Since his earliest days in the job, Pope Leo XIV has made talking about AI a priority of his papacy. On Monday, he released his first encyclical under the name Magnifica Humanitas (which translates to magnificent humanity) — a powerful 42,300-word document calling for regulation of the technology and a moral framework that protects humanity for generations to come.The 70-year-old American pope, who is a mathematician by training, was elected to the papacy in May 2025 and has made “the safeguarding of the human person in the time of artificial intelligence,” as the encyclical’s subhead reads, a central tenet of…

Published on 25/05/2026 – 11:52 GMT+2•Updated 15:40 Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has taken a defiant tone on a visit to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, complaining of supposed European efforts to prevent him nurturing ties to his country’s leading international investor. Arriving in Beijing, Vučić complained that the EU…

The renewed instability could complicate bailout negotiations with the International Monetary Fund.Published On 23 May 202623 May 2026Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government, a move that risks deepening uncertainty in a country grappling with a debt crisis and ⁠ongoing talks with…

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The death of former pop star Aaron Carter has become part of a larger and increasingly unsettling legal conversation unfolding across Hollywood. When addiction is fueled by influence and access, who ultimately bears responsibility?Aaron Carter passed away on November 5, 2022, from an accidental bathtub drowning after he inhaled difluoroethane…

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