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The Defining News Stories of 2025

2025 was a period of profound transformation across the globe. From historical leadership changes in the United States and the Vatican to groundbreaking scientific achievements and rising...

World Welcomes 2026 With Dazzling Celebrations

The world welcomed 2026 with spectacular celebrations across continents. From dazzling fireworks illuminating iconic landmarks like the London Eye, Marina Bay, and Copacabana beach to intimate...

It's Taken 500 Years For This To Happen!

500 years after Britain's then King Henry VIII broke away from the Roman Catholic church over its refusal to sanction his divorce from Catherine of Aragon, 'his successor, King Charles III, prayed...

When US Invaded Countries In The Americas

That a country thinks it has the right to randomly invade another country has repercussions that will for sure be played on the global arena in the years to come. IMAGE: Smoke rises near Fort...

Vatican releases Pope Francis's images, announces funeral

On Monday, Pope Francis passed away at 88 after a stroke triggered a coma and heart failure, following a five-week hospitalisation for pneumonia. The first images of his body were shared on...

Kangana Compares Ayodhya To Vatican

Photograph: Kind courtesy Kangana Raunaut/Instagram Kangana Ranaut with sister Rangoli Chandel. Bollywood folk arrived in Ayodhya numbers to be a part of the pran pratishtha ceremony at the...

Golden Globes 2025: Top 10 Moments

It's that time of the year again when Hollywood's biggest party rolls out red carpet glamour and raises a toast to the stars of silver screen and small. As expected, the 82nd annual Golden Globes...

Vatican slams Harry Potter

The Vatican City has slammed JK Rowling's Harry Potter as 'the wrong kind of hero,' who poses a danger to children across the world. In a damning article, the Vatican's official newspaper...

Dead Brides, Sexy Accountants On OTT

Dead brides, sexy accountants, fighting pandas, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives you some great options to choose from. BarzakhWhere to watch? ZEE5Language: Hindi On the...

Vatican absolves Fab Four...finally!

Less than 50 years ago, in 1966, John Lennon outraged Catholics the world over for predicting the end of Christianity and saying that his group, The Beatles, were "more popular than Jesus". While...

Pope Leo gives audience to World No. 1 Sinner

IMAGE: Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner meets Pope Leo XIV during a private audience at the Vatican on Wednesday. Photograph: Reuters Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner had an audience on...

Messi pays tribute to Pope Francis

Argentina cancels games after death of fan Pope Francis IMAGE: Lionel Messi had met Pope Francis at the Vatican in August 2013. Photograph: Kind courtesy Lionel Messi/Instagram Captain of the...

Which football club does Pope Leo support?

IMAGE: Pope Leo XIV is a regular tennis player and a football fan. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters Pope Leo XIV, the first US leader of the global Catholic Church, is a keen tennis player and a...

Serie A matches postponed after death of Pope Francis

IMAGE: Pope Francis died at The Vatican on Monday. Photograph: BCCI Italy's top-flight soccer league Serie A has postponed all of Monday's fixtures following the death of Pope Francis, and the...

Pope Leo makes his first US pitch at White Sox Park

IMAGE: Pope Leo XIV delivers a video message during a public celebration hosted by the Chicago White Sox and the Archdiocese of Chicago for the election of Pope Leo XIV, featuring a mass at Rate...

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