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Gulf States Step In as India-Pakistan Conflict Escalates NYT &rt; World News With the United States on the sidelines, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are trying to play a role as mediators.

The church might resist a rush to make Pope Francis a saint. NYT &rt; World News St. John Paul II cut the waiting period to five years, but his own canonization nine years after his death has become a cautionary tale.

El Salvador Put Trump Deportees Behind Bars. Now Their Families are Suing. NYT &rt; World News A lawsuit filed with the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights seeks the release of Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States and jailed in a notorious Salvadoran prison.

Pope Leo is a friar in the Order of St. Augustine. Why does that matter? NYT &rt; World News Pope Leo XIV speaking for the first time on Thursday.

Peru Celebrates Pope Leo XIV and Claims Him as Their Own NYT &rt; World News From delivering help to flood-ravaged regions to singing Christmas songs to blessing babies, Pope Leo XIV tried to be a cleric of the people in Peru.

Pope Leo’s work with migrants is another link to Francis. NYT &rt; World News Venezuelan migrants in Tumbes, Peru, in 2019. Pope Leo XIV helped migrants in northern Peru when he was a bishop there.

Pope Leo XIV Said He Would Continue a “Synodal Church.” What Does That Mean? NYT &rt; World News Under Pope Francis, center, the Catholic Church’s gatherings to discuss teachings and policy were opened to lay people.

When the pope was chosen, two tailors in Rome were ready. NYT &rt; World News Images of previous popes displayed at Gammarelli, a tailor, which has dressed at least the last eight heads of the Catholic church.

Live Updates: India-Pakistan Conflict Intensifies Into Most Expansive in Decades NYT &rt; World News Both countries reportedly aimed attacks at each other’s territories well beyond their disputed Kashmir border.

Indian Defense Firm Says It Did Not Resell U.K. Technology to Russia NYT &rt; World News Hindustan Aeronautics, a major trading partner for a Russian arms agency, said that sensitive British technology stayed in India.

Trump Suggests Openness to Slashing China Tariffs Ahead of Trade Talks NYT &rt; World News The president said reducing tariffs to 80 percent from the current 145 percent “sounds right,” as U.S. and Chinese negotiators prepare to meet in Switzerland.

Leo XIV helped his credentials by serving in a key Vatican post, experts say. NYT &rt; World News The new pope on his first day in Vatican City, on Thursday.

Live Updates: Leo XIV Vows to Lift Up ‘Ordinary People’ in 1st Mass as Pope NYT &rt; World News The American-born pontiff called for “missionary outreach” by the Roman Catholic Church to help heal the “wounds that afflict our society.” He will soon face difficult decisions about the church’s direction.

In his first homily, the pope emphasizes ‘desperately needed’ missionary work. NYT &rt; World News Newly elected Pope Leo XIV celebrating Mass at the Vatican on Friday.

Ordinary Indians are feeling jittery about the escalating conflict. NYT &rt; World News No one has a clear idea about how far the new fight with Pakistan might lead — into their country, or even into their own homes.

Here are 7 divisive issues confronting the new pope. NYT &rt; World News Cardinals in Vatican City after the death of Pope Francis. A conclave to choose his successor is to start on Wednesday.

What We Know About the Terrorist Groups India Said It Targeted NYT &rt; World News India has accused Pakistan of continuing to support Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad. Pakistan has rejected those claims.

Changing patterns in arms suppliers reveal shifting alignments. NYT &rt; World News

UK Antiques Show Expert Admits Selling Art to Suspected Hezbollah Financier NYT &rt; World News Oghenochuko Ojiri, an art dealer who appeared on the popular BBC show “Bargain Hunt,” appeared in a London court on Friday.

2 Men Found Guilty of Felling Britain’s Sycamore Gap Tree NYT &rt; World News Prosecutors said the men had committed the “act of deliberate and mindless criminal damage” together and filmed it on a cellphone.