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Pope Francis says talks are underway to return artifacts in the Vatican Museum that were acquired from Indigenous peoples in Canada and has voiced a willingness to return other colonial-era objects in the Vatican’s collection on a case-by-case basis ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE -- Pope Francis said Sunday that talks were underway to return colonial-era artifacts in the Vatican Museum that were acquired from Indigenous peoples in Canada and voiced a willingness to return other problematic objects in the Vatican’s collection on a case-by-case basis. “The Seventh Commandment comes to mind: If you steal something you have to give it back,” Francis said during an airborne press conference en route home from Hungary. Recently, Francis return ed to Greece the three fragments of the Parthenon sculptures that had been in the Vatican Museums’ collection for two centuries. The pope said Sunday that the restitution was “the right gesture” and that when such return s were possible, museums should underta

Nothing quite gets the juices flowing like a little bit of controversy in Formula 1 - and when it comes in a sprint as the latest helping did ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, even better. After all, the warm-up to the main event on Sunday means even more discussion and eyeballs on what happened (on this occasion) between Max Verstappen and George Russell, and as Oscar Wilde wrote in The Picture of Dorian Gray: "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." In the end, the collision between Verstappen and Russell was deemed just a racing incident by those in the Mercedes camp, and a case of wrongdoing against Verstappen - although this was given the short shrift it deserved by 1996 champion Damon Hill. Verstappen is a loser from the sprint, but we start with the guy who won the 17-lap affair, Sergio Perez. Viewed by others:

Erik ten Hag has confirmed Manchester United will not be releasing Alejandro Garnacho for international duty ahead of the upcoming Under-20 World Cup. The Under-20 World Cup is due to kick off on May 20, meaning Garnacho would miss United's final few Game s of the Premier League season and the FA Cup final, which will come against Manchester City at Wembley on June 3. Garnacho was wanted in the Argentinian team and manager Javier Mascherano is even understood to have flown to England for talks with the teenager to convince him to miss the end of United's season. However, Ten Hag has shut down the speculation and confirmed Garnacho, who is just working his way back from injury, will not be leaving United. "No, we don't release him," Ten Hag told a press conference. Read the latest Man Utd news here feed "He will return tomorrow [Friday] in the team training part and then we have to see when he can return totally in the team training and then back into Game s.

Gap is laying off 1,800 corporate employees as the struggling clothing chain aims to cut costs amid a sales slump NEW YORK -- Gap is laying off 1,800 corporate workers as the struggling chain cuts costs in a bid to become more nimble. There have been numerous job cuts at U.S. corporations this year like Amazon and McDonald's that have hit particularly hard for white collar workers as the economy slows. In a regulatory filing Thursday, the San Francisco-based chain, which also owns Banana Republic, Old Navy and Athleta, said employees in its headquarters as well as upper field positions such as regional store managers, will be impacted. Interim CEO Bob Martin said the layoffs will lead to $300 million in annualized savings. The layoffs should be completed by the end of July, according to the regulatory filing. “We are taking the necessary actions to reshape Gap Inc. for the future – simplifying and optimizing our operating model, elevating creativity, and driving better delivery in

The Ukrainian government has launched an initiative to streamline and promote innovation in the development of drones and other technologies that have been critical during Russia’s war in Ukraine KYIV, Ukraine -- The Ukrainian government on Wednesday launched a new initiative meant to streamline and promote innovation in the development of drones and other technologies that have been critical in the war with Russia. As part of the initiative dubbed BRAVE1, the government hopes to bring state, military, and private sector developers working on defense issues together into a tech cluster that would give Ukraine a battlefield advantage. “Considering the enemy that is right next to us and its scale, we definitely need to develop the military tech so that we can defend ourselves,” Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's minister of digital transformation, said. Fedorov told The Associated Press ahead of Wednesday’s official announcement that the government had earmarked more than 100 million hryvni

Court papers say that Prince William quietly received “a very large sum of money” in a 2020 phone hacking settlement with the British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire LONDON -- Prince William, the heir to the British throne, quietly received “a very large sum of money” in a 2020 settlement with the British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch's media empire for phone hacking, according to court documents aired Tuesday in one of his brother's lawsuits. Prince Harry's lawyer made the revelation in a summary of arguments about why Harry's lawsuit against the publisher of The Sun and now-defunct News Of The World should not be thrown out. The suit alleges the newspapers unlawfully gathered information in a Scandal dating back two decades. News Group Newspapers, which Murdoch owns, argued that a High Court judge should throw out phone hacking lawsuits by the prince and actor Hugh Grant because the claims were brought too late. But Harry, the Duke of Sussex, said h

