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Erin Patterson accused of murdering the parents and aunt of her estranged husband with a meal containing poisonous mushrooms. She denies all charges

Triple murder case

Toxic mushroom victim said meal was 'delicious', Australian court hears

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping have met twice already this year

Guest of honour

China's Xi heads to Moscow to beef up 'no limits' Putin partnership

Luxembourg and Finland eye closer cooperation on security and innovation

Morning Roundup

India launches strikes on Pakistan, papal conclave begins, and cameras to catch solo drivers on motorway carpool lane

White smoke rises from the Sistine Chapel in 2013 to announce the election of Pope Francis

Rules and traditions

White smoke: signalling a new pope down the ages

Cardinals from around the world have flocked to the Vatican for the conclave

Chosen by the pope

What's a cardinal? The 'princes' of the Church electing a new pope

The Holy Father

What does a pope do?

Catholic cardinals are moving into a guest house at the Vatican ahead of the start of the closed-door conclave where they will choose a new pope

Record-breaking election

Papal conclave by the numbers

In 1929, the Vatican City State was created with the signing of the Lateran Accords between Pope Pius XI and Italian dictator Benito Mussolini

The Vatican: a papal powerhouse, world's smallest state

Through the centuries

Hilarius or Simplicius, the papal name dilemma

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet EU chiefs at a landmark post-Brexit summit on May 19

Ahead of landmark summit

Trump, Ukraine propel EU and UK towards defence pact

After bumpy start, 'European chancellor' Merz visits Paris, Warsaw

Emmanuel Macron will welcome Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to Paris on Wednesday for his first visit to Europe

New path in doubt

Syrian leader to meet Macron in first European visit

The five opposition figures had been sheltering at the Argentine embassy in Venezuela's capital Caracas since March of last year

Maduro opponents

Venezuelan opposition figures 'rescued', now in US: Rubio

President Donald Trump's inner circle has long spoken of China as the arch-enemy, with some suggesting that ending the Ukraine war will free up resources to counter Beijing

'Number-one geopolitical foe'

Trump talks tough on China, but early focus elsewhere

Gustavo Petro, Colombia's first leftist president, said he would sign a letter of intent to join China's Belt and Road Initiative

Colombia moves to join China's Belt and Road

US President Donald Trump participates in a swearing-in ceremony for the Assistant to the President, Senior Advisor and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (R) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2025.

Urging responsible solution

Trump hopes India-Pakistan clashes end 'very quickly'

US President Donald Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2025.

Amid tariff, annexation threats

Canada 'never for sale', Carney tells Trump

People search for survivors at the site of an Israeli strike on the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza

Between hunger and attacks

Israel's plan for Gaza draws international criticism

Thousands of government critics demonstrated in Panama City to protest a deal allowing the US military to deploy to bases around the Panama Canal, among other government policies

Students and workers unite

Thousands demonstrate in Panama over deal with US military

Smoke billows after a drone strike on the port of Port Sudan on May 6, 2025

All flights grounded

Sudan cuts ties with UAE after paramilitary drone strikes on Port Sudan

The Sistine Chapel has been kitted out with rows of desks and chairs to accommodate the 133 cardinal electors who will choose the next pope over the next several days

Voting to begin Wednesday

Vatican readies for conclave lockdown

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz takes the oath from the president of the lower house of parliament, Julia Kloeckner

Who is up next?

New German leader Merz stumbles out of the blocks

Russia is preparing to hold its annual Red Square Victory Day parade in the shadow of its dragging Ukraine offensive

Russian airports forced to restrict flights

Ukraine fires drones on Moscow days before WWII parade

Following shock defeat in initial ballot

German lawmakers vote for Merz as chancellor

'90% of trains will run as scheduled'

SNCF strike to have limited impact on train services this weekend

Major police intervention

Axe-wielding suspect arrested in Saarbrücken

Bilateral trade remains significant

PM Luc Frieden's Finland visit focuses on research and technology

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