The process to elect a new pope will begin on May 6

Candidates are:

📌 Pietro Parolin
📌 Matteo Maria Zuppi
📌 Pierbattista Pizzaballa
📌 Raymond Leo Burke
📌 Peter Erdo
📌 Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle
📌 Peter Kodwo Appia Turkson
📌 Mario Grech

Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino declared the cessation of the migration crisis in the Darien Gap http://v.aa.com.tr/3548097

Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the immediate arrest of former President Fernando Collor de Mello after rejecting a second appeal in a corruption case, the court announced http://v.aa.com.tr/3548106

Israeli human rights advocates acknowledged the army’s responsibility for starving civilians in the Gaza Strip and called for an end to the genocide against Palestinians http://v.aa.com.tr/3548118

Trump nominee for US attorney apologizes for praising Nazi sympathizer: Report

Ed Martin says he didn't know about extremist ties of man he once praised at public event http://v.aa.com.tr/3548134

#BREAKING Russian Investigative Committee says deputy chief of Russia's Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff killed in explosion in Moscow region

Lithuania is monitoring what is being proposed by France and could also recognize a Palestinian state, but only 'at the right time,' the country’s foreign minister said http://v.aa.com.tr/3548139

Half a million newly displaced in Gaza as livable space shrinks under Israeli orders: UNRWA

‘Multiple displacement orders issued by the Israeli military leave Palestinians with less than a third of Gaza’s area to live in,’ says UN agency http://v.aa.com.tr/3548167

Staffers at Columbia University and Barnard College in New York City received text messages linking them to a survey which asked, in part, if they were Jewish or Israeli http://v.aa.com.tr/3548192

Trump administration urges Supreme Court to approve transgender military ban

Policy mirroring Trump’s first-term initiative faces blockages by lower courts http://v.aa.com.tr/3548194

Israel kills Palestinian family of 5 in southern Gaza

Displacement tent targeted in Al-Mawasi area, victims include 3 children http://v.aa.com.tr/3548205

🚨Starvation in Gaza: Emaciated child highlights toll of Israel’s blockade

🔴 In a hospital bed in Khan Younis, Osama Al-Raqab, lies emaciated -- his skeletal frame a stark symbol of the health and living crisis triggered by Israel’s blockade and genocide

🔴 Once a healthy child, Osama’s condition rapidly deteriorated because of months of food shortages, medicine scarcity and restricted access to aid⤵️

Pakistani rangers detain Indian border trooper who crossed into Punjab

Incident happened along international border in Punjab and 'flag meeting' expected to be held between 2 sides to secure release http://v.aa.com.tr/3548294

❝I once again respectfully honor our heroes of Canakkale, especially Gazi Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk), and extend my heartfelt greetings to all our citizens❞

Türkiye's President Erdogan commemorates 110th anniversary of Canakkale Land Battles http://v.aa.com.tr/3548426

California becomes world's 4th largest economy, surpassing Japan

State's nominal GDP reached $4.1T last year http://v.aa.com.tr/3548311

UN food agency reaches 4M in Sudan but warns of deepening hunger crisis

Emergency coordinator says Sudan remains only country with confirmed famine, as nearly 25M face acute hunger http://v.aa.com.tr/3548373

Oil prices edge higher on US-China trade hopes, but OPEC+ output hike caps gains

Brent and WTI rise modestly as market eyes supply concerns and geopolitical developments http://v.aa.com.tr/3548376

#BREAKING World Food Program says agency 'fully depleted its food stocks' in Gaza as 'last supplies' were delivered to hot meal kitchens on Friday

US to spend $946B through 2034 to maintain, modernize nuclear military power

US owns 12,121 nuclear warheads, out of 5,044 worldwide, according to 2024 data http://v.aa.com.tr/3548380

#BREAKING Trump says Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula 'will stay with Russia' as part of any peace deal to end the Kremlin's war