Pope Francis has made a surprise appearance in St Peter’s Square during a special jubilee mass for the sick and health workers, marking his first public appearance at the Vatican since his discharge from hospital two weeks ago. The pontiff waved at the crowd that stood and applauded as he was appeared unannounced, assisted in…
The British artist called “truly the worst” by the US president, Donald Trump, after he derided a portrait she created of him, has said the criticism called her “integrity into question” and is threatening her career. Sarah A Boardman painted Trump’s official portrait for the Colorado state capitol building in Denver, where it hung for…
Vehicles outside a Land Rover dealership in Tucson, Arizona, US, on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover said it will pause U.S. shipments for a month as it assesses the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on vehicle imports. It comes as disruption from the…
A Briton held captive by the Taliban for more than nine weeks has said he is living in dire conditions in a prison in Kabul, describing it as “the nearest thing to hell I can imagine”. In a recording of a phone call from Pul-e-Charkhi maximum-security jail, Peter Reynolds, 79, also spoke of his fears…
Ben Britton has been dumped as a Liberal candidate for the New South Wales seat of Whitlam after it was revealed he had expressed a string of controversial views on fringe podcasts before his preselection. Britton was taken off the Liberal party’s website, and the party has confirmed he was no longer being endorsed, with…
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is set to travel to Washington to meet with US president Donald Trump to discuss issues including tariffs, Gaza and the “Iranian threat”, his office has confirmed. The meeting will take place on Monday, a White House official said on the condition of anonymity. The US and Israel are…
Donald Trump’s 10% tariff on all imports from many countries, including the UK, has come into force after 48 hours of turmoil. US customs agents began collecting the unilateral tariff at US seaports, airports and customs warehouses on Saturday, with higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners due to start next week –…
A Jordanian national has been charged after he allegedly attempted to open the doors of a Sydney-bound plane mid-flight. Australian federal police (AFP) say a man, 46, allegedly tried to open the rear emergency exit door of the plane, travelling from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Saturday night. The man, Shadi Taiseer Alsaaydeh, is expected to…
Another round of torrential rain and flash flooding on Saturday hit parts of the US south and midwest already heavily waterlogged by days of severe storms that also spawned deadly tornadoes. Forecasters warned that rivers in some places would continue to rise for days. Day after day of heavy rains have pounded the central US,…
Terron Armstead is hanging up his cleats for good. The Miami Dolphins and former New Orleans Saints offensive tackle told FOX Sports’ Jordan Schultz that he’s retiring from the NFL after 12 seasons. Armstead spent the past three seasons in Miami (2022-24), preceded by nine seasons in New Orleans (2013-21). The Saints selected the left…
