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Pope makes plea for peace with Ukraine in call with Putin

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Pope Leo XIV has made a direct plea for peace with Ukraine to Russian President Vladimir Putin in their first call since the American pontiff took up the highest seat in the Catholic Church last month.
Following the call on Wednesday, the Vatican said the pope emphasized the «importance of dialogue» though it is unclear if he encouraged Putin to engage in direct discussions with his Ukrainian counterpart, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which the Kremlin chief has so far refused to do.
While the pair also discussed humanitarian issues, prisoner exchanges and aid, Putin also apparently accused Kyiv of «escalating» the war during the phone call.
An explosion is seen Tuesday, June 3, along the Kerch Bridge linking Russia and Crimea. (APTN/Ukrainian Security Service)
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Putin apparently told the pope «that the Kyiv regime is banking on escalating the conflict and is carrying out sabotage against civilian infrastructure sites on Russian territory.»
The claim was in reference to a recent attack on the Kerch Bridge this week, which links Crimea, the Ukrainian territory illegally annexed by Moscow in 2014, and Russia.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass during the formal inauguration of his pontificate in St. Peter’s Square, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (Alessandra Tarantino)
The attack came after a massive drone operation targeted Russia’s military complex and destroyed dozens of warplanes capable of deploying cruise missiles.

A rescuer works at a site of a Russian drone strike in Dnipro, Ukraine, in a picture released on April 30. (Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Civil Administration Serhiy Lysak via Telegram/Handout via Reuters)
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The attack reportedly prompted Putin to question the value of peace talks, though the Kremlin has already been accused of failing to participate in ceasefire attempts in good faith as it continues to pound Ukrainian cities with drone and missile strikes.
In a readout of the call, the Kremlin also apparently called on the Vatican to «take a more active role» in advocating for religious freedoms in Ukraine when it comes to members of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which has historic links to Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends Orthodox Easter Mass at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour on April 24, 2022, in Moscow. (Getty Images)
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Criminal proceedings have been levied by Ukrainian authorities against clergy members over suspected sympathies for Moscow.
Ukraine’s foreign ministry in April also accused Russia of religious oppression in occupied territories, where hundreds of churches have been destroyed, and some 67 clergy members killed since the start of the war.
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Congressman whose DC apartment complex was robbed blasts Democrats for criticizing Trump crime crackdown

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Congressman Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, blasted Democrats and the members of the media who have been critical of President Donald Trump sending the National Guard to the streets of Washington, D.C., in an effort to curb the rampant crime plaguing the city.
Hunt also revealed that his own DC apartment complex in the Navy Yard area was broken into last year, leaving a front desk attendant robbed of her belongings just several floors away from the congressman’s own unit.
«Downstairs in my apartment complex, there was a woman who was robbed,» Hunt told Fox News Digital. «She had her computer stolen, her phone stolen, and her iPad stolen right behind the desk, and we were all blocks away from the Capitol.»
«I was a three-minute drive away from the Capitol when this happened,» Hunt added. «Across the street from our complex was where Henry Cuellar was robbed at gunpoint. I don’t understand what these [critics] are talking about. It’s not safe.»
Hunt insists that the city is not safe. (Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)
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Trump’s military intervention to combat crime in D.C. has been widely criticized by Democrats, with House Judiciary Ranking Member Jamie Raskin, D-Md., introducing a resolution last week to prevent the president from keeping servicemembers in the district.
Because Washington, D.C., is not a state, Trump was able to invoke Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, allowing him to declare a public emergency and deploy federal resources into the area.
«Just like I took care of the Border, where you had ZERO Illegals coming across last month, from millions the year before, I will take care of our cherished Capital, and we will make it, truly, GREAT AGAIN,» Trump stated in an August 11 White House fact sheet on the emergency declaration. «Before the tents, squalor, filth, and Crime, it was the most beautiful Capital in the World. It will soon be that again.»

President Donald Trump has faced criticism for sending federal resources to Washington, D.C., to combat crime and homelessness. (Getty Images)
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Hunt also noted the actions of several Democrat governors who used their respective state’s National Guard to combat various issues.
«Tim Walz used the National Guard to implement COVID restrictions on people, not to take care of the murder capital of the United States,» Hunt told Fox. «Gavin Newsom is willing to clean up downtown LA in California for the President of China to come visit, but you won’t clean it up just for everyday citizens when all this crime is happening?»
The White House has also touted the success of the military presence in the nation’s capital, with Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt telling reporters during a Tuesday press briefing that 465 arrests have been made since the start of the operation, including an MS13 gang member illegally in the US with convictions for drug possession and driving while intoxicated (DWI).

