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Pope Leo takes aim at big tech in sweeping encyclical on AI

operates inside a set of incentives and constraints that can sometimes conflict with doing the right thing," citing commercial concerns, geopolitical pressure and pride and ambition. For that reason, he said, "we need more

Iran War timeline continues to shift. And, jury rules Live Nation acted as monopoly

military action as going well](http://npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5781002/georgia-focus-groups-trump-iran-war). ![President Trump is seen speaking about the Iran war on a TV in the White House on April 1. Polls have found the war to be unpopular

‘It’s kind of a tough situation’: US Catholics torn in feud between president and the pope

use of religion to justify violence. God “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war”, he said at mass in St Peter’s Square. His comments follow months of papal criticism about

Friday briefing: How Gaza, Lebanon and Iran have found themselves caught in an escalation without end

military will continue its ground operations there, justhours after Israel and Lebanon [agreed to implement a US-backed ceasefire](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/04/israel-lebanon-renew-ceasefire-hezbollah-trump-iran-deal-middle-east-us) to end hostilities. Later the leader of Hezbollah rejected the ceasefire too, demanding