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Pope Leo XIV is first Augustinian friar to become pontiff

May 10, 2025

Two mainland China human rights lawyers awarded at Japan conference
TOKYO — Two prominent Chinese lawyers were recognized for their human rights advocacy at a conference in Tokyo on Wednesday, held on the tenth annivers of a nationwide crackdown against human rights lawyers, activists and advocates in China, which began on July 9, 2015. Lu Siwei and Li Guobei, who remain active in the country…
Marco Rubio and Russian foreign minister meet amid tensions over Ukraine
Share Cory Booker posts record fundraising haul after marathon speech Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., raked in millions of dollars in campaign funds during the second fundraising quarter, his biggest haul ever, after his marathon speech on the Senate floor. Booker’s Senate campaign and an affiliated joint fundraising committee raised $10 million from April through June,…
Texas Flood Death Toll Rises Amid Weather Warning Scrutiny
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Abdul Basit Khan joins FTO as media advisor
KARACHI: The Federal Tax Ombudsman Secretariat marked a significant development as the FTO, Dr Asif Mahmood Jah, formally presented the annual report 2024 to Abdul Basit Khan a renowned senior bureaucrat, writer, PTV actor, and media analyst — now appointed as the media advisor to the FTO. Abdul Basit Khan’s illustrious career spans over four…
Moo Deng, the pygmy hippo sensation, celebrates her first birthday
CHONBURI, Thailand — Pudgy internet sensation Moo Deng turned 1 on Thursday and, like a true icon, she remains unbothered, moisturized and happy in her lane. Blissfully unaware of the fact that it was her big day, the pygmy hippo that launched a thousand memes wandered around her enclosure at Thailand’s Khao Kheow Open Zoo,…
Sindh takes charge of Humaira Asghar funeral after family refusal
KARACHI: The Sindh Culture Department has decided to take responsibility for the burial of actress and model Humaira Asghar, whose unclaimed body was found earlier this week in Karachi’s DHA. According to official sources, Provincial Minister for Culture and Tourism, Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah, has contacted Additional IG Karachi to coordinate the matter. The minister…
Trump plans 50% tariff on Brazil and ‘Superman’ immigrant comment criticized: Morning Rundown
Donald Trump said he plans to impose a 50% tariff on imports from Brazil. Questions about the future of FEMA loom amid the Texas floods. And “Superman” becomes a political flashpoint ahead of the new movie’s release. Here’s what to know today. Trump threatens 50% tariff on Brazil, in part because of its treatment of…
Bangladesh tribunal indicts ousted Prime Minister Hasina over deaths of protesters
A special tribunal indicted Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday by accepting charges of crimes against humanity filed against her in connection with a mass uprising in which hundreds of students were killed last year. A three-member panel, headed by Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder, indicted Hasina, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan and former…