ROME — Pope Leo XIV returned to the Vatican from a 11-day trip to Africa on Thursday with his papacy seemingly transformed — a pontiff known during his first year for being tempered and at times careful to a fault suddenly demonstrating an ability to roar. Source link
The top commander of U.S. forces in Europe told members of Congress on Thursday that the U.S. military is responding “robustly” to any entity aiding Iran in its military operations against the U.S. “Anytime anyone puts American service members in harm’s way in any manner whatsoever, I believe we should respond robustly,” Gen. Alexus Grynkewich… Source link
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech A Waymo robotaxi blocked an ambulance from responding to the scene of a mass shooting in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, EMS and Waymo officials confirmed. “A driverless vehicle was stopped in the area while our crews were responding to this morning’s shooting, and it did briefly interfere with access for one ambulance,” Austin-Travis County EMS spokesperson Christa Stedman told Axios. “The officer in the video followed established protocol to address the situation and was able to quickly move the vehicle so ATCEMS units could proceed.” The Google-owned Waymo told outlets that it would not be providing a statement. In footage of the incident circulating online, a Waymo cab is seen straddling the width of a street, preventing an EMS vehicle with its lights flashing from passing. Instead of clearing a path, the cab fidgets in place, before the ambulance driver decides to reverse out and take a different route. After several minutes of indecisiveness — perhaps as it …
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VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife on Saturday (Jan. 3) may have ended one crisis for the Holy See and opened another, testing the Vatican’s long-standing defense of national sovereignty in an increasingly volatile global order. As cardinals from around the world gather in Rome for their first major meeting since electing Pope Leo XIV — a consistory meant to address pressing church matters — mounting geopolitical tensions are expected to feature prominently in formal and informal conversations. While the Vatican’s tensions with the Venezuelan government, which began under Pope Francis and continued in recent months under Leo, are seemingly halted after Maduro’s removal from office, now the Holy See must consider concern for Venezuelan Catholics and the U.S.’ escalating actions and impact beyond Venezuela in any response. “What has happened has created a precedent that scares the hell out of those cardinals who are in other countries where they might be invaded by Russia or invaded by China,” said Massimo Faggioli, a Vatican commentator and …
