Uncertainty Over Pope’s Health Fuels Familiar Debate Over Vatican’s Candor

17 Ottobre 2026 ore 06:01

By announcing his lung condition himself, Leo has been more forthcoming than many popes. But mysteries remain, prompting scrutiny of papal statements for hidden meaning.

Pope Leo XIV at a torchlight procession last month in Lourdes, France. Vatican experts wondered if he already knew of his cancer diagnosis during that visit.

A Former Rome Reporter on the Pope’s Health and Legacy

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di: Jason Horowitz

16 Ottobre 2026 ore 23:07

For a former Rome bureau chief, Pope Leo’s lung cancer diagnosis prompted pressing questions about life and legacy.

Pope Leo arriving at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Tuesday.

Pope Asks Putin for a Cease-Fire for a Ukrainian City Under Siege

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di: Elisabetta Povoledo and Siobhán O’Grady

16 Ottobre 2026 ore 20:25

Recovering from lung cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV spoke with Vladimir V. Putin to make a plea for Oleshky, where mines and drones have trapped some 2,000 people who are at risk of starvation.

Pope Leo XIV entering a hospital in Rome before his surgery, on Tuesday.

The Rupturing Trump-Zelensky Relationship Stands to Hurt Ukraine and Its European Allies

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di: Kim Barker

16 Ottobre 2026 ore 17:02

Where the two presidents’ war of words will end is anybody’s guess. But if it continues, it could threaten the crucial operational help that Ukraine still gets from the United States.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida in December.

Lufthansa’s Final A346 Flight Marks the End of an Aviation Love Story

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di: Andrew Trunsky

16 Ottobre 2026 ore 15:40

Lufthansa’s quirky plane, with its extra-long fuselage, four engines and restrooms down a flight of stairs, has a devoted following. Now, the carrier, one of few still flying the model, is taking it out of service.

What Life Is Like in Kyiv as Russia Tries to Make It Unlivable

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di: Kim Barker · Maria Varenikova · Oleksandra Mykolyshyn and Jędrzej Nowicki

16 Ottobre 2026 ore 11:00

A day in the Ukrainian capital, a new kind of battlefield far from the front, where daily life means assessing — and accepting — deadly risks.

A destroyed garage on Oct. 7 after an attack on an industrial complex that killed two security guards in Kyiv.

The Sexual Abuse Crisis in Paris’s Public Schools

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di: Ségolène Le Stradic

16 Ottobre 2026 ore 10:22

A surge of abuse accusations has led Parisian authorities to acknowledge a “collective failure” to prevent sexual offenders from working in schools.

The entrance to St.-Dominique, a kindergarten in Paris where 16 current and former employees were arrested following accusations of child abuse.

Trump’s Deal With Russia Inflames Ukraine War He Vowed to End

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di: Anton Troianovski and Luke Broadwater

16 Ottobre 2026 ore 03:02

The Ukrainian president’s defiant decision to continue attacking Russian refineries underscores President Trump’s inability to end a war he had promised to resolve.

President Trump during a campaign stop in Alaska on Tuesday. He has not delivered on his promises to end the war in Ukraine, or to lower prices, and recent deals with Russia could complicate both issues.

How U.S. Support to Ukraine Has Evolved Under Trump

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di: Julian E. Barnes · John Ismay and Edward Wong

16 Ottobre 2026 ore 00:37

President Trump’s latest push to end the war in Ukraine has raised questions about the future of U.S. support.

President Trump with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine last December.

20 Hours After Falling Overboard, Cruise Passenger Is Rescued Near Greece

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di: Ryley Ober

15 Ottobre 2026 ore 21:00

According to Greek officials, the woman told her rescuers she had jumped off the ship because she “wanted to disembark.”

Dublin Hotel Accused of Revoking Bookings for an Event to Combat Antisemitism

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di: Ephrat Livni

15 Ottobre 2026 ore 20:18

A leader of the Jewish community in Ireland said a hotel canceled a deal for 70 rooms when it learned they were reserved for guests attending the international forum.

The Herbert Park Hotel in Dublin in 2021.

Violent Protests in Albania

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di: Fatjona Mejdini · Paul Mozur and Lynsey Chutel

15 Ottobre 2026 ore 23:40

Opposition to a luxury resort project linked to Jared Kushner has collided with rising discontent over corruption and the cost of living.

A protester confronting riot police during an anti-government demonstration in central Tirana, Albania, on Thursday.

Nazi-Looted Kandinsky Painting Sells for $42 Million at Auction

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di: Claire Moses

15 Ottobre 2026 ore 15:29

“The Colorful Life,” a 1907 work by the Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky, had been returned to the original owners’ heirs in 2023.

