National Conference, or NC, won 42 seats, mainly from the Kashmir Valley, the heartland of the anti-India rebellion, according to the data. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party secured 29 seats, all ...

Since 1903, white smoke has signaled the election of a pope; black smoke signals an inconclusive vote. At the last conclave, the ringing of the largest bell at St. Peter's was added to the white ...

And then there was one. Since earlier this month, there had been something of a footrace in space, with India and Russia vying to be the first country to land a spacecraft in the moon’s south ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and details began to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States was elected as the pope of the Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the name Leo XIV.

“I think Pope Leo XIV is a great blessing from God at this moment of the Church and the world. He is not only American, but also he has a very Latin American heart for his many years in Peru. I ...

He took the name Pope Leo XIV. Some U.S. Catholics took particular pride in the election of the first American pontiff, who has familial ties to multiple places across the country.

Surprise, hope, excitement and pride were reflected in many of the initial reactions to Cardinal Robert Prevost on May 8 emerging on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica as Pope Leo XIV.

Live updates and the latest news on the 2024 election as voters hit the polls to decide who will be the next United States president, Kamala Harris or Donald Trump.

A day after the U.N. appealed for restraint following Tuesday's deadly attack in Indian-administered Kashmir, India reported an exchange of fire across the de facto border in the disputed region.

China’s warplane combat debut over Kashmir riles tense geopolitics Chinese officials are balancing nationalistic fervor and diplomatic restraint amid Pakistani claims that Chinese jets downed ...

Test yourself on the week of April 26: India beefs up its defense, the Catholic Church sets its conclave date, and Canada heads to the polls. By Drew Gorman, a deputy copy editor at Foreign Policy.