Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signalling no consensus among cardinals in first vote of conclave

Global powers have called for calm after deadly strikes between India and Pakistan raise alarms over regional and nuclear stability

A failed landing caused a US Navy jet to crash into the Red Sea as pressure builds in the volatile maritime corridor

Trump has planned to announce the renaming of the Persian Gulf to Gulf of Arabia, stirring concerns over geopolitical motives

Canada’s new leader has challenged Trump’s annexation talk in a high-stakes meeting on reshaping diplomatic norms under his presidency

133 eligible cardinals have begun the secretive papal conclave to elect a new pope who will succeed Pope Francis

Three fighter jets have crashed in Kashmir after India struck targets in Pakistan, amid rising military tensions.

The conclave, to elect a new pope, is set to begin under strict secrecy, with mobile signals cut in Vatican City on Tuesday.

China implements a strategic financial boost as it prepares for crucial trade negotiations with the United States.

Tory MPs have called for the removal of party leader Kemi Badenoch, saying she is “not up to the task”

Global powers issue reactions after India launched strikes in Pakistan in retaliation for a deadly Kashmir assault.

India has launched “Operation Sindoor,” striking targets in Pakistan and Kashmir, following a deadly April 22 attack in Pahalgam.

Biden has warned that pressuring Ukraine to give up land to Russia is “modern-day appeasement” and won’t stop Putin.

Canadian PM Carney has firmly rejected President Trump’s suggestion that Canada should become the 51st state, says “Canada isn’t for sale.”

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz becomes Germany’s chancellor after winning a tense second vote in parliament following an initial failure.

Russia and Ukraine swapped 205 prisoners of war each on Tuesday, marking the 64th exchange in the ongoing conflict.

Germany’s parliament is holding a second vote on Tuesday after Merz failed to secure enough votes for chancellorship in the first round

The UK and India have signed a major free trade pact to boost bilateral trade by £25.5 billion by 2040.

Germany’s Friedrich Merz secured just 310 of 316 needed votes in Bundestag, marking a rare modern failure for a chancellor hopeful.

American mountaineer Alex Pancoe has died while on a climbing expedition on Mount Makalu to raise funds for a paediatric cancer programme.