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Read full article: Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff's AI encyclical on May 25

Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff's AI encyclical on May 25

Pope Leo XIV and Anthropic's co-founder Christopher Olah are set to launch the pontiff’s first encyclical on May 25.

FILE - This undated handout picture released by Greenpeace Italia on Friday, May 15, 2026 shows Monica Montefalcone one of the five Italian scuba divers who died near Alimathaa in the Maldives archipelago while exploring an underwater cave. (Greenpeace via AP, Ho)

Read full article: Italy's foreign minister says divers found bodies of 4 Italians in Maldives sea cave

Italy's foreign minister says divers found bodies of 4 Italians in Maldives sea cave

Italy’s Foreign Ministry says rescuers have found the bodies of four Italian divers inside an underwater cave in the Maldives.

A woman wearing a protective mask stands in the corridor of a hospital in Bunia, Congo, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/ Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne)

Congo opens more centers to treat rare type of Ebola that has killed nearly 120

Read full article: Congo opens more centers to treat rare type of Ebola that has killed nearly 120

Congo will open three treatment centers for the Ebola virus in the eastern Ituri province, and the World Health Organization is sending a team of experts to the country, following an outbreak that has killed nearly 120 people.

Philippine senators take oath as they convene as an impeachment court for the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte at the Philippine senate, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Pasay, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Read full article: Philippine Senate convenes as impeachment court to try vice president as political storm rages

Philippine Senate convenes as impeachment court to try vice president as political storm rages

The Philippine Senate has convened as an impeachment court for Vice President Sara Duterte's trial over criminal charges.

This grab from CCTV footage shows activists aboard a flotilla boat with their hands in the air as a boat approaches one of more than 50 vessels that departed from the port of Marmaris, Turkey, last week in what organizers of the Global Sumud Flotilla described as the final leg of their planned journey to Gaza's shores, in international waters Monday, May 18, 2026. (Global Sumud Flotilla via AP)

Israeli troops intercept a flotilla off Cyprus as it tries to breach the Gaza blockade

Read full article: Israeli troops intercept a flotilla off Cyprus as it tries to breach the Gaza blockade

The Israeli military has intercepted boats in international waters off the coast of Cyprus, part of a flotilla attempting to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza.

The MV Hondius cruise ship, center, arrives at the Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship docks in the Netherlands for disinfection

Read full article: Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship docks in the Netherlands for disinfection

A cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection.

FILE - Pro-democracy activist Lee Cheuk-yan, center, arrives at a court in Hong Kong, April 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Read full article: Hong Kong court hears final arguments in the trial of Tiananmen vigil organizers

Hong Kong court hears final arguments in the trial of Tiananmen vigil organizers

A Hong Kong court has started hearing final arguments in the national security trial of two organizers of vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

U.S. President Donald Trump, right, speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, Friday, May 15, 2026. (Evan Vucci/Pool Photo via AP)

Read full article: China agrees to boost trade for US beef and poultry following Trump-Xi summit

China agrees to boost trade for US beef and poultry following Trump-Xi summit

The White House says China has agreed to increase its imports of U.S. agricultural products like beef and poultry, after President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing last week.

Eurovision 20026 winner Dara reacts upon her return home in Sofia on Sunday, May 17, 2026, giving the southeast European country its first-ever victory in the competition. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)

Read full article: Bulgaria gives its Eurovision winner Dara a grand welcome upon her return home

Bulgaria gives its Eurovision winner Dara a grand welcome upon her return home

Hundreds of cheering fans waving Bulgarian flags have welcomed Eurovision Song Contest winner Dara upon her return home.

People walk past a mural depicting a U.S. aircraft carrier under missile attack in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Read full article: Drone strikes UAE nuclear plant as US and Iran signal they are prepared to resume war

Drone strikes UAE nuclear plant as US and Iran signal they are prepared to resume war

A drone strike has targeted the United Arab Emirates’ sole nuclear power plant.

This photo released by Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev's official telegram channel shows a house on fire after a Ukrainian attack in Khimki, just outside Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, May 17, 2026. (Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev's official telegram channel via AP)

Read full article: Ukraine conducts large-scale drone strikes on Russia, killing 4 and wounding a dozen others

Ukraine conducts large-scale drone strikes on Russia, killing 4 and wounding a dozen others

Russian officials say overnight Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least four people including three near Moscow.

