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Pope Leo Says He Will ‘Certainly’ Support the U.S. at the 2026 World Cup

The first American pope says he'll 'certainly' back the United States at the 2026 World Cup, after Peru and Italy both failed to qualify.

87d ago

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Tirana Erupts as Albanians Flood the Streets Over a Kushner-Backed Plan to Pave a Protected Wildlife Reserve

Large multi-day protests have filled Tirana over a Kushner- and Ivanka-Trump-linked luxury development inside a protected Albanian wildlife reserve. An anticorruption probe is now open.

88d ago

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Hegseth Uses D-Day Memorial at Normandy to Attack Europe Over Migration, Warning of an ‘Invasion’

At the Normandy American Cemetery on the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attacked European migration policy, naming Spain, Italy, Greece, and Bulgaria and warning of an 'invasion.'

88d ago

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Pope Leo XIV Admits He’s Competing With Bad Bunny for Spain’s Attention — Then 500,000 Pack Madrid for Him

Aboard his plane to Spain, Pope Leo XIV joked that many would pick Bad Bunny over him this weekend in Madrid. Then roughly 500,000 people showed up for his prayer vigil.

89d ago

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Confirmed: Italy Denied a U.S. Military Flight at Its Sicily Base, With Rome’s Defense Chief Declaring ‘We Are Not at War’

Late this past March, Italy turned away one U.S. military flight at Sigonella in Sicily over an advance-notification rule - not a blanket ban. Rome stressed it remains a close ally and is 'not at war.'

89d ago

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A French Village Where Allied Soldiers Died Declared Pete Hegseth ‘Persona Non Grata’ Before His D-Day Visit

Residents of Langrune-sur-Mer declared Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth 'persona non grata' and called for his D-Day visit to be canceled before he arrived. Locals were then barred from the ceremony under heightened security.

89d ago

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Moscow Official Proposes Lowering Russia’s Working Age to 12 Amid Wartime Labor Shortage

Moscow's children's rights commissioner has proposed lowering the working age to 12 and reopening Soviet-era youth work camps as Russia's war drives a deep labor shortage. It is a proposal, not enacted law.

90d ago

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Michael Flynn Registers as a Foreign Agent, Disclosing $100,000 a Month From a Putin-Allied Government

Michael Flynn, Trump's first national security adviser, registered under FARA as a paid foreign agent, disclosing $100,000 a month from the Putin-allied Republic of Srpska.

90d ago

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Thousands Flood Albania’s Streets to Stop a Kushner-Linked Resort as Prosecutors Investigate

Thousands protested across Albania against a Jared Kushner-linked luxury resort on a protected Adriatic coastline as the country's anti-corruption prosecutor opened an investigation.

90d ago

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Italy Blocks US Military Planes From Landing in Sicily, Telling Washington It Will Not Enter the War

Italy denied US military aircraft landing rights at the Sigonella base in Sicily over the war effort against Iran, with PM Giorgia Meloni telling parliament the country will not enter the war.

90d ago

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Ireland Just Elected Catherine Connolly President in a Record-Breaking Landslide

Catherine Connolly, a left-wing independent known for criticizing Israel's conduct in Gaza, won Ireland's presidency with 63.4% of first-preference votes - the highest share since 1938.

91d ago

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Thousands Flood Albania’s Streets to Stop a $1.4 Billion Kushner Resort on a Protected Coastline

Thousands of Albanians are protesting a $1.4 billion luxury resort tied to Jared Kushner planned near a protected coastal wetland, as anti-corruption prosecutors open an investigation.

91d ago