The U.S. military said Sunday that it blew up two boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, as the Trump administration pursues its campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.
Rory McIlroy goes back-to-back at the Masters to join Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods.
Leo, who last year became the first US-born pope, has emerged as an outspoken critic of the US-Israeli war on Iran.

The failure of negotiations at the weekend has raised concerns that the global energy crisis will deepen.
A stampede at a mountaintop fortress popular with tourists in northern Haiti has killed at least 25 people and injured dozens of others, authorities said.
Voters will have to wait until at least Monday to learn the outcome of Sunday's presidential election after the process was mired with logistical issues that left thousands unable to cast ballots.
In a record turnout at the polls, Hungarians have voted out their long-serving, far-right Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
President Donald Trump delivered an extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo XIV on Sunday night, saying he didn't think the U.S.-born global leader of the Catholic Church is "doing a very good job."

Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule is over, defeated by a 45-year-old ex-party insider who convinced a majority of Hungarians to oust him.

Top Democratic allies intensified pressure on him to exit the gubernatorial race.
The Northern Irishman becomes the first player to repeat at Augusta National since Tiger Woods back in 2001-2002.

Péter Magyar's historic win offers peace for a country exhausted by the tensions of Viktor Orbán's rule, Nick Thorpe reports from Budapest.
Asian stocks fall as naval blockade threat injects new turmoil into financial markets.
The San Francisco Chronicle and CNN reported multiple allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. Swalwell calls them false but apologized to his supporters and family.

Rajini Vaidyanathan broadcasts from outside Hungary's parliament as crowds hear about the prime minister's concession.
Vessels will still be able to transit the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports, says US Central Command.
CENTCOM says the blockade will begin at 14:00 GMT, as Iran warns of even higher prices at the pump.

Nine million voters have been dropped from rolls in West Bengal, raising concerns over exclusion and fairness.

Moerdijk has been earmarked for removal, to make way for a vast electricity substation.

Leo XIV wants the world's attention on a continent vital to the Church's future, an aide says.

Across 5,200 km of Canada's Arctic, some 1,300 members of Canada's military spent two winter months on a mission to meet the challenges of a changing north.

The conflict is now a test of wills - Iran’s capacity to absorb strikes versus Trump’s tolerance for the war's costs.
Peter Magyar has won Hungary’s election, defeating longtime nationalist leader Viktor Orban.
In a matter of minutes, Israel killed more than 350 people across Lebanon on Wednesday, April 8.
Historic voter turnout in Hungary ousted Prime Minister Viktor Orbán from power. This shift may dramatically change Hungary's relationship with the European Union, which Orbán criticized regularly.
Hungarians turned out in historic numbers to vote against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's and his Fidesz party. NPR's Rob Schmitz discusses with reporter Esme Nicholson and political scientist Abel Bojar.
NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with political scientist Abel Bojar about the results of Hungary's election, the far-reaching consequences of the vote and the future for Viktor Orban.

Donald Trump says that the US is going to start blockading the Strait of Hormuz. What does this mean in practice?
Democratic representative suspends campaign after media reports detailed alleged accounts of sexual assault.
Resisting mechanisation, Nigerian artisans uphold the authenticity of aso-oke, now a staple in global fashion markets.
United Nations warns impact could last well beyond conflict.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban concedes defeat in election as results show Peter Magyar's Tisza party winning by landslide.
A 70-boat flotilla sets sail from Spain, aiming to break Israel's naval blockade on Gaza amid history of interceptions.
After 16 years as prime minister, Hungary’s Viktor Orban conceded defeat to opposition leader Peter Magyar.
Sources in Pakistan say “progress has been made” in talks between the US and Iran – even though they ended with no deal.
Hungarian voters turned out in the greatest numbers since the 1990s to turn away from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's right-wing populist Fidesz party.
Defence analyst Mushahid Hussain Syed says the US-Iran conflict cannot be resolved through military force.
Hungary’s Viktor Orban has conceded defeat to opposition leader Peter Magyar after 16 years as prime minister.
Will the Iran-US truce lead to peace, or more war?
Former President Patrice Talon has stepped down after two five-year terms.
Centre-right Tisza party wins two-thirds majority in parliament that would allow it to amend constitution.
Rescuers are digging through rubble after a new wave of Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon killed at least 13.
Amnesty International says more than 100 people killed in military attack on a market in Jilli village.

The Nigerian Air Force has not addressed reports it struck a village market while targeting militants.
American billionaires are gobbling up more and more media outlets.
City score three second-half goals to crush Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and move to within six points of Arsenal.

Her infectious voice got fans dancing and singing, becoming the soundtrack for generations of Indians.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who led Iran's delegation in talks to end the war, said US delegation 'failed to gain trust'.

The star spent much of the gig singing along to YouTube videos of early hits like Baby and Never say Never.

Twenty-one hours was not enough to end 47 years of hostility between Iran and the US, writes the BBC's Lyse Doucet.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says his nation's forces would respond "symmetrically" to Russian attacks.

Easter festivities are muted in Kharkiv as Ukrainians expect fighting to flare up again after a weekend truce.

The incident occurred at a "tourist event attended by many young people", Haiti's prime minister says.

The BBC's Europe Editor Katya Adler reports from Prime Minister Victor Orbán's home town of Felscút.

Many who support the president have expressed frustration with how Trump's former attorney general Pam Bondi handled the Epstein files.

"Slopaganda" is too weak a term to capture how powerful this "highly sophisticated" content is, one expert says.

The four astronauts flew around the Moon in a nine-day voyage that took them further from Earth than any humans in history.

BBC Middle East Correspondent Hugo Bachega hears from people affected by this week's attacks.

Watch the first lady's full statement from the White House as she addresses her links to the late sex offender.