Pope Leo XIV began his four-day visit to France Friday speaking at the Élysée Palace in Paris in a speech focused on artificial intelligence.

A host of African leaders including the presidents of Ghana, Liberia, Kenya and Namibia demanded the reform, while the U.N. Secretary General said the lack of a permanent African seat was “indefensible.

The main Kremlin party, United Russia, will get more than three-fourths of the seats in the lower house, the State Duma, a record high, according to the Central Election Commission.

Trump and Xi's U.S. summit continues after a state dinner Thursday night. And, Netanyahu returns to Israel after giving a defensive and defiant speech at the U.N. General Assembly.

While President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington DC, protesters made their opposition to Xi clear across the city.

Volkswagen Group said Friday it is recalling 2.86 million Volkswagen and Audi branded vehicles as a precautionary measure over a screw whose failure could cause a loss of steering.

Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia is threatening the fragile peace that ended the Tigray war. A new opposition alliance has united former enemies against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government, while worsening relations with Eritrea raise the risk of a regional conflict.

Now, under a new US ​defence agreement signed this week, the outpost at Mestersvig could soon become a key American military foothold in the Arctic. Mestersvig sits ‌240 kilometres (149 miles) from the nearest settlement (population ‌330),