A key measure of German business optimism rose in April for the seventh month in a row amid lower natural gas prices and the reopening of the Chinese economy after COVID-19 restrictions FRANKFURT, Germany -- A key measure of German Business optimism rose in April for the seventh month in a row amid lower natural gas prices and the reopening of the Chinese economy after COVID-19 restrictions. The Munich-based IFO institute’s confidence index went up to 93.6 from 93.2 in March. Analysts said Monday that the move was positive but did not erase the headwinds facing Europe’s largest economy as it struggles to avoid sliding into recession. Consumers are still holding back due to rampant inflation and energy prices still are high, even after utilities found new sources of gas after Russia cut off most of its supply to Europe after the invasion of Ukraine. “Looking beyond the first quarter and particularly looking into the second half of the year, the German economy will continue its flirtat

German government officials and labor unions have reached a pay deal for more than 2.5 million public-sector workers, ending a lengthy dispute and heading off the possibility of disruptive all-out strikes BERLIN -- German government officials and labor unions have reached a pay deal for more than 2.5 million public-sector workers, ending a lengthy dispute and heading off the possibility of disruptive all-out strikes. The ver.di union had pressed for hefty raises as Germany, like many other countries, grapples with high inflation. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said as the deal was announced around midnight Sunday that “we accommodated the unions as far as we could responsibly do in a difficult budget situation.” The deal entails tax-free one-time payments totaling 3,000 euros ($3,300) per employee, with the first 1,240 euros coming in June and monthly payments of 220 euros following until February. In March, regular monthly pay for all will be increased by 200 euros, followed by a sala

The editor of a German magazine that purported to publish an interview with Michael Schumacher has been fired . Die Aktuelle published an edition earlier this week bearing the words " Michael Schumacher , The First Interview, World Sensation", along with a picture of the seven-time World Champion. In much smaller type, the magazine also printed the words "It sounds deceptively real", indicating that the so-called interview was actually created by an AI chatbot. Die Aktuelle 's publishers on Friday apologised to the Schumacher family and announced the dismissal of editor-in-chief Anne Hoffmann. "This tasteless and misleading article should never have appeared. It in no way corresponds to the standards of journalism that we - and our readers - expect from a publisher like Funke," said Bianca Pohlmann, Managing Director of Funke Magazines . Viewed by others:

U.S. forces have been sent to Djibouti as U.S. military plans for possible evacuation of American diplomats from Sudan. The United States is sending additional Military forces and equipment to a base in Djibouti to pre-position in case they are needed for the possible evacuation of Americans from Sudan, two U.S. officials told ABC News. Fierce fighting between the Sudanese Army and a para Military force has raged in Sudan's capital city of Khartoum since this past weekend, raising security concerns for Americans and citizens from other countries who have been trapped by the fighting. More than 330 people have been killed in the fighting. There are an estimated 16,000 American citizens in Sudan, two U.S. officials told ABC News. "The Department of Defense, through U.S. Africa Command, is monitoring the situation in Sudan and conducting prudent planning for various contingencies," said Lt. Col. Phil Ventura, a Defense Department spokesman. "As part of this, we are

The Air Force has opened its own probe into the secret documents disclosure and says the accused leaker’s unit is no longer carrying out its intelligence mission. The Air Force on Tuesday said it has begun its own investigation into how a young airman allegedly was able to access possibly hundreds of highly classified documents he's accused of posting on the internet. Top officials also announced that the unit 21-year-old Airman 1st Class Teixeira was assigned to -- Otis Air National Guard Base in Cape Cod, Massachusetts -- has been removed from its intelligence mission and its work is now being done by other units. "I've tasked our inspector general to go look at the unit and anything associated with this leak that could have gone wrong from the point of view of implementing our policies -- to see what things allowed this to happen," Secretary of the Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told a Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee. An Air Force statement explaine

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers are ratcheting up pressure on Walt Disney World ORLANDO, Fla. -- Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers ratcheted up pressure on Walt Disney World on Monday by announcing legislation that will use the regulatory powers of Florida government to exert unprecedented oversight on the park resort's rides and monorail. Lawmakers will introduce a bill in coming weeks that would end an exemption for Disney parks when it comes to ride inspections by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, DeSantis said at a news conference near Disney World. The agriculture agency is responsible for inspecting amusement rides in Florida, but an exception was carved out for the state's largest theme park operators, such as Disney and Universal Destinations & Experiences, which do their own safety inspections. Under the proposal, the exemption would end for rides in special governmental districts, which basically targets just Disney World.