Copyright 2025 Nine Entertainment Co. Pty LimitedThe top News headlines from The Sydney Morning Herald. For all the news,visit https://www.smh.com.auhttps://www.smh.com.au/rss/world.xmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/icons/rss/smh.pngen-AUWed,30 Apr 2025 14:52:08 +1000https://www.smh.com.au/rss/world.xmlWed,30 Apr 2025 14:52:08 +1000World/ EuropeThe Roman Catholic Popes of the past 135 years6106bf61-507f-43c8-a206-2435476f01e9https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/list-popes-of-the-20th-and-21st-centuries-20130314-2g1lh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_worldWed,30 Apr 2025 11:51:48 +1000World/ North AmericaCory AlpertThe world is no longer standing in America’s shadow. It is learning,quickly and with no small amount of fear,how to stand on its own.b54e90f3-9ec7-4109-a844-bf478150d5f8https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/canada-s-prime-minister-schools-the-world-stand-up-to-the-bully-win-the-election-20250429-p5lv7r.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_worldWed,30 Apr 2025 11:40:00 +1000World/ North AmericaIt is the most consequential start of a term of any American presidency,with Donald Trump taking direct aim at law,media,public health and culture.86a74d74-a629-4e68-b54a-d127e81129b4https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/order-142-and-counting-how-trump-has-used-his-pen-to-change-america-in-100-days-20250428-p5lumi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_worldWed,30 Apr 2025 11:30:00 +1000World/ North AmericaAPThe escaped pet was spotted hopping along the road,stunning locals and snarling traffic as state troopers were forced to shut down both sides of Alabama Interstate 85.6893adff-4a2c-4dbf-8640-4e4a1f28269ehttps://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/is-that-a-kangaroo-runaway-sheila-causes-chaos-on-us-highway-20250430-p5lvbh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_worldWed,30 Apr 2025 10:52:20 +1000WorldThe escaped marsupial snarled traffic as state troopers were forced to shut down Interstate 85.84d5479d-9562-4b05-baa8-edf127b3d092https://www.smh.com.au/world/sheila-the-runaway-kangaroo-triggers-traffic-chaos-on-alabama-highway-20250430-p5lvbv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_worldWed,30 Apr 2025 10:10:23 +1000World/ North AmericaMichael KoziolUS President Donald Trump is aware the Australian government has been trying to contact him to discuss tariffs,hinting that he will talk to the prime minister.68cc86d0-e45d-49b4-93fa-9f498e40ae42https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/they-are-calling-trump-confirms-albanese-has-been-trying-to-speak-to-him-20250430-p5lv94.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_worldWed,30 Apr 2025 08:46:07 +1000World/ North AmericaThe US president confirmed he is aware the Australian government has been trying to contact him to discuss trade.404ee721-1514-44dd-802d-ed0551934b93https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/trump-says-he-will-be-talking-to-albanese-20250430-p5lv9d.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_worldWed,30 Apr 2025 06:13:25 +1000WorldUS President Donald Trump says he will be talking to Australia over a potential trade deal. 7ac6befa-13ce-423c-be13-2b7a4b1ca971https://www.smh.com.au/world/us-president-donald-trump-announces-trade-talks-with-australia-20250430-p5lv95.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_worldWed,30 Apr 2025 05:18:39 +1000World/ North AmericaMichael KoziolPolls show the president has lost his sheen. But from “Hog’s Haven” to a hair salon in rural Kentucky,Americans who voted for Donald Trump still think he’s their best chance.c1f8a4a5-b629-4f26-ac38-a9eed89926f1https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/the-world-is-consumed-by-trump-s-chaos-in-maga-heartland-they-ve-barely-noticed-20250422-p5ltas.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_worldWed,30 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +1000World/ North AmericaTom CompagnoniTariffs,Zelensky and mass deportations. Yet Donald Trump managed to do much more in his first three months as President of the United States.a132971b-1592-4216-aad4-60cf59865fa7https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/chaotic-wild-and-history-making-this-is-trump-s-first-100-days-20250429-p5lv3i.