Pope Leo XIV wrapped up a landmark four-day visit to France on Monday in the historic city of Metz, invoking the legacy of Robert Schuman to call Europe back to its founding values. The pontiff warned that wars today are driven by a hunger for dominance that the continent must actively resist.
As Xi Jinping appears to tighten his grip on Trump’s trade instincts, European leaders face a strategic reality they’ve long dreaded: being left out of the room when the big deals get made. With a U.S.-China tariff truce already reshaping global trade dynamics, Brussels is scrambling to figure out its next move.
Brazilian President Lula has signed a decree banning online gambling platforms, calling the sector a “cancer” just months before a tightly contested election against Flávio Bolsonaro. The move targets a booming industry that processed an estimated $6 billion in transactions last year.
Aliko Dangote is backing a $660 million fuel pipeline linking Djibouti’s port to landlocked Ethiopia, a project that could slash transportation costs and transform regional energy security. Construction is targeted to begin before the end of 2025.
More than half a million faithful are expected to gather in Paris for an open-air Mass as the Pope embarks on a historic visit to France. The trip is the largest pastoral event the country has seen in a generation — and the city is bracing for it.
Elisabeth Belien told Kenneth Law’s sentencing hearing that he built a system designed to exploit people in crisis. She was just 23 when she bought lethal poison from him online.
The AfD claimed first place in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on Sunday while Berlin voters swung sharply left, revealing a Germany increasingly split between two political worlds. The twin results set the stage for a volatile run-up to the 2025 federal election.
Polls closed across Russia’s eleven time zones as voters cast their final ballots in a three-day parliamentary election. The outcome is widely expected to hand the ruling United Russia party another dominant majority in the State Duma.
A new CEPA analysis dissects the EU’s Tech Sovereignty Package, revealing how overlapping digital regulations are creating compliance headaches for businesses across Europe. The Commission is targeting a consolidated roadmap by late 2025.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for coordinated global action to combat hate speech, warning that its reach is expanding rapidly across new digital platforms. Governments, tech firms and civil society groups are being urged to close the gaps that allow extremist content to spread unchecked.
