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Pope Leo XIV said that while popes can be advocates for peace, it was less “realistic” for them to serve as mediators.

Alan Ball sent the postcard to his family during the summer of 1953. Last week, it arrived at his home in Idaho.

The president and the first lady will be hosted by King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle. Mr. Trump will also travel to the prime minister’s country residence, Chequers.

The final day of the three-week long Vuelta a España came to a premature end as pro-Palestinian protesters blocked streets.

Only a handful of Democrats and none of the party’s top leaders attended the ceremony, an outpouring of praise and mourning for the right-wing activist, who was assassinated last week.

The British authorities said that the boxer, who retired in 2012, was found unresponsive at a home in Greater Manchester.

He made serious topics like grief and political corruption resonate with the masses, in no small part because of his own star power.

His roles brought him to the screen as a Depression-era con man, a governor’s son and the journalist Bob Woodward. He also took to the director’s chair. Here are some of Redford’s career highlights.

The Oscar-winning director, who preferred life away from Hollywood, was once a sex symbol and later an activist who used his celebrity to draw attention to the environment.