Pope Leo XIV says 'not in my interest at all' to debate Trump

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) – Pope Leo XIV said Saturday that it was “not in my interest at all” to debate U.S. President Donald Trump about the Iran war, but that he would continue preaching the Gospel message of peace.

Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado draws a huge Madrid rally

MADRID (AP) – Venezuela’s exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado drew several thousand supporters Saturday to a rally in Madrid, where the Nobel laureate declined a meeting with Spain’s progressive Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on a multicountry European tour.

North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward sea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said, the North’s latest weapons testing activity this year.

Editorials from The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian and others

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

US Democrats join a progressive rally in Barcelona

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – Progressive leaders from around the globe gathered in Barcelona on Saturday to try and galvanize their forces and defend the multilateral rules-based order in a world turning to the right and violently torn by superpowers.

Peru's interim president defers $3.5 billion fighter jet purchase

LIMA, Peru (AP) – Peruvian interim President José María Balcázar has deferred the decision to purchase 24 fighter jets valued at $3.5 billion to his successor who will emerge after a runoff in the country’s presidential election.

Canadian man facing 14 murder charges will plead guilty to aiding suicide

VANCOUVER, British Colombia (AP) – A Canadian man facing murder charges for allegedly selling lethal substances online to people at risk of self-harm has agreed to plead guilty to counseling or aiding suicide, his lawyer said Saturday.

Iran war impacts the cost and availability of flights

As the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran squeezes global oil supplies, travelers have valid reasons to worry about the cost and availability of flights as they plan their late spring and summer trips.

Russia has looted thousands of Ukrainian cultural objects in the war

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – When Alina Dotsenko returned to her museum after Ukrainian forces retook the southern city of Kherson from Russian forces in late 2022, she found thousands of artworks had vanished.