New Pope Leo XIV appears at balcony of St Peter's Basilica
Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost, appears at the balcony of St Peter's Basilica. IMAGES
In a UN Security Council meeting chaired by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Russia has been denounced for its invasion of Ukraine. UN Secretary General António Guterres condemned the invasion of Ukraine as a breach of international law and the UN Charter.
Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost, appears at the balcony of St Peter's Basilica. IMAGES
US President Donald Trump says that Washington is "very close" to striking a deal with Ukraine and Russia to end their nearly four-year war. "We're going to get there," Trump says at a pre-Thanksgiving event at the White House. "So I think we're getting very close to a deal." SOUNDBITE
US President Donald Trump says he will pursue other options to impose trade tariffs if the Supreme Court rules against his flagship economic policy. After the court appeared skeptical of the tariffs' legality, Trump tells reporters at the White House that an adverse ruling "would be devastating for our country, but I also think that we'll have to develop a game two plan." SOUNDBITE
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