When Jorge Mario Bergoglio stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on March 13, 2013, few could have predicted just how transformative his papacy would be. Clad simply in white and choosing the name “Francis” after the humble saint from Assisi, he signaled from the start that his reign would depart from the traditional pomp and grandeur of ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Sri Lanka on April 4, becoming the first foreign dignitary to visit the island nation since President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s sweeping election victory last year. The high-profile visit signaled a major diplomatic and strategic shift as Sri Lanka seeks to recalibrate its foreign policy while balancing the interests of both India and China. ...

In a fiery address before a crowd of around 2,500 supporters at RBC Place London on Sunday, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre made it clear that his primary focus, should he become prime minister, would be placing Canada’s interests above all else. The rally, which took place just hours before Mark Carney was set to announce his bid for Liberal leader ...

Mark Carney, the former central bank governor with no prior experience in elected office, has decisively won the Liberal leadership race, positioning himself to become Canada’s 24th prime minister. Carney’s victory, marked by a staggering 85.9% of the vote, is being framed as a clear mandate not only to unite the country but to confront the challenges posed by both ...