People wait to have their temperature taken in front of Kibuli Muslim Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/ Hajarah Nalwadda)

Read full article: WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda

WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda

The World Health Organization has declared an Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern.

Read full article: Venezuela says it deported a close ally of Maduro to face criminal proceedings in US

Venezuela says it deported a close ally of Maduro to face criminal proceedings in US

Venezuela’s government says it has deported a close ally of Nicolás Maduro to face judicial proceedings in the U.S. less than three years after the business owner was pardoned by President Joe Biden as part of a prisoner swap.

The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, a cruise ship carrying nearly 150 people remains off Cape Verde on Monday, May 4, 2026 after three passengers died and several others fell seriously ill in a suspected hantavirus outbreak. (Qasem Elhato via AP)

Read full article: Demand for cruises appears undimmed despite hantavirus and other onboard outbreaks

Demand for cruises appears undimmed despite hantavirus and other onboard outbreaks

Recent outbreaks of hantavirus and norovirus on cruise ships are making headlines, but they’re unlikely to dim vacationers’ growing love of cruises.

FILE - Skulls of some of those who were slaughtered as they sought refuge in a church sit in glass cases, kept as a memorial to the thousands who were killed in and around the Catholic church during the 1994 genocide, in Ntarama, Rwanda, April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Read full article: Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga dies in custody in The Hague

Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga dies in custody in The Hague

Félicien Kabuga, accused of bankrolling the Rwandan genocide, died in a hospital in The Hague while in custody, a U.N. court said.

Anastasia Cabrera walks through the ruins of her home after armed attacks by local criminal groups forced dozens of residents to flee, in Tula, Mexico, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Read full article: Drones, bullets and cartel warfare fuel an invisible displacement crisis in Mexico

Drones, bullets and cartel warfare fuel an invisible displacement crisis in Mexico

María Cabrera and her family fled into the night-cloaked mountains of central Mexico with only the clothes on their backs when bombs fell from the sky and bullets ricocheted off her concrete floors.

A health official uses a thermometer to screen people in front of Kibuli Muslim Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/ Hajarah Nalwadda)

Read full article: Congolese report constant burials as deaths in new Ebola outbreak reach 87

Congolese report constant burials as deaths in new Ebola outbreak reach 87

Authorities say at least 87 people have died in Congo’s new Ebola disease outbreak in the eastern Ituri province.

Palestinians place their hands on the body of Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas' Qassam Brigades, draped in a Hamas flag during his funeral in Gaza City, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Read full article: Israeli strike kills Hamas’ military wing leader, who Israel says was an architect of Oct 7 attacks

Israeli strike kills Hamas’ military wing leader, who Israel says was an architect of Oct 7 attacks

An Israeli airstrike in Gaza has killed Hamas military wing leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad.

Rescuers work at a train crash site near an airport rail link station in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Read full article: A cargo train hits a public bus at a Bangkok rail crossing, killing at least 8

A cargo train hits a public bus at a Bangkok rail crossing, killing at least 8

A train has crashed into a public bus in Bangkok, killing at least eight people.

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting on economic issues at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 15, 2026. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Read full article: Putin to visit Chinese leader Xi Jinping days after Trump's trip to Beijing

Putin to visit Chinese leader Xi Jinping days after Trump's trip to Beijing

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a two-day trip to Beijing next week, the Kremlin says.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, Friday, May 15, 2026, as he returns from a trip to Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Read full article: Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint US-Nigerian mission

Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint US-Nigerian mission

President Donald Trump says U.S. and Nigerian forces carried out a mission to kill a leader of the Islamic State group.

FILE - Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Manchester, arrives a fringe meeting during the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, England, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)

Read full article: Many see Andy Burnham as UK government's savior. First he needs a seat in Parliament

Many see Andy Burnham as UK government's savior. First he needs a seat in Parliament

Britain’s government is in turmoil, and some see Andy Burnham as the one to save it.

Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Read full article: Pope creates artificial intelligence study group as Vatican prepares to release his first encyclical

Pope creates artificial intelligence study group as Vatican prepares to release his first encyclical

Pope Leo XIV has created a study group on artificial intelligence in a sign of his ongoing concern about the technology.

