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Four weeks after the Pope went into hospital there's a growing sense that the Papacy may have entered a new phase.Marco Impagliazzo, president of the Community of Sant'Egidio - the world's biggest catholic charity, told Sky News the Catholic Church may have to "rethink" the pontificate. The Pope remains seriously ill in hospital with pneumonia in both lungs - fragile, immobile and struggling to breathe.The Vatican says his life remains […]

Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia doubled last year compared to 2023, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF have warned in what is being called a "wake-up call".There were 127,350 reported infections in the region in 2024, which is the highest number since 1997. It is around a third of last year's total worldwide cases of 359,521.More than 40% of the European cases were children under five, as […]

Donald Trump has said he thinks the US will annex Greenland, days after the country's incoming prime minister said: "We don't want to be Americans."During an Oval Office meeting with NATO secretary general Mark Rutte, the US president was asked about his hopes to annex Greenland. "I think that will happen," he said. "I didn't give it much thought before, but I'm sitting with a man who could be very […]

Cars have been set alight and rocks thrown at parliament in violent clashes between retired people, backed by football fans, and police in Argentina.Pensioners angry at the austerity policies of Argentina President Javier Milei's government were joined by supporters of several clubs, and fought with riot police who responded with water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets. Wednesday's demonstration in Buenos Aires began peacefully before turning violent when a large group […]

Scientists are genetically modifying mosquitoes in the hope of stopping the spread of malaria.The technique, which uses genes taken from the honeybee and the African clawed frog, blocks normal growth of the malaria parasite inside the mosquito. It would mean a mosquito bite in regions of the world where the disease is endemic no longer carried a potential death sentence. Image: Malaria is spread by the Anopheles mosquito. Pic: AP […]

Two Olympic gold medallist ski jumpers have been suspended over their alleged involvement in manipulating ski suits to make them more aerodynamic.Three staff members embroiled in the cheating scandal - including the head coach - have also been stood down from their jobs. Athletes Marius Lindvik, 26, and Johann Andre Forfang, 29, will now not compete in a World Cup event that starts in Oslo this Thursday.The pair have denied […]

Seven healthcare workers who treated Diego Maradona are accused of "condemning him to oblivion" by negligence, prosecutors have said.The 1986 World Cup winner, one of the sport's greatest-ever players, died in a house outside Buenos Aires in November 2020 following a cardiac arrest. He was 60. Seven healthcare professionals, including a neurosurgeon, a psychiatrist and several medical staffers, have gone on trial for manslaughter after being accused of failing to […]

Security forces have exchanged gunfire with separatist militants who have hijacked a train in Pakistan, as they try to free around 250 hostages on board.The militants wearing vests loaded with explosives barricaded themselves inside the train with the hostages, Pakistani officials said - with a government spokesman describing the attack as "an act of terrorism".At least 10 people, including the driver of the train, and eight security personnel have been […]

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is ready to agree to a ceasefire with Russia after successful talks with the US today.The Ukrainian president said on Telegram that "we are ready to take this step" and said the US "must convince Russia to do this". Ukraine war latest: Trump warns Putin 'it takes two to tango'Following a meeting with Kyiv officials in Saudi Arabia, US secretary of state Marco Rubio told […]