Pope Leo XIV urged President Donald Trump to de-escalate tensions with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, saying he should return to dialogue and only use nonviolent pressure. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Leo expressed concern about developments between the United States and Venezuela, fearing a military escalation between the two. “I believe it’s better to look […]

Oxford University Press has selected “rage bait’’ as its 2025 Word of the Year, highlighting how easily outrage can be engineered online in an era dominated by viral controversies and emotional manipulation. The publisher noted that the term had surged in use over the past year and best captured the “internet zeitgeist of 2025.” Oxford […]

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Tuesday in a meeting that dragged on for nearly five hours. Following the marathon meeting, Putin adviser Kirill Dmitriev posted to social media the single word “productive” with an emoji of a dove. […]

President Donald Trump honored Texas billionaires Michael and Susan Dell at the White House on Tuesday on the heels of their donation of $6.25 billion toward 25 million “Trump Accounts”, an initiative aimed at increasing the nation’s low birth and marriage rates.  The Dell donations will put $250 toward accounts for children ages 10 and […]