The White House has lauded the success of the D.C. crime crackdown. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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«Thanks to President Trump’s leadership and the outstanding work of both federal and local law enforcement, dangerous gang members like the one picked up last night will not be allowed on the streets of our nation’s capital,» Leavitt told the press.
As for the residents of DC, James Laverty, a staffer on Capitol Hill, told Fox News that the military presence has made a «noticeable difference» in the nation’s capital.
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«In certain areas, like Navy Yard and U Street, it feels much safer than it did just a week ago,» Laverty told Fox. «This past weekend, there was a noticeable difference in the vibe late at night, and I think it goes without saying that the impact of the National Guard on the streets is the clear reason for the newly found safe sentiment in DC.»
Preston Mizell is a writer with Fox News Digital covering breaking news. Story tips can be sent to Preston.Mizell@fox.com and on X @MizellPreston
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El boom global de las carreras STEM: adolescentes eligen ciencia y tecnología para construir su futuro

Laboratorios repletos de proyectos, aulas interactivas plagadas de dispositivos y conversaciones familiares donde se habla de inteligencia artificial o energías renovables: el fenómeno es mundial. Cada vez más adolescentes de diferentes regiones están apostando por las carreras STEM (ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas) y la tendencia muestra una fuerza inédita que trasciende fronteras culturales y económicas. Hoy, hablar el lenguaje de los algoritmos, la robótica y el análisis de datos ya no es una curiosidad, sino una necesidad para quienes imaginan su futuro en el mundo contemporáneo.
Según un análisis de The Conversation, el auge de las carreras STEM es evidente en varios países y responde a factores tanto económicos como sociales. En Reino Unido, el interés por estas materias alcanzó un récord histórico en 2025: matemáticas, química y biología se consolidaron como las opciones más populares entre los estudiantes de nivel secundario. Este crecimiento no se limita a Europa. En Estados Unidos, las universidades registran un flujo sostenido y creciente de estudiantes en ingeniería, ciencias aplicadas e informática.
La decisión de orientar la formación hacia carreras STEM tiene un sustento práctico indiscutible. The Conversation y The Guardian revelan que los egresados de áreas científicas y tecnológicas acceden a mayores beneficios económicos y mejores tasas de empleabilidad que quienes optan por otras disciplinas. Los sectores más dinámicos del mercado, desde inteligencia artificial y análisis de datos hasta energías renovables, ciberseguridad y desarrollo de aplicaciones, exigen competencias avanzadas en matemáticas, tecnología y ciencias.

La amplitud de salidas profesionales multiplica las oportunidades para los adolescentes: las ciencias abarcan desde la astronomía y la biología marina hasta la informática, la ingeniería ambiental o la medicina. En este escenario, las posibilidades para quienes eligen STEM se expanden a medida que surgen nuevas necesidades económicas y sociales vinculadas a la digitalización, la sustentabilidad y la innovación.
El boom de las carreras científicas y tecnológicas no solo responde a variables económicas. La cultura digital convirtió a las STEM en una parte ineludible de la vida cotidiana y de la creatividad. Artistas, arquitectos, fotógrafos, músicos o chefs incorporan tecnología, conceptos de física o biología y análisis de datos en procesos creativos y prácticos. Aplicaciones móviles para la salud, sistemas de navegación GPS o la automatización en tareas domésticas son apenas una muestra de cómo el conocimiento científico y tecnológico se ha vuelto indispensable más allá del ámbito académico.
Esta familiaridad con la tecnología y los conceptos matemáticos no solo prepara para empleos calificados, sino que también otorga herramientas esenciales para la toma de decisiones y la adaptación al entorno digital y globalizado que define la vida de las nuevas generaciones.

El auge de las STEM tiene raíces profundas en las transformaciones culturales, sociales y educativas internacionales. La preocupación por la crisis ambiental conduce a cientos de miles de adolescentes a interesarse por la ingeniería ambiental, la biotecnología o las ciencias naturales. De manera simultánea, la omnipresencia de empresas tecnológicas y plataformas digitales refuerza la percepción de que las competencias informáticas son tan necesarias como las habilidades tradicionales en cualquier profesión.
Medios de comunicación y productos culturales cumplen su rol: Blue Planet, presentado por Sir David Attenborough, movilizó el interés global por la biodiversidad marina y la contaminación por plásticos, mientras documentales sobre inteligencia artificial o salud digital disparan el entusiasmo por las disciplinas científicas dentro y fuera de las aulas.
La percepción de que la ciencia y la tecnología constituyen herramientas versátiles, útiles y adaptables se afianza en todos los continentes. Elegir una carrera STEM ya no es solo una estrategia individual para mejorar la empleabilidad: es, para muchos jóvenes, una manera de conectar con los desafíos globales y contribuir activamente al bienestar colectivo.
Desde aprender a programar hasta investigar soluciones para el cambio climático o desarrollar inteligencia artificial ética, las ciencias y la tecnología dejan de ser opciones de nicho para consolidarse como el nuevo lenguaje común de la juventud mundial.
Hoy, los adolescentes que apuestan por STEM no solo buscan transformarse a sí mismos, sino también transformar el mundo que heredan y en el que desean dejar huella.
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