Paris, France – Some 700,000 people are estimated to have packed the Champs-Élysées and Place de la Concorde in Paris on Saturday for Pope Leo XIV's open-air Mass, the high point of his first official visit to France. Scouts, nuns, families and curious onlookers told FRANCE 24 w»»»

Pope’s landmark France visit stirs fervour, calls for peace and dignity Paris: Pope Leo XIV on Saturday celebrated an open-air mass in front of hundreds of thousands of faithful in Paris after riding in the popemobile along the iconic Champs Elysees to the cheers of huge crowds clutching French and»»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar used the latest stop of his nationwide tour to restate several major government plans, including a new wealth tax, asset recovery and constitutional reform. His appearance in Szolnok was also briefly disrupted when an egg was thrown towards the stage. Magyar ad»»»

The 81st session of the UN General Assembly opened in New York on 8 September, with the high-level general debate scheduled for 22–26 September and 28 September. Sputnik is live as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov holds a press conference after addressing the 81st annual UN General Assembly s»»»

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - Russia considers it a necessary condition for resolving the crisis to restore trust between Iran and the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Saturday. "We consider it necessary to establish trust in relations between the Gulf»»»

The 81st session of the UN General Assembly officially opened in New York on September 8. The high-level general debate is scheduled for September 22–26 and September 28. Sputnik is live as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov delivers his speech at the 81st annual UN General Assembly session.Ser»»»

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is addressing the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York, setting out Moscow’s position on global security and the emerging multipolar world order. Lavrov arrived in New York earlier this week for a diplomatic marathon on the sidelines of the gath»»»

US President Donald Trump reportedly urged Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky to travel to Moscow for peace talks with President Vladimir Putin, Bloomberg reports, citing sources close to Zelensky. Russia has said Zelensky can visit Moscow any time. The US president made the suggestion during a mee»»»

A Hungarian man already under investigation over a tiger cub has run into trouble again after police found a common marmoset in his car. The National Bureau of Investigation (NNI) is once again investigating the case of a man from Tiszafüred who was found with a tiger cub last year. This time, offi»»»

ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) - Myanmar considers Russia a reliable partner and trusts the Russian people and its government, Myanmar Minister of Hotels, Tourism and Culture Maung Myint told Sputnik. "Most people in Myanmar consider Russia and its government reliable partners. I share this view," the mi»»»

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he rejected the latest Iranian proposal that was conveyed to the U.S. during indirect negotiations in New York this week. While Qatar and other regional mediators are trying to revive negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, the gaps on the key issues are»»»

Beijing says both sides should deepen exchanges on rapidly developing technology China "respects" Washington's switch in phrasing from artificial intelligence to "super intelligence", the foreign ministry said on Saturday, after Donald Trump said Xi Jinping appeared to like the rewording. The US pr»»»

Beijing, Sept. 26 (SANA) China and the United States have agreed to reciprocal tariff reductions covering $30 billion worth of goods from each side and to launch a dialogue on artificial intelligence, as part of a broader agreement reached during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United S»»»

Strait of Hormuz, regional conflict and travel curbs put Gulf on edge Hopes for a breakthrough in the Middle East war are hanging in the balance, with Iran waiting for Washington’s response to a proposal that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while fresh missile and drone attacks have kept neighbo»»»

US news outlet CNN has been removed from a press pool that is accompanying President Donald Trump on a trip to Tennessee on Saturday. Last week, the Trump administration barred CNN, along with MS NOW and Politico, from accessing the White House. A judge then ordered their access temporarily restore»»»

HANGZHOU, China — The fifth Global Digital Trade Expo opened on Thursday, bringing together more than 2,000 companies from 163 countries and regions and over 50,000 professional buyers and visitors to promote digital trade cooperation and AI technologies.Running from September 23–27 under the theme»»»

Residents had warned of gas risks before deadly explosion in Plaka neighborhood Athens: Four American tourists visiting Greece were among six people confirmed dead Saturday after a blast brought down the small Athens residential building they had been staying in near the Acropolis, officials said. »»»

Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan Jeenbek Kulubaev met with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas on the sidelines of the high-level week of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. Kulubaev and Kallas discussed a wide range of issues related to bilateral coope»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Yemeni Military Media: Stay tuned this afternoon—at 4:00 PM—for new footage showing strikes on Saudi regime troop concentrations and vehicl»»»

EqualitySouth KoreaSouth Korea's gender pay gap grows as women get olderYousra DriouaA new report shows how in South Korea, women on average earn less and have fewer employment opportunities throughout their lives. https://p.dw.com/p/5NHhlCaregiving responsibilities still fall on women, pushing the»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic discussed pressing international issues, including the conflict in Ukraine, during a telephone conversation on Saturday, the Kremlin said. "Pressing issues on the international agenda were addressed, includin»»»

DOHA (Sputnik) - Iran no longer has trust in the negotiation process with the United States after attacks and sanctions, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said. "We have no trust in the American side and do not know on what basis an understanding can be reached with it," Pezeshkian told Al Jazeer»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Iraqi government is in talks with the United States to exempt Iraqi airports from US sanctions against Iran's aviation sector, the Iraqi government's press service said on Saturday. The US earlier threatened to impose secondary sanctions on airports and companies for servicin»»»

New York, USA: Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi met separately on Saturday with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, HE Felix Plasencia, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, a»»»

