
Leo Sands
Reporter and Editor at The Washington Post
Reporter @WashingtonPost / formerly @BBCWorld
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3 days ago |
washingtonpost.com | Anthony Faiola |Chico Harlan |Marisa Bellack |Leo Sands |Gaya Gupta |Anumita Kaur | +1 more
Live updates: Vatican confirms Pope Francis’s cause of death as Catholics mourn worldwide (washingtonpost.com) Live updates: Vatican confirms Pope Francis’s cause of death as Catholics mourn worldwide By Anthony Faiola; Chico Harlan; Marisa Bellack; Leo Sands; Gaya Gupta; Anumita Kaur; Sammy Westfall 2025042108122400 Pope Francis died at age 88 at 7:35 a.m. local time Monday, the Vatican said, ending a historic chapter — and setting in motion a carefully orchestrated transition aimed at...
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1 week ago |
newstalkzb.co.nz | Aaron Gregg |Andrew Jeong |Katrina Northrop |Leo Sands
Stocks fell sharply due to rising US-China tensions, with major indexes losing 5% to 7%. Technology companies like Tesla, Amazon, and Apple saw significant stock declines. Analysts warn of continued market volatility and uncertainty in US trade policy. Stocks fell sharply Thursday (local time) as attention shifted to rising tensions between the United States and China.
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1 week ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Aaron Gregg |Andrew Jeong |Katrina Northrop |Leo Sands
Stocks fell sharply due to rising US-China tensions, with major indexes losing 5% to 7%. Technology companies like Tesla, Amazon, and Apple saw significant stock declines. Analysts warn of continued market volatility and uncertainty in US trade policy. Stocks fell sharply Thursday (local time) as attention shifted to rising tensions between the United States and China.
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2 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Meryl Kornfield |Patrick Svitek |Andrew Jeong |Katrina Northrop |Michael Miller |Leo Sands | +5 more
The House could try again Thursday to pass a budget resolution laying out a framework for President Donald Trump’s leading legislative priorities — including tax cuts and immigration — after Republican leaders delayed a vote Wednesday night because of reservations from conservatives who want deeper spending cuts. Difficulties passing what the party has dubbed a “big, beautiful bill” present a major test of Trump’s clout on Capitol Hill.
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2 weeks ago |
unionleader.com | Leo Sands
Pope Francis greeted pilgrims in a surprise appearance at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican on Sunday, his first public engagement in two weeks since leaving a Rome hospital after a five-week stay. Doctors have prescribed two months of rest for Francis, 88, as his body recovers from a bout of double pneumonia that nearly cost him his life. During that time, they advised, he should avoid meeting with people individually and in group settings.
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