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Pope Francis has said Christians must have "cheerful faces and eyes full of joy." However, the Argentinian pontiff himself seemed to forget this guidance when he met Donald Trump May 24. Pictures of the meeting have provoked a vast wave of mocking memes across social media.

More details have begun to emerge about the 22 victims of the suicide bomb attack in Manchester on Monday (May 22). The dead include a Polish couple who had just taken a selfie in the city center.

Russia and the European Union can work together to counter terrorism and radicalization, improving the exchange of information among other things, Сypriot President Nicos Anastasiades told Sputnik.

A total of eight male suspects have been arrested in relation to Monday's deadly terrorist attack in the UK city of Manchester, Greater Manchester police’s chief constable, Ian Hopkins said Thursday.

A study of drug users has revealed "magic" psilocybin mushrooms are the safest recreational drug, with a mere 0.2 percent of the individuals who ingested the psychedelic fungus in 2016 requiring emergency medical treatment - a rate at least five times lower than other mind-altering substances such as MDMA, LSD and cocaine.

No progress has been made during Cyprus settlement talks in Geneva on two key issues, security of Cyprus, including the withdrawal of Turkish troops from the island, and territorial administration, Сypriot President Nicos Anastasiades told Sputnik.

The EU leaders are making efforts to overcome existing rifts in relations with Russia, Сypriot President Nicos Anastasiades told Sputnik.

An additional plebiscite on Cyprus reunification might be possible if the solutions for security and territorial concerns are found at negotiations in Geneva, Сypriot President Nicos Anastasiades told Sputnik.

Relations between British and US intelligence agencies are under strain after the New York Times published photographs of the Manchester terror attack in what appears to be a leak from within US intelligence services - the second such leak since the explosion, May 22.

The Norwegian Criminal Investigation Service (Kripos) is seriously considering the possibilities of launching "uniformed police profiles" to patrol the social media site.

Spanish Catalonia would not be allowed to hold a referendum on its independence from Madrid and the central government had all the necessary tools to prevent such a vote.

Manchester United beat Ