court.

French far-right leader willing to meet with Zelenskyy, despite her calls to cut off aid to Ukraine

Marine Le Pen, the far-right figure who is the leading candidate in France's presidential elections next year, said she would be open to a future meeting with Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy.