Chinese companies will be excluded from bidding on certain large-scale public contracts for medical devices in the European Union, the bloc’s executive arm announced on Friday. The European Commission said the restriction applies to contracts valued over 5 million dollars (5.7 million dollars) and marks the first use of a
The Israeli military has carried out several waves of airstrikes targeting nuclear facilities and military sites across Iran, killing senior Iranian military officials and nuclear scientists. In a prerecorded video message posted early Friday morning, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the strikes were aimed at hurting Iran’s nuclear infrastructure
Ukraine has received the bodies of 1,212 of its fallen soldiers from Russia after days of dispute, the agency dealing with prisoners of war in Kiev said on Wednesday. The soldiers died in battles in Russia’s Kursk region and the Ukrainian regions of Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson, the
Pope Leo XIV, the world’s first U.S. pope, plans to meet with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, a converted Catholic, on Sunday, during an inaugural mass for the new pontiff. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said on Friday. Parolin emphasised that the schedule and organisation for Sunday, with guests
United States President Donald Trump secured a $600 billion (€537 billion) commitment from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to invest in the United States.Mr Trump, who was beginning a tour of the Gulf states, was greeted by crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, who later signed an agreement with the president in
Shaped by centuries-old rituals, the conclave to choose a successor to the late Pope Francis is set to begin on Wednesday. A ringing of bells will accompany puffs of white smoke announcing that a new pontiff has been chosen to lead the world’s Roman Catholics. However, before that can happen,
Israel said late Monday that it retaliated for repeated attacks from Yemen’s Houthis by striking multiple targets belonging to the “Houthi terrorist regime.” Israel said it struck infrastructure sites in the Hudaydah port that serves as a “central supply source” for the Iran-backed Houthis and also hit the Bajil Concrete
The administration of Donald Trump on Monday announced a controversial new incentive aimed at reducing the number of undocumented immigrants in the United States: a $1000 stipend and free travel assistance for those who agree to voluntarily “self-deport.”Reuters reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the offer would
Red-robed cardinals were expected on Monday to pick a date for the conclave to elect a new pope following the demise of Pope Francis. Dozens of so-called “Princes of the Church” met at 0700 GMT at the Vatican, with speculation growing that the secretive election process could begin on Monday,
Pope Francis has been laid to rest at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica. He was buried after a funeral Mass at the Vatican. Thousands of people, comprising world leaders and monarchs, witnessed Pope Francis’ funeral mass at St. Peter’s basilica on Saturday. Speaking at the funeral, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re,