Day: May 10, 2025

The new pope said he would be guided by a key document that his predecessor wrote listing the church’s priorities, including a “loving care for the least and the rejected.”

Trump announced breakthrough after talks apparently secured by secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and vice-president, JD Vance

India and Pakistan accuse each other of carrying out strikes on military bases. It’s the latest escalation between the two countries. Plus, NPR learns that the Department of Agriculture is demanding states hand over the personal data of those receiving food stamps. Critics fear the information could be used to carry out deportations. Also, the Trump administration tightens its control over the independent agency regulating America’s nuclear reactors. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

President Trump says India and Pakistan have agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire — after four days of cross border attacks. He said the agreement had been reached after a long night of talks mediated by the United States. Mr Trump congratulated both sides on “using common sense and great intelligence.” Pakistan’s foreign minister Ishaq Dar confirmed the agreement, saying Islamabad had always strived for peace and security, without compromising on its sovereignty and territorial integrity. There’s been no word yet from India. Also in the programme: The Syrian Jews visiting Damascus; and the Soviet spacecraft that’s fallen back to Earth. (Photo: Police officers inspect metal debris, amid hostilities between India and Pakistan, in a field on the outskirts of Jalandhar, India, May 10, 2025. Credit: Reuters/Stringer)

One medic said it was a regular night’s work at a field hospital in the Zaporizhzhia region, even with the Russian-declared ceasefire. “The same as usual, we got used to it. They will never change.”

9AM ET 05/10/2025 Newscast
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