Initial exit polls appear to confirm what we have known for weeks: that the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) and their Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) have got the most votes in the federal election, with Friedrich Merz most likely to be the next chancellor.

The Pope remains in a critical condition and is now showing an "initial, mild" kidney insufficiency - but is "vigilant" and took part in Mass in hospital with those caring for him.

The speech marked former VP’s first major public appearance since Joe Biden left White House

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The pontiff "continues to be alert and well oriented" and has not had any further respiratory crises, the Vatican said.

The dismal new record was set soon after news broke that the US and Ukraine were close to reaching a mineral rights deal, much to Putin's chagrin, after US envoy to the Ukraine War Gen. Keith Kellogg left Kyiv on Friday.

A British couple in their 70s who run education programmes in Afghanistan have been arrested by the Taliban, their children say. 

Slain Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas was not killed by an explosion, as Hamas claimed, according to Israel's top forensics chief.

Germany's right-wing populist Alternative für Deutschland party, or AfD, is on course for a stunning result in Sunday's German election, with reports indicating one-in-five voters supported the party.

The Hezbollah faithful packed into Lebanon's largest stadium to show their support for the group and pay their respects to their charismatic leader Hassan Nasrallah who was killed in a massive Israeli airstrike.

Buriticupu, in the Brazilian Amazon, has declared an emergency in the face of these sinkholes

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White House has fired C.Q. Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, chief of the Navy and vice chief of the Air Force

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he will step down if the country is granted membership into NATO, or if it would result in a peace deal.

Israeli tanks have moved into the Occupied West Bank shortly after the defence minister declared an escalation of its operation - ordering troops to remain there "for the coming year".

Conservatives have long criticized ATF for being over regulatory of firearms

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Trump fired the Kennedy Center’s leadership upon his return to the Oval Office and put MAGA loyalist in charge of the famed institution

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Ukraine’s children have lost much of their childhood to war. Three years into invasion, how are they coping and what are their dreams for the future?

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending President Donald Trump’s firing of the nation’s senior military officer and a wave of top dismals at the Pentagon, insisting that they weren’t unusual despite accusations that the new administration is injecting politics into the military

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A traffic stop that led to the shooting death of a border patrol agent in January has cracked open a cult-like group known as the ‘Zizians’, linking some of the members to a slew of killings across the country. Andrea Cavallier takes a look at the their alleged violent rampage

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In response to a question, the Ukrainian president said he would give up his position for peace.

The pontiff is receiving hospital treatment as the Vatican warns his condition is still critical.