“The Colorful Life,” by Wassily Kandinsky, at Christie’s auction rooms last week.

A Fresh Take on Rembrandt Is Coming to the Met, Then Heading to the Louvre

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di: Leila Sheridan

16 Ottobre 2026 ore 14:50

The exhibition, with paintings new to the United States, opens in November 2027. The Met’s Facade and Great Hall commissions go to Danh Vo and Sandra Mujinga.

Why Russia Sees a Window to Bomb Ukraine Into Submission This Winter

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di: Constant Méheut

15 Ottobre 2026 ore 14:45

Moscow is not winning on the battlefield. Instead, it is seizing an opening to inflict immense human suffering in Ukrainian cities.

Firefighters at the site of a strike on an apartment building in Kyiv on Wednesday.

While Pope Leo Recovers From Lung Surgery, the Vatican Runs on Autopilot

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di: Elisabetta Povoledo

15 Ottobre 2026 ore 15:01

The Vatican bureaucracy has been fine-tuned over hundreds of years to function smoothly even when the pope cannot.

Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday. The service was held by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle in Pope Leo’s absence, and included special prayers for the pontiff’s health.

Chinese Carmakers, Once a Sideshow, Take Center Stage at Paris Motor Show

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di: James Paton

15 Ottobre 2026 ore 11:04

At this week’s Paris Motor Show, there are no signs the influx of low-cost Chinese vehicles will slow despite European Union efforts.

Cars from China’s BYD on display at the 2026 Paris Motor Show. The company’s sales in Europe have more than doubled this year.

Inside the Plague Research Labs at the Heart of a Russian Mystery

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di: K. R. Callaway

15 Ottobre 2026 ore 16:12

A Russian researcher, who died from an unknown illness, worked at a remote anti-plague facility. Few foreigners have visited these labs, which dot the former Soviet states, and are shrouded in secrecy.

A picture released by the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute showing specialists working in a laboratory in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, in 2019.

The Race to Defend Kyiv Against Terrifying New Jet-Powered Drones

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di: Maria Varenikova and Paul Mozur

15 Ottobre 2026 ore 11:03

Ukrainian engineers are rushing to perfect A.I.-guided, jet-driven interceptors. Their goal: to stop a fast Russian threat in the latest round of a deadly tech duel.

A jet drone struck the National Academy of Sciences building in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 28

Hiking the Polish-Czech Friendship Trail, Where Cold War Dissidents Once Met

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di: Peter Kujawinski and Lenka Grabicova

15 Ottobre 2026 ore 11:00

A writer walks the Polish-Czech Friendship Trail, where during the Cold War, dissidents from the two countries met to discuss their efforts against Communism.

Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Resume Russian Refinery Strikes, Defying Trump

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di: Cassandra Vinograd and Francesca Regalado

16 Ottobre 2026 ore 18:07

President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed overt frustration with the United States in an interview with The Financial Times. He had paused the strikes to comply with a demand from the United States.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in London on Wednesday.

Home of London’s Oldest Restaurant, Rules, Is Given to National Trust

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di: Amelia Nierenberg

15 Ottobre 2026 ore 13:55

The restaurant Rules is an institution. Now the National Trust, which preserves Britain’s heritage, plans to safeguard the landmark.

The interior of Rules, a British mainstay in the Covent Garden neighborhood of London. In the centuries since it opened, the restaurant has served London’s wealthy and wordy, its royals and its regulars.

Josh O’Connor's a Knockout in ‘Golden Boy,’ Plus Cate Blanchett and More

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di: Helen Shaw

14 Ottobre 2026 ore 22:03

Tilda Swinton (in “Man to Man”) and Billy Crudup and Gillian Anderson (in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”) are among the titans making a meal of London.

Sally Rooney Withdraws Her Books From UK Over Her Support of Palestine Action

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di: Stephen Castle

15 Ottobre 2026 ore 14:36

Ms. Rooney and her publisher said that she could no longer receive royalties from British sales because she pledged to donate book revenues to Palestine Action, which is banned in Britain.

Why Trump Made a Diesel Deal With Putin

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di: David E. Sanger · Paul Abowd · Nikolay Nikolov · Nour Idriss · Rafaela Balster and Whitney Shefte

14 Ottobre 2026 ore 21:01

Our national security and White House correspondent David E. Sanger breaks down why President Donald Trump struck a deal with President Vladimir V. Putin to import Russian diesel fuel in the coming months, despite having signed recent congressional legislation tightening energy sanctions on Russia.

Why Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal Is Unlikely to Lower Fuel Costs

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di: Aruni Soni

14 Ottobre 2026 ore 23:25

President Trump’s deal with Russia will probably not lower diesel prices that have soared because of his war with Iran and Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries.

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