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Pope Leo says he plans to follow the agenda of his predecessor, Pope Francis, to make the Catholic Church more inclusive.

NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports the pontiff delivered his first Christmas address to cardinals at the Vatican.

Denmark and Greenland are bristling at the latest moves by the Trump administration vowing to reject any foreign efforts to take over Greenland.

President Trump announced that he was appointing the current governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, to what's been described as a voluntary position.

In a statement on social media, Landry declared he was honored to join the effort to, quote, make Greenland part of the United States.

Denmark and Greenland say this is unacceptable and Greenland's borders are rooted in international law.

Today, the White House reiterated that it sees Greenland as strategically important.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi is announcing a Second Amendment-based lawsuit against the Washington, D.C.

Metropolitan Police Department, arguing that its ban on AR-15s and many other firearms is unconstitutional.

Bondi declared that living in the nation's capital should not preclude a citizen's Second Amendment right to own the assault-style weapon.

An immediate pause has been ordered by the Trump administration for construction of five large-scale offshore wind projects.

From member station WBUR in Boston, Barbara Moran reports the move is consistent with President Trump's opposition to offshore wind farms.

The Israeli cabinet voted to shut down a national radio station operated by the Israeli military today.

The radio station has run for 75 years and is known for its critical take on the Ministry of Defense.

NPR's Hadil Al-Shalshi reports.