Saint-Denis, France: Waving a homemade sign reading, "I can't, I've got the pope," 17-year-old Marie Mabre joined tens of thousands of young Catholics who flocked to see Pope Leo XIV at a stadium near Paris on Friday evening. "It's so cool to think we're lucky enough to meet the Pope," the teenager»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Former Israeli military intelligence officer Barak Seri says Netanyahu “doing everything” to prevent inquiry into Oct. 7 attacks 26-09-2026»»»

Experts say moving up the career ladder requires more than years of experience Dubai: What does it really take to get promoted? For professionals looking to move into their next role, having more years of experience may not be enough. Career and education experts have noted that promotion readiness»»»

A controversial photo of a bus near Hungary’s Austrian border sparked speculation about illegal migration – but the passengers were actually Stipendium Hungaricum students. One of them now explains what happened and why the incident matters. Around mid-August, a bus stopped at a rest area near Fert»»»

The Pentagon’s public tally of US troops wounded during the Iran war increased by 37 this week, without an explanation from the Defense Department about when or how the injuries occurred. The increase includes 29 Navy sailors and eight Marines, according to a review of the Pentagon’s Defense Casual»»»

The powerful El Nino now developing in the Pacific could cause hundreds of thousands of heat-related deaths worldwide, with developing countries projected to bear the heaviest toll, according to a new study. El Nino is a natural warming of the tropical Pacific that can disrupt weather around the wo»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Lebanese shepherd injured as Israeli occupation forces open fire towards him in the outskirts of Khiam, Al-Manar correspondent in southern »»»

Iran outlines six-member decision team as it pushes new Strait of Hormuz deal Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran's new plan to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz was coordinated with supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, state media reported Saturday, quoting an interview with US media. »»»

As trade ties with the US continue to fray, Canada is seeking a new role and new partners in the increasingly fragmented global economy. Prime Minister Mark Carney has been courting more foreign investment as well as closer ties with the European Union and Asian economies.  Julian Karaguesian,»»»

Secretary-General of Iraq’s Asa’ib Ahl Al-Haq Movement Sheikh Qais Al-Khazali on Saturday categorically rejected Iraq’s participation in or acquiescence to what he described as a blockade of Iran. In a statement, Sheikh Al-Khazali said it was “deeply painful to see the Islamic Republic of Iran besi»»»

Doha, Qatar: The ongoing situation in the Strait of Hormuz was described as "very difficult" and "challenging" by the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, who called on the world to come together to put an end to the "manipulation" of the waterways. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign»»»

Global progress on WHO Pandemic Agreement as nations bolster health defenses World leaders meeting at the United Nations General Assembly renewed their commitment to strengthening global preparedness for future pandemics, calling for sustained investment and international cooperation in pandemic pr»»»

Washington, United States: China and the United States agreed to set up a "communication channel" for artificial intelligence incidents, both sides said, after a Washington summit short on breakthroughs. Presdient Donald Trump and Xi Jinping discussed matters ranging from AI and trade to the stalle»»»

US President Donald Trump has reportedly rejected an Iranian plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi presented the proposal to Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff a day earlier on the sidelines of a UN gathering in New York. The plan stipulated that the impor»»»

The United States had yet to publicly respond on Saturday after Iran offered a plan to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz, though reports indicated that President Donald Trump had rejected the proposal. The waterway key to the world's oil supply is central to the conflict between the US and Iran»»»

AI voice-cloning scam tricks Italian bank into €95 million overseas transfers Fraudsters used AI-generated messages and a cloned voice to impersonate senior executives and a top lawyer, tricking an Italian private bank into transferring about €95 million ($108 million) to overseas accounts, Reuters»»»

US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping capped a state visit to Washington on Friday with pomp and pageantry but no real breakthroughs. Trump said he discussed the Iran war with Xi during his two-day visit, with both men confirming they will meet twice more before the end »»»

For Hungary’s economy and energy minister, flying carries an unusually personal meaning. Asked about aviation while travelling on board a plane, István Kapitány recalled his father, a Malév chief pilot who died in a crash near Paris when the future minister was not yet one year old. Decades later, »»»

Iran has relocated part of its Armed Forces’ strategic capabilities to secure environments and underground infrastructure as part of measures to protect the country’s defense capacities, the Defense Ministry’s spokesman said on Saturday. Brigadier General Reza Talaei-Nik said that geopolitical obje»»»

European Union countries have agreed to release €6.6 billion from a fund meant to reimburse member states that have  provided arms to Ukraine, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Friday. At least seven people were killed in Russian strikes on Kyiv earlier in the day, accordin»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - United States President Donald Trump called for trilateral arms control talks involving Moscow, Beijing and Washington during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the White House has said. "The President advocated for trilateral arms control negotiations between the Unite»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday ruled out a meeting with US President Donald Trump before trust between Iran and the United States is restored. In an interview with CBS, Pezeshkian was asked if he is ready to meet with Trump or invite him to Iran. "As long as th»»»

UAE leads UN crime forum, pushing global justice reforms for the digital era Abu Dhabi: The 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice officially opened in Abu Dhabi with the election of a new President and the establishment of organizational procedures. The Secretary Gen»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have taken control of the settlements of Petropavlovka and Lozovaya in the Kharkov Region and the settlement of Maryino in the Sumy Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. "In the course of expanding the outer control zone, the settlements »»»

BEIJING (Sputnik) - The military in China and the United States have agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding as soon as possible to strengthen communication during crises and to prevent them, the China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Saturday. The memo was part of agreements reached duri»»»

Hungary has recorded another sharp fall in the number of births, while deaths slightly increased in August compared with a year earlier. The latest figures add to a long-running demographic trend that has seen the country’s population decline for decades, even as fewer deaths have somewhat moderate»»»