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Who Am I to Judge? Pope Francis in Key Quotes

Key quotes from Pope Francis's papacy: Humility  "Pray for me" - pronounced at the end of every speech, because, he once explained, "I am a sinner too." His first tweet and first post on Instagram were versions of the mantra. The poor  "How I would like a poor church for the poor" - setting the tone for his pontificate, three days after his ...

Biden Slams Trump 'Destruction' in First Post-Presidency Speech

Joe Biden, in his first major speech since leaving the White House, railed Tuesday against his successor Donald Trump's frenetic government overhaul, claiming the "hatchet" effort put Americans' retirement benefits at risk. "Fewer than 100 days, this administration has done so much damage, and so much destruction -- it's kind of breathtaking it ...

US Climate Cuts Hurting Global Science: Europe's Weather Agency

Europe's meteorological agency says cuts by US President Donald Trump's administration to a key American science agency had hindered the sharing of crucial observations used around the globe to monitor the climate and forecast weather. Trump's administration has fired hundreds of staff at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ...

Asian Stocks Rise on Electronics Tariffs Exemption, Gold Hits New High

Asian stocks rose Monday as trade war fears were tempered by Donald Trump's announcement of tariff exemptions for electronics, though the dollar weakened and safe-haven gold hit a fresh record amid fears the relief would be short-lived. After the wild gyrations witnessed last week, markets got off to a relatively stable start following news ...

Panama Deal Allows US to Deploy Troops to Canal

US troops will be able to deploy to a string of bases along the Panama Canal under a joint deal seen by AFP Thursday, a major concession to President Donald Trump as he seeks to reestablish influence over the vital waterway. The agreement, signed by top security officials from both countries, allows US military personnel to deploy to ...

Japan to Sell More Rice Reserves as Prices Soar

Japan will sell more rice from its emergency stockpile through July in an attempt to stabilize soaring prices, the agricultural minister said Wednesday. After rice prices nearly doubled year-on-year, the government began auctioning its stockpile last month -- the first time since it was started in 1995. "In order to stabilize rice prices ...

Judge Orders White House to Restore AP Access

A US federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to restore the Associated Press's access to President Donald Trump's official events, saying it had no right to bar media for their "viewpoints." AP journalists and photographers have been barred from the Oval Office and from traveling on Air Force One since mid-February ...

Donald Trump 'Perfecting' New Tariffs as Nervous World Braces

US President Donald Trump kept the world's leading economies on edge Tuesday as he made final preparations for a "Liberation Day" announcement of sweeping new tariffs that could trigger a global trade war. Trump has promised to be "very kind" when he unveils the so-called reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday, but uncertainty reigned over which ...

Trump Admin Sent Journalist Classified US Plan for Yemen Strikes

A US journalist was inadvertently included in a group chat in which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance and other top officials discussed upcoming strikes against Yemen's Huthi rebels, the White House confirmed Monday. President Donald Trump announced the strikes on March 15, but in a shocking security breach, The Atlantic ...

Trump Brings The Bling With Gold-Plated Oval Office Makeover

Donald Trump promised a new "Golden Age" for America. In the Oval Office, at least, he has lived up to his promise with a blingy makeover. The Republican has decked out the inner sanctum of the US presidency with gilded trophies and gold-plated, Trump-branded coasters, and filled almost every available inch of wall space with portraits of his ...

Trump Signs Order to Close Education Department

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order aimed at shutting down the Department of Education, a decades-long goal on the US right that objects to federal involvement in school systems run by individual states. "We're gonna shut it down and shut it down as quickly as possible. It's doing us no good. We want to return our ...

US Fed Holds Rates Again and Flags Increased Economic Uncertainty

The US Federal Reserve paused interest rate cuts again on Wednesday and noted an increase in economic uncertainty, as it navigates an economy unnerved by President Donald Trump's stop-start tariff rollout. Policymakers voted to hold the US central bank's key lending rate at between 4.25 percent and 4.50 percent, the Fed announced in a ...