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What is a conclave? What to know about the secretive process to elect the next pope

What is a conclave? A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” (with a key) to underscore that cardinals are sequestered until they find...

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Conclave to elect a new pope will start on May 7

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the secret voting for two days to help them get to know one another better and find...
North Korea confirms that it dispatched troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea confirmed Monday for the first time that it sent troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine. U.S., South Korean and Ukraine intelligence officials have...
Trump says Columbus Day will now just be Columbus Day

President Donald Trump made clear Sunday that he would not follow his predecessor's practice of recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day alongside Columbus Day in October, accusing Democrats of denigrating the...
Netanyahu says Israeli planes intercepted Iranian ones sent to rescue embattled Syrian leader Assad

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli warplanes last year intercepted Iranian aircraft headed toward Syria, preventing them from delivering troops meant to assist the country’s embattled president at the time,...
Greenland's prime minister says island can't be bought and US isn't showing respect

LYNGBY, Denmark (AP) — New Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Sunday that U.S. statements about the mineral-rich Arctic island have been disrespectful and that Greenland “will never,...
Trump's first 100 days: Steamrolling government, strong-arming allies and igniting trade wars

In his first 100 days, President Donald Trump exerted his power in a sweep and scale that has no easy historical comparison. His actions target the architecture of the New Deal and the Great Society,...
51 deaths reported in Gaza from Israeli strikes, bringing the war's Palestinian toll to over 52,000

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hospitals in the Gaza Strip received the remains of 51 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes in the past 24 hours, the local Health Ministry said Sunday, bringing...
US forces deploy anti-ship missiles in Philippines and stage live-fire drills near China hotspots

BATAN ISLAND, Philippines (AP) — The U.S. military has deployed an anti-ship missile launcher for the first time on Batan Island in the Philippines, as Marines unloaded the high-precision weapon on the...
For nearly 60 days, Israel has blocked food from Gaza. Palestinians struggle to feed their families

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — For nearly 60 days, no food, fuel, medicine or other item has entered the Gaza Strip, blocked by Israel. Aid groups are running out of food to distribute. Markets are nearly...