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_worldWed,30 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +1000World/ EuropeRob HarrisPope Francis’ posthumous directive has led Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu to pull out of papal conclave,averting further Vatican scandal.6bad86fc-ef12-48d2-8a1f-0768c51d40d9https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/controversial-cardinal-withdraws-from-conclave-after-pope-s-final-letter-emerges-20250430-p5lv92.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_worldWed,30 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +1000World/ AsiaDavid Rising,Valerie KomorPeter Arnett and his colleagues had watched the last of the US Marines flee in a helicopter. Then they heard a telltale squeak in the stairs outside their office.70ce80a6-c84f-4818-a797-24b6cd2903a6https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/how-a-can-of-coke-and-day-old-cake-led-to-iconic-photo-that-went-around-the-world-20250429-p5lv33.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_worldTue,29 Apr 2025 19:30:00 +1000World/ EuropeRenata Brito,Barry HattonThe unprecedented blackout halted trains,cut phone services and shut down traffic lights and ATMs for millions of people across the Iberian Peninsula.16142da5-28c9-4fbd-8ea6-c095c668f2e2https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/major-power-outage-brings-spain-and-portugal-to-a-standstill-20250429-p5luxo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_worldTue,29 Apr 2025 16:34:20 +1000World/ North AmericaMichael KoziolNational broadcaster CBC has called the election,but it’s not yet known whether the Liberals would form a majority government.ae59bc0e-2ffc-483f-80ff-55f061c93c72https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-canadian-election-dominated-by-donald-trump-20250429-p5lv09.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_worldTue,29 Apr 2025 16:23:09 +1000World/ North AmericaMichael KoziolThe Trump effect has just hit Canada’s election – and it could rub off on Australia’s.733dfd32-0afb-4dcd-9730-05013ab125c2https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/why-canada-s-election-result-is-an-uncomfortable-one-for-dutton-20250429-p5lv4h.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_worldTue,29 Apr 2025 16:15:26 +1000World/ North AmericaThe iconic photographs that mark Trump’s first 100 days in power32b1106b-15bd-4056-99ea-d9468dcde05ehttps://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/100-days-of-trump-20250428-p5luu6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_worldTue,29 Apr 2025 14:32:30 +1000WorldFour people have been killed including children in Illinois in the US,after a car crashed into an after-school camp. 6e1994b7-317d-45c4-9d36-5e4cd5f833a7https://www.smh.com.au/world/four-dead-after-car-crashes-into-after-school-camp-in-usa-20250429-p5lv2b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_worldTue,29 Apr 2025 11:53:29 +1000World/ North AmericaMichael KoziolThe US president also embraced Australian football player Jordan Mailata at a ceremony for the Philadelphia Eagles,who won the Super Bowl in February.027ae23e-293f-47e7-970b-029df107efa3https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/i-run-the-world-trump-marks-100-days-with-stunts-boasts-and-propaganda-20250429-p5luxq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_worldTue,29 Apr 2025 11:05:51 +1000World/ Middle EastLolita BaldorSailors were towing the F/A-18 fighter jet into the hangar bay when they lost control of the aircraft.357708d5-74d0-487a-b410-e3a55a0b3db1https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/the-93m-parking-mistake-fighter-jet-falls-off-aircraft-carrier-20250429-p5luyo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_worldTue,29 Apr 2025 08:30:23 +1000World/ EuropeElizabeth PineauKim Kardashian was bound with zip ties and duct tape during the heist at Paris Fashion Week,allegedly led by a man now nicknamed “Omar the Old”.0c5ee109-a7c8-4e4a-bb06-7d8c8b2dbc4ahttps://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/the-reality-star-her-4m-ring-and-the-grandpa-robbers-that-allegedly-stole-it-from-her-20250429-p5luy0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_worldTue,29 Apr 2025 06:33:01 +1000