Founded by Conrad Hilton, the hotel magnate, the foundation is one of the biggest financial backers of Catholic sisters’ work around the world, and has given roughly $28.5 million to Vatican-led initiatives, including Vatican departments, the majority of that since 2020. Regardless of the conclave’s outcome, the foundation is committed to continuing its partnerships with […]
Ukraine dismisses report of Kursk loss as a ‘propaganda ‘trick’. Russia said its forces have completely recaptured the embattled Kursk region, eight months after Ukraine’s military stormed into the Russian territory in a surprise counteroffensive, but Ukrainian officials quickly rejected the claim. Russia’s military Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov made the declaration during a video […]
Apr 26, 2025, 11:23 AM ET Harry Kane will miss Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga match against RB Leipzig next Saturday due to suspension. The game at Leipzig, in which Bayern can win the Bundesliga title, would see Kane win the first major trophy of his career. Kane was booked during Bayern’s 3-0 victory against Mainz on […]
The White House has lately created a torrent of legal news, issuing executive orders that are being met with near-instant challenges in the judiciary. That has put a spotlight on SCOTUSblog, a website that has been a go-to destination for news and analysis on all things related to the Supreme Court for decades. (SCOTUS is […]
There are some 48,000 barrels of Scotch whisky quietly aging in Martin Armstrong’s warehouses in southwestern Scotland. Last year, 17 of them became a problem. Mr. Armstrong normally deals with companies that buy hundreds of barrels at a time from distilleries, then pay him to store them as they age. In July, he started getting […]
Apr 24, 2025, 08:25 AM ET The 2025 NWSL season is already five weeks old, which can only mean one thing: the return of ESPN’s NWSL MVP Tracker! We will be checking in on the developing MVP race periodically throughout the season as the form of top players ebbs and flows. Who is positioning themselves […]
A dovish shift Stocks are on a three-day winning streak as investors cheer cooling trade-war tensions. Another boost has come from the Fed and from Google, whose shares are up nearly 5 percent in premarket trading on decent first-quarter results. But while Washington and Beijing seem to be easing off their brinkmanship, it may be […]
Icebergs as large as cities, potentially tens of kilometres wide, once roved the coasts of the UK, according to scientists. Researchers found distinctive scratch marks left by the drifting icebergs as they gouged deep tracks into the North Sea floor more than 18,000 years ago. It’s the first hard evidence that the ice sheet formerly […]
It is in a president’s interest to ensure that the economy and the stock market are strong. Yet the Trump administration has been doing just the opposite. The mood in the markets has been upbeat this week, largely because the president and his advisers softened their stances, rolling back some of their threats toward both […]
Getty Images World leaders, including US President Donald Trump, watched the service from St Peter’s Square Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney has said the funeral of Pope Francis was “very moving” and “uplifting” after he attended the ceremony in Rome. He travelled to the Italian capital for the Mass, along with Prime Minister Sir Keir […]