The Vatican has confirmed that the pope will preside over Pentecost Mass on Sunday, and will meet with Italy’s president, Sergio Mattarella, on Monday.
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Roger Waters triggers incitement investigation in Berlin after wearing Nazi-inspired outfit on stage
Displaying Nazi symbols, flags, and uniforms is prohibited in Germany, the BBC said, but there are exceptions to the law allowed for artistic or educational reasons.
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Vice President Harris, first woman to give commencement speech at West Point, welcomes cadets to ‘unsettled world’
‘The world has drastically changed,’ Harris told the graduating cadets. She referred to the global pandemic that took millions of lives and the fraught shifts in global politics in Europe and Asia.
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Iran exchanges heavy gunfire with Taliban on Afghan border, escalating tensions over water rights
Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency quoted the country’s deputy police chief, Gen. Qassem Rezaei, accusing the Taliban of opening fire first Saturday morning.
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Biden says debt deal ‘very close’ with default deadline now set at June 5
President Biden was upbeat as he left for the Memorial Day weekend at Camp David, declaring, ‘It’s very close, and I’m optimistic.’
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Judge halts South Carolina’s new, stricter abortion law
Judge Clifton Newman’s ruling that put the state’s abortion law back at roughly 20 weeks came about 24 hours after Gov. Henry McMaster signed the bill into law without any notice.
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U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich appeals extension of Russian detention on spying charges
The 31-year-old Bowdoin College graduate and Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested in March while on a reporting trip in Russia.
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‘Romeo & Juliet’ stars’ suit over 1968 film’s teen nude scene tossed
Superior Court Judge Alison Mackenzie ruled in favor of a motion from defendant Paramount Pictures to dismiss the lawsuit brought by Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting.
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Pentagon says allies will unite to train Ukrainians on F-16s, but warns jets aren’t ‘magic weapons’
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the allies recognize that in addition to training, Ukraine will also need to be able to sustain and maintain the aircraft and have enough munitions.
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Oath Keepers founder gets 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack
Stewart Rhodes’ sentence – the first for a seditious conspiracy conviction – is the longest that has been handed down so far in Capitol riot cases.