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VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Leo XIV is planning to travel to Spain this year, with stops in Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands to fulfil Pope Francis’ wish of visiting a key migration entry point to Europe, a Spanish cardinal said Friday.
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Leo XIV said Thursday he intended to bring the world’s Catholic cardinals together annually, indicating a new governing style for the church that cardinals welcomed as a chance to get to know themselves and the pope better and be of greater service to the church.
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world’s cardinals to Rome and indicating some reform-minded priorities by calling the modernizing teachings of the Second Vatican Council the “guiding star” of the church.
NEW YORK (AP) – Skydance-owned Paramount is again extending the tender offer window in its $77.9 billion hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, while doubling down on a coming proxy fight. Warner stockholders now have until Feb. 20 to sell their shares to Paramount for $30 apiece in cash – a price that remains unchanged.
NEW YORK (AP) – President Donald Trump sued banking giant JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon for $5 billion, accusing JPMorgan of debanking him and his businesses for political reasons after he left office in January 2021. The lawsuit alleges JPMorgan abruptly closed multiple accounts in February 2021 with just 60 days notice and no explanation.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Powered by strong consumer spending, the U.S. economy grew at the fastest pace in two years from July through September, the government said Thursday in a slight upgrade of its first estimate. America’s gross domestic product – the nation’s output of goods and services – rose at a 4.4% annual pace in the third quarter.
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted his European allies Thursday for what he portrayed as the continent’s slow, fragmented and inadequate response to Russia’s invasion nearly four years ago and its continued international aggression.
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) – President Donald Trump on Thursday inaugurated his Board of Peace to lead efforts at maintaining a ceasefire in Israel’s war with Hamas, insisting that “everyone wants to be a part” of the body he said could eventually rival the United Nations – despite many U.S. allies opting not to participate.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – Leaders of Denmark and its territory Greenland insisted Thursday that the island’s sovereignty was non-negotiable after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had agreed on a framework with the NATO chief that Trump said would grant the U.S. “total access” to the island.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump wanted to recap his first year back in office. And it felt like he wanted to spend the next year doing it.
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