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Pope Leo XIV Apologizes for the Holy See’s Own Role in Legitimizing Slavery

Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the role the Holy See itself played in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory.”

Trump calls on Muslim nations to sign Abraham Accords with Israel as part of Iran war deal

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he has asked countries including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan ​and Turkey to join the Abraham Accords en masse to normalize relations ‌with Israel as part of an agreement with Iran.

Overheating chemicals tank in California no longer at risk of exploding, fire officials say

A chemical tank in California that appeared at risk of exploding has stabilized, local fire officials said on May 25, resolving what authorities said could have been a "worst-case catastrophic event."

Rubio says US will find 'another way' if Iran talks fail

The United States will either have a good agreement with Iran or deal with the country "another way," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said ​on Monday, as Washington played down hopes for an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war.