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White House Faces Backlash After Posting Image of Trump Dressed as the Pope

The White House surprised many on Friday by posting an image of President Donald Trump dressed as the pope on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). The post quickly gained attention, generating both criticism and humor across the internet. The image shows Trump wearing traditional papal attire, including a white robe, a pope’s hat, and […]

Australian lawmaker critically injured after being deliberately hit by car October 19, 2026
By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Australian lawmaker Helen Haines was in a critical ‌condition on Monday after being deliberately struck ‌by a car outside her office in Wangaratta, police and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. Victoria Police said a 43-year-old man had been arrested after the attack on independent MP Haines in Wangaratta, […]
By Alasdair Pal
Rubio denies U.S. paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine October 19, 2026
By Gram Slattery SAMARKAND, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied on Monday that the United States had paused some ‌intelligence sharing with Ukraine, contradicting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy who said ‌Washington had briefly done just that. Speaking to NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday, Zelenskiy had said intelligence sharing had been interrupted, […]
By Gram Slattery
Trump says Zelensky 'doesn't want to end this war' after Ukraine hits Russian terminal October 19, 2026
Ukraine launched one of its biggest drone attacks this year on Russia overnight on Saturday, hitting a key oil terminal in defiance of US President Donald Trump’s demand it stop hitting Russian energy infrastructure. There have been growing tensions between Ukraine and the US in recent days, prompting fears in Kyiv it could lose essential […]
Tim Lister and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN
Emergency crews in deadly fire at Canada military base faced 'worst conditions imaginable' October 19, 2026
Carney: 'Canada must now serve' service members killed in fire Four members of the Canadian military have died and dozens were injured at a base in the province of Alberta after a fire broke out in a grassy training area and spread rapidly due to strong winds.Addressing the nation on Sunday from Ottawa, Prime Minister […]
Jessica Murphy - Canada digital editor; Nadine Yousif - Senior Canada reporter
Falling crucifix kills Ecuador priest during livestreamed church service October 19, 2026
A Catholic priest was killed after a crucifix fell on him during a livestreamed mass in Ecuador, church officials said.Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari died on Saturday at the Church of Perpetual Relief in Guayaquil, a coastal city about 265km southwest of the capital, Quito, the Archdiocese of Guayaquil said. He was the parish priest at […]
Stuti Mishra
Putin reportedly proposes summit with Trump and Xi to discuss Ukraine peace deal October 19, 2026
Oct 18 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a summit next month with US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping ‌to negotiate an end to the four-year-old Ukraine conflict that would ‌favour Moscow, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the discussions. The proposed summit comes amid […]
Reuters
Search for Amelia Earhart's plane hits another dead end after 89 years October 19, 2026
A mysterious object discovered near a remote Pacific island is not the wreckage of Amelia Earhart's missing plane, researchers said after an expedition to the site, dealing another setback to efforts to solve one of aviation's greatest mysteries nearly 90 years after the pilot disappeared."Evidence gathered at the Taraia Peninsula on Nikumaroro confirmed that the […]
Kierra Frazier
Obama condemns comments by 'border czar' that Ilhan Omar could be denaturalized October 18, 2026
Homeland security officers carry boxes from the Washington DC residence of Ilhan Omar, on 12 October.Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/AP Former US president Barack Obama condemned comments by Donald Trump’s “border czar” that the Republican presidential administration could “of course” strip Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar of her citizenship and deport her. Obama wrote Sunday morning, on […]
José Olivares and Sanya Mansoor in New York
Driver whose truck drove into Kansas soccer game released, pending toxicology tests October 18, 2026
Clipped From Video What began as a soccer game on a sunny Saturday in Wichita, Kansas, for children whose loved ones watched on the sidelines ended in tragedy when a pickup truck sped onto the field, killing a 6-year-old boy and a man and injuring 10 others. The truck had been parked in a space […]
Emma Tucker, Julianna Bragg, CNN
Trump endorses Netanyahu just 9 days before Israeli elections October 18, 2026
The relationship between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin and US President Donald Trump, shown in April, 2025, has soured ahead of crucial elections. - Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/FILE With just over a week to go until Israel’s election day, President Donald Trump finally gave the full-throated endorsement that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had long sought. The president […]
Analysis by Tal Shalev and Kevin Liptak, CNN
Vance says 'there's a chance' he won't run for president in 2028 October 18, 2026
Vice President JD Vance (Daniel Heuer-Pool/Getty Images) Despite leading early polls of potential 2028 Republican presidential candidates, Vice President JD Vance says "there's a chance" he won't enter the race. Speaking during a CBS News town hall Saturday in Flat Rock, Michigan, Vance acknowledged that family considerations could influence whether he seeks to succeed President Donald […]
Charlie McCarthy
Jackson doesn't regret telling Collins to 'shut up' after protester interrupted debate October 18, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Maine Democrat Troy Jackson says he does not regret telling Sen. Susan Collins that she should “shut up” after the Republican suggested a protester who interrupted their recent debate was one of his campaign's backers. "She said that it was a Troy supporter. She accused me of setting that up. I had […]
A timeline of the Cornell rape case, from the alleged 2024 incident to the frat party ban October 18, 2026
The investigation into an alleged "gang rape" at Cornell University in October 2024 has drawn nationwide attention after a former student identified as "Jane Doe" filed a civil lawsuit last month, accusing seven fraternity members of drugging and assaulting her for hours.Last week, Cornell announced that it is suspending "all parties and social events" at […]
Dylan Stableford
Trump approval hits record low, handing Democrats a clear midterm edge October 18, 2026
Two weeks from Election Day, Republicans face a bleak political landscape. President Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to a new low, and support for Democrats in the race for control of Congress is rising as inflationary pressures contribute to an acrid mood among voters, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll.Trump's approval among U.S. […]
Dan Balz and Scott Clement, (c) 2026 , The Washington Post