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The arrest of Istanbul’s mayor on corruption charges has stoked worries that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is becoming more authoritarian in seeking to sideline a top rival.

From a balcony, Francis greeted hundreds of people waiting outside the hospital where he had been treated for respiratory problems.

The sale of an island just off the coast of Bacoli, near Naples, has pit the quest for a rich investor against a more communal alternative.

The 88-year-old pontiff has been hospitalized for six weeks with pneumonia in both lungs. He will need to rest in the Vatican for at least two months, his doctors said.

The country’s former tribal areas bordering Afghanistan are plagued by escalating militancy, leading to widespread disillusionment.

The access would be a major expansion of Elon Musk’s government role and highlight his conflicts of interest.

In a call with President Trump, Russia’s leader agreed to pause strikes on energy infrastructure. Ukraine also appeared willing to accept such a halt, though it fell short of the unconditional cease-fire the country had already agreed to.

The student, Sudiksha Konanki, 20, was on spring break in Punta Cana when she disappeared this month, prompting a search effort. An American man who had been seen with her attended a court hearing Tuesday.

In a call with President Trump, President Vladimir V. Putin agreed to pause strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure for 30 days. That falls short of the unconditional cease-fire Ukraine had already agreed to.

Her mother, Gisèle, was at the center of a trial that gripped France and made her a feminist icon. But it left Caroline Darian with her own pains and suspicions unanswered.