What’s an Encyclical? From workers’ rights to AI, five letters from Popes that left a global impact

Pope Leo XIV on Monday presented his vision for preserving human dignity in the age of artificial intelligence by issuing his first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” or “Magnificent Humanity.”The document, presented at the Vatican alongside Christopher Olah, a founder of Anthropic, highlights how the Catholic Church continues to use one of its oldest forms of communication…

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Attacks on Congo health facilities trigger escape of Ebola patients, hamper response efforts | India News

Doctors battling the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are facing growing challenges as attacks on health facilities and fleeing patients disrupt response efforts in the country’s northeast, Reuters reported.At least three such incidents have been reported so far in Ituri province, where the first Ebola cases were detected. Two attacks over the…

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Sukhpreet Singh and Ramandeep Kaur accused of hiding newborn’s remains in Canada, mother found in critical condition

A newborn baby who had been missing since Friday was found dead in a wooded area near Halifax, Canada on Sunday.Police charged two relatives of the infant’s mother with concealing the child’s body and obstructing investigators.Halifax Regional Police said the infant’s remains were discovered at about 3:20 pm in woods off Old Coach Road in…

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Jaguar, motorhome, luxury watches: Scottish leader Peter Murrell admits embezzling £4 lakh from SNP funds

Ex-SNP chief Peter Murrell Peter Murrell, the former chief executive of the Scottish National Party (SNP), has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 from the party over a 12-year period, in one of Scotland’s biggest political finance scandals in recent years.Murrell appeared before the High Court in Edinburgh on Monday, where prosecutors said he…

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‘Trump is a big fan of India, PM Modi’: Rubio pushes back against anti-India rhetoric | India News

NEW DELHI: US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Monday strongly pushed back against allegations of rising anti-India rhetoric in the United States, saying President Donald Trump remains a “big fan”of both India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Addressing the controversy during a media interaction in Delhi, Rubio dismissed suggestions of systemic hostility towards Indians in…

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Aliko Dangote: Meet Aliko Dangote: How a trader’s son turned a $500,000 family loan into a $32.7 billion African empire | World News

Aliko Dangote’s business expansion into East Africa, now linked to proposed pipeline corridors through Ethiopia and Djibouti, is often discussed in terms of scale and strategy. But the deeper story behind these moves stretches far beyond recent headlines. It is tied to a long, uneven journey that began in a wealthy trading family, moved through…

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Why are humans obsessed with bringing back Dinosaurs: Exploring de-extinction |

Image: Left/Canva/Right/Wikipedia Dinosaurs have always been around in the human imagination. Whether it is through blockbusters like Jurassic Park or contemporary attempts at de-extincting animals like Woolly Mammoths, Dodos, and Dire Wolves, humans seem to retain an interest in bringing extinct life back into existence. In light of ongoing research into this possibility, there are…

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‘Reckless Russian interference’: RAF jet carrying UK defence secretary hit by GPS jamming near Russian border

An RAF jet carrying UK Defence Secretary John Healey An RAF jet carrying UK Defence Secretary John Healey reportedly had its GPS signals jammed for nearly three hours while flying close to the Russian border, triggering fresh concerns over Moscow’s increasingly aggressive electronic warfare tactics.Healey was returning to the UK on Thursday after visiting British…

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Meet Mudlarks: The treasure hunters uncovering centuries-old secrets from the River Thames | World News

Just after midnight, while much of London sleeps, figures carrying headlamps and small shovels quietly descend the slippery banks of the River Thames. Kneeling in thick mud beneath bridges and beside ancient embankments, they sift through silt searching for fragments of forgotten history. Some discover Roman coins. Others uncover medieval jewellery, Victorian toys or centuries-old…

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Britain Heatwave 2026: Britain records hottest day of 2026 as 35C heatwave scorches London, Kent and Southeast England | World News

Britain is enduring its hottest weather of 2026, with 35C temperatures, health alerts and thunderstorm risks / Image: File Britain is experiencing its hottest weather of 2026 so far, with temperatures surging across England as forecasters warn that parts of the country could climb to 35C in the coming days.On Monday, May 25, the Met…

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