The fighting between India and Pakistan intensified sharply on Saturday, with both sides targeting air bases and military sites, and each blaming the other for striking first. Pakistan said India had targeted at least three of its air bases with air-to-surface missiles in the early hours of Saturday, including Nur Khan, a key air force…
Billionaire art collectors rarely air their deals or dirty laundry out in public. But a battle between a pair of boldfaced names over a Giacometti sculpture is now playing out in the open, shining a rare light on a global market featuring unlicensed agents, multi-million-dollar handshake deals and pervasive secrecy. The Chinese crypto entrepreneur Justin…
The spark for the latest round of escalation between India and Pakistan, the most expansive fighting between the enemies in decades, was a terrorist slaughter of civilians in Kashmir last month. A group of attackers managed to puncture the semblance of calm that the Indian government had been projecting on its side of the troubled…
American cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church described the historic papal conclave that concluded this week as relatively easy, with no arm-twisting or overt politicking. When their work was done — and as the outside world waited to learn the new pope’s identity — the cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel “went wild,” one recalled on…
It was a Russian war spectacle designed to instill pride at home, impress allies and intimidate foes. The military parade on Friday in Moscow marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany was Russia’s most expansive celebration of the holiday in years, and it achieved at least the first two goals. More…
The Pakistani military accused India early Saturday of launching air-to-surface missiles that targeted at least three air bases across Pakistan, in what appeared to be a sharp escalation between the nuclear-armed neighbors four days into their armed confrontation. Among the bases that came under attack, Pakistan said, was a key installation near the capital, Islamabad….
Pope Leo XIV has voted fairly regularly in general elections over the last two decades, and has chosen to participate in both Republican and Democratic primary elections over the years, state and local records in Illinois show. The new pontiff, a Chicago native, has voted in at least 10 general elections since 2000, the records…
Fifteen states sued the Trump administration over its declaration of an “energy emergency,” arguing that there is no emergency and that the order instructs regulators to illegally bypass reviews of fossil fuel projects, potentially damaging the environment. The president’s Jan. 20 executive order, “Declaring a National Energy Emergency,” directed federal agencies to speed up energy…
Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States, presided over his first Mass as leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics on Friday, pledging to align himself with “ordinary people” and not with the rich and powerful. He also called for missionary outreach to help heal the “wounds that afflict our society.” The election of…
Pope Leo is a lifelong American citizen. But as Pope, he is also the leader of Vatican City, an internationally recognized sovereign nation. Can an American citizen lead a foreign nation? And can a Pope retain foreign citizenship? The answers are yes and yes — but it rarely happens. United States law allows dual citizenship….