FILE - Former Cuban President Raul Castro looks at the Cuban flag during his speech at the event celebrating the 65th anniversary of the triumph of the revolution in Santiago, Cuba, Jan. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco, File)

Read full article: Trump administration prepares to seek Raúl Castro indictment as it pressures Cuba, AP sources say

Trump administration prepares to seek Raúl Castro indictment as it pressures Cuba, AP sources say

The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, three people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press.

FILE - A man unloads fresh fish from a boat in Puerto Narino, Colombia, along the Amazon River, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)

Read full article: Scientists find climate change is reducing oxygen in rivers worldwide

Scientists find climate change is reducing oxygen in rivers worldwide

Global warming is causing rivers to slowly lose oxygen, threatening fish and other lives.

This satellite image provided by Airbus DS shows what appears to be a human-made track dug out in Iraq's western Nukhaib desert, some 250 kilometers (155 miles), southwest of the capital, Baghdad, on Sunday, March 8, 2026. ( Airbus DS 2026 via AP)

Israeli forces set up a camp in the Iraqi desert during Iran war, officials say

Read full article: Israeli forces set up a camp in the Iraqi desert during Iran war, officials say

Israeli forces set up a temporary post in the Iraqi desert during the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, according to officials.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi participates in the BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting in New Delhi, India, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Read full article: Iran's top diplomat says a lack of trust is impeding talks to end war with the US

Iran's top diplomat says a lack of trust is impeding talks to end war with the US

Iran’s foreign minister says that a lack of trust remains the biggest obstacle in negotiations to end the war with the U.S. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said contradictory messages from the U.S. have made Iran reluctant about its intentions in the stalled ceasefire negotiations.

Search for bodies of Italian divers in Maldives cave suspended due to bad weather

Read full article: Search for bodies of Italian divers in Maldives cave suspended due to bad weather

Maldivian authorities have suspended a high-risk operation to recover the bodies of four Italian divers believed trapped inside a deep underwater cave, after one body was recovered the day before.

FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner and Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham meet with school children at a primary school in Ashton-under-Lyne, north-west England, Monday April 13, 2026. (Paul Ellis/Pool Photo via AP, File)

UK government faces weeks of uncertainty over the prime minister's future

Read full article: UK government faces weeks of uncertainty over the prime minister's future

Britain's government faces uncertainty as the Labour Party grapples with internal turmoil.

Photos of a girl who was killed are seen among flowers near a heavily damaged house after a Russian strike on a residential neighborhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Kyiv mourns as death toll from Russian attack in the Ukrainian capital rises to 24

Read full article: Kyiv mourns as death toll from Russian attack in the Ukrainian capital rises to 24

The death toll from a Russian missile attack that flattened a Kyiv apartment building has risen to 24.

FILE - Health workers walk with a boy suspected of having the Ebola virus at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, eastern Congo, Sept 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Al-hadji Kudra Maliro, File)

Read full article: A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded

A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded

Africa’s top public health body confirms a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's Ituri province.

A jet carrying passengers from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius arrives at RAAF Base Pearce in Perth, Australia, from the Netherlands on Friday, May 15, 2026. (Aaron Bunch/AAP Image via AP)

Read full article: 6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine

6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine

Six passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak have arrived in Australia for a quarantine expected to last at least three weeks.

Ne'man Abu Jarad and his daughter push a cart loaded with jerrycans filled with water as they walk at a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Palestinians in Gaza mark anniversary of 1948 mass uprooting and say today's catastrophe is worse

Read full article: Palestinians in Gaza mark anniversary of 1948 mass uprooting and say today's catastrophe is worse

Millions of Palestinians are marking the 78th anniversary of the Nakba.

U.S.-born Buddhist lama Jalue Dorje pauses outside of his hotel room before he walks to nearby Shechen Monastery for a series of rituals and teachings in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

Journey of a lifetime: A US teen Buddhist lama is now a monk studying in the Himalayan foothills

Read full article: Journey of a lifetime: A US teen Buddhist lama is now a monk studying in the Himalayan foothills

A teenage Buddhist lama recently blessed thousands at a monastery in the Himalayan foothills.

U.S. President Donald Trump, right, gestures as he speaks next to Chinese President Xi Jinping during a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China, Friday, May 15, 2026. (Evan Vucci/Pool Photo via AP)