May 08 World War II ended in Europe 80 years ago, but V-E Day is haunted by conflict in Ukraine By Raf Casert, Danica Kirka, Associated Press Even if the end of World War II in Europe spawned one of the most joyous days the continent ever lived, Thursday’s 80th anniversary of V-E Day is haunted as much by the specter of current-day conflict. Continue reading
May 08 Cardinal Prevost elected next pope, first American pontiff By Associated Press Cardinals chose the new pope on their second day of the papal conclave. Continue reading
May 08 Ukraine accuses Russia of violating its own cease-fire more than 700 times By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Russia and Ukraine both reported attacks on their forces on the first day of a 72-hour ceasefire called by President Vladimir Putin. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha accused Russia of violating its own ceasefire 734 times between midnight and midday… Continue reading
May 08 New pope chosen, white smoke from Sistine Chapel signals By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the Catholic Church on the second day of their conclave. Continue reading
May 08 Cardinals hold more rounds of voting after first few papal conclave votes fall short By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Despite some disappointment, hopes were still high that a pope would be chosen quickly, perhaps as early as Thursday afternoon's fourth or fifth ballot. Continue reading
May 08 Fears of a wider conflict rise as India and Pakistan trade fire By Babar Dogar, Munir Ahmed, Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press India fired attack drones into Pakistan on Thursday, wounding four soldiers, the Pakistani military said. India, meanwhile, accused its neighbor of attempting its own attack, as tensions soared between the nuclear-armed rivals. Continue reading
May 08 WATCH: Trump announces trade deal with UK, cutting tariffs on autos, steel and aluminum By Josh Boak, Chris Megerian, Jill Lawless, Associated Press The announcement provided a political victory for U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and offered a degree of validation for President Donald Trump's claims that his turbulent approach on trade may be able to rebalance the global economy on his preferred… Continue reading
May 07 Watch 3:08 Pakistan calls Indian strikes an ‘act of war’ and vows to respond By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Eliot Barnhart Pakistan is vowing to avenge Indian missile strikes that Pakistan says killed more than 30 people. India says it targeted terrorist infrastructure in retaliation for a terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. Cross-border fire between the countries continues and there are… Continue watching
May 07 Watch 10:54 Pakistani ambassador, Indian advisor share perspectives on recent attacks and retaliation By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi Tensions between Pakistan and India are soaring after Indian missile strikes that Pakistan is calling an act of war. Amna Nawaz gets views on the conflict from Pakistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Rizwan Saeed Sheikh and India’s perspective from Vikram… Continue watching
May 07 WATCH: Pope Leo XIV, first-ever American pontiff, appears for the first time By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Prevost, 69, took the name Leo… Continue reading