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Catholic leaders in Utah express joy in the election of a new pope
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Updated May 8 - 5:40 p.m. | Save Story
Bishop Oscar Solis spoke to the media at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City on Thursday, following the election of a new pope, Leo XIV.
Trump calls for 30-day Russia-Ukraine ceasefire, warns of more sanctions
Kanishka Singh, Reuters | Posted May 8 - 5:13 p.m. | Save Story
U.S. President Donald Trump called on Thursday for a 30-day unconditional ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, warning that Washington and its partners would impose further sanctions if the ceasefire is not respected.
Merz, Trump agree on need to resolve trade disputes, Germany says
Sarah Marsh, Reuters | Posted May 8 - 5:09 p.m. | Save Story
Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on the need to quickly resolve trade disputes in their first phone call since Merz took office earlier this week, a German government spokesperson said.
Trump says China tariffs will come down from 145%
Andrea Shalal and Jeff Mason, Reuters | Posted May 8 - 5:05 p.m. | Save Story
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he expects there to be substantive negotiations between the United States and China on trade this weekend and predicted that punitive U.S. tariffs on Beijing of 145% would likely come down.
Bill Gates to give away fortune by 2045, $200B for world's poorest
Jennifer Rigby, Reuters | Updated May 8 - 11:45 a.m. | Save Story
Bill Gates pledged on Thursday to give away almost his entire personal wealth in the next two decades and said the world's poorest would receive some $200 billion via his foundation.
Britain set to strike first deal to cut Trump tariffs
Alistair Smout, Andrew MacAskill and Andrea Shalal, Reuters | Updated May 8 - 10:24 a.m. | Save Story
The United States and Britain will announce a deal to lower tariffs on some goods on Thursday, the first such agreement since President Donald Trump sparked a global trade war with universal levies.
Ukraine's cities quiet as Kremlin-sponsored ceasefire kicks in
Christian Lowe, Reuters | Posted May 7 - 10:13 p.m. | Save Story
A three-day ceasefire declared by Russia came into effect on Thursday morning with skies over Ukraine's major cities quiet, in a change from successive nights of heavy attacks by Russian drones and ballistic missiles.
Black smoke signals no pope elected in first conclave vote
Crispian Balmer, Joshua McElwee and Philip Pullella, Reuters | Updated May 7 - 1:58 p.m. | Save Story
Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signaling an inconclusive first vote by cardinals locked in the Sistine Chapel in a conclave to elect a new pope.
India fires missiles on Pakistan, killing 26. Islamabad calls it an 'act of war'
Munir Ahmed, Sheikh Saaliq, Riazat Butt, Rajesh Roy and Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press | Updated May 7 - 8:10 a.m. | Save Story
India has fired missiles at Pakistan, in what it said was retaliation for last month's massacre of Indian tourists. Pakistan called Wednesday's strikes an act of war and claimed it downed several Indian fighter jets.
India strikes Pakistan in aftermath of Kashmir tourist killings
Asif Shahzad, Gibran Peshimam, Ariba Shahid, Reuters | Posted May 6 - 9:01 p.m. | Save Story
India attacked nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday with at least three deaths reported, and Pakistan said it was mounting a response as the worst fighting in years erupted between the long-standing enemies.
Conservative Merz elected German chancellor after initial debacle
Madeline Chambers and Sarah Marsh, Reuters | Posted May 6 - 8:32 p.m. | Save Story
German conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament on Tuesday in a second round of voting after an unprecedented defeat on the first attempt got his coalition government off to a wobbly start.
Carney stresses Canada will never be for sale in first meeting with Trump
David Ljunggren and Steve Holland, Reuters | Posted May 6 - 6:02 p.m. | Save Story
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited the White House on Tuesday for his first talks with Donald Trump and bluntly told the U.S. president that Canada would never be for sale.
Restrictions on aid deliveries by foreign governments may violate law, US lawmakers say
Patricia Zengerle, Reuters | Updated May 6 - 1:38 p.m. | Save Story
A group of U.S. senators wants Congress' watchdog agency to investigate whether controls on humanitarian aid deliveries by Israel and other foreign governments violate U.S. law, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
Giant sculpture of Gandalf riding an eagle departs New Zealand airport for good
Charlotte Graham-mclay, Associated Press | Posted May 6 - 9:53 a.m. | Save Story
For more than a decade, passengers at New Zealand's Wellington Airport have boarded flights below the figures of two giant, hovering eagles from the "Hobbit" films, one bearing a bellowing wizard Gandalf.
Will London host another Olympics after Utah's 2034 Winter Games?
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted May 6 - 7:21 a.m. | Save Story
London wants to be the first city to host an Olympics four times.
All cardinals who will elect new pope arrive in Vatican City ahead of conclave
Joshua McElwee and Crispian Balmer, Reuters | Updated May 5 - 3:08 p.m. | Save Story
All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican said on Monday, with the race to succeed Pope Francis seen as wide open.
Trump orders 100% tariff on foreign-made movies to save 'dying' Hollywood
Andrea Shalal and Tim Reid, Reuters | Posted May 5 - 11:07 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump on Sunday announced a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the country, saying the American movie industry was dying a "very fast death" due to the incentives that other countries were offering to lure filmmakers.
King Charles joins crowds for Victory in Europe Day celebrations
Michael Holden and Muvija M, Reuters | Posted May 5 - 9:15 a.m. | Save Story
Britain's King Charles and other senior royals joined veterans and crowds to watch a grand military parade and flypast at the start of four days of commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.
