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Friday, August 1, 2025
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Topic: Pope Francis

Sri Lanka calls back top envoys for not answering phone & Meghan Markle’s new solo project

Theresa May dictates Brexit deal and an Uzbekistani music concert with a twist. 

Kerala nun rape case: Clamour grows for intervention by Pope Francis

The victim, who has written four letters to the Pope since January, has sought mediation by the Vatican urgently.

Pope ‘won’t say a word’ on charge he didn’t act on abuse, and mass grave in Sri Lanka

Another American aid cut for Palestinians, and a beloved politician passes away.

Pope addresses sexual abuse in Ireland, and Senator John McCain passes away

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Taliban wages deadly battle for Afghan city, and France set to ban phones in schools

Pope Francis' 'patchy' crackdown on sexual abuse, and Iran's Supreme Leader is not pleased with President Hassan Rouhani.

Apple rallies to $1 trillion, and Israel bars fuel and gas supply in Gaza 

China's most senior Buddhist monk has been accused of sexual harassment, and the 'new Singapore' to India's south. 

Narendra Modi, Donald Trump and Pope Francis most followed world leaders on Twitter

Twiplomacy Study 2018 shows Sushma Swaraj is the most popular among women leaders; MEA is the third most followed foreign ministry in the world.

Oil companies need not be victims, can lead shift to greener fuels, says ex BP honcho

These giants have the resources and, in many cases, skills that can be adapted to deliver energy solutions at the immense scale needed.

Global Pulse: The Pope has finally apologised

Pope Francis is no longer turning a blind eye to pedophilia accusations against his priests. USA and China seem to have put an end to their trade war and the Republicans need to stop acting guilty.

Global Pulse: Diplomacy between South and North Korea is being driven by K-pop

On Sunday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watched a K-pop performance in Pyongyand — and visibly enjoyed it.

On Camera

Free UPI was a revolution. Now costs are piling up, quality is slipping

The RBI Governor would do well to reinitiate earlier attempts to create competition for UPI. It would improve quality and security.

Over six-fold spike in digital transactions since 2019-20, govt informs Parliament

Govt says digital payments also uplift under-served communities by providing them financial footprint that can be used to assess credit worthiness in absence of traditional documents.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.