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The stove where ballots to elect the new pope will be burned during the upcoming conclave has been installed in the Sistine Chapel.The Vatican's fire brigade was seen on the roof of the Sistine Chapel on Friday installing the chimney that will become the focus for millions around the world waiting to see who will become the next head of the Catholic Church after Pope Francis died on 21 April, […]

A woman has died in Greece after a bomb she was carrying exploded in her hands, police have said.The 38-year-old was carrying the device to place it outside a nearby bank at around 5am on Saturday in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki. Several storefronts and vehicles were damaged by the explosion, police said. Image: Pic: Reuters "It appears that she was carrying an explosive device and planned to plant […]

Ukrainian troops will be taking part in the UK's military procession to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day in London on Monday.They will join about 1,000 UK service personnel from the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines, the British Army and the Royal Air Force. Victory in Europe Day, known as VE Day, is celebrated on 8 May each year to mark when the Allies formally accepted Germany's surrender in […]

TikTok has been fined €530m (£452m) because it was illegally sending user data to China, Ireland's privacy watchdog said on Friday.Ireland's Data Protection Commission found the social media app's data transfers to China broke strict data privacy rules in the EU. It also fined the company for not being transparent with users about how their data was being processed.TikTok has been ordered to comply with the rules within six months.The […]

Three children kept locked inside their home since 2021 have been rescued by Spanish police, according to local reports.Officers said they arrested a 53-year-old German man and a 48-year-old American woman in Oviedo, northeast Spain, on Monday. The three children - two eight-year-old twins and a 10-year-old - have been taken for medical evaluation and are now in government custody at a juvenile centre, according to Spanish outlet El Comercio.Another […]

Germany's spy agency has officially classified the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as an "extremist" organisation. The party has been growing in popularity and came second in February's general election. The country's domestic intelligence agency said on Friday that it was an extremist entity which threatens democracy.Its 1,000-page internal report claimed views around ethnicity held by the AfD aim to exclude certain groups from equal participation in society."The party's prevailing […]

Apple says devices sold in the US will no longer come from China, as the tech giant tries to mitigate the impact of Donald Trump's tariffs.Most iPhones will be sourced from India instead, with iPads coming from Vietnam, to prevent dramatic price rises for American consumers. Unveiling financial results from January to March, the company said the US president's escalating trade war has had a limited impact on its performance […]

Emergency crews in Israel are battling a wildfire that sent smoke drifting over Jerusalem and forced drivers to run from their cars.About 5,000 acres (20 square kilometres) have been scorched since the blaze started in the hills outside the city on Wednesday. The ambulance service said at least 12 people had been treated in hospital, mainly for smoke inhalation, but the fire service said "miraculously" no homes had been damaged.Ten […]

A British woman has officially become the oldest person in the world at the age of 115, according to the Guinness World Records.Ethel Caterham, who lives in a care home in Surrey, has taken the mantle at 115 years and 252 days, LongeviQuest confirmed. Image: Pic: Longeviquest It comes after the death on 30 April of the previous record holder, Inah Canabarro Lucas, who was a 116-year-old nun from Brazil.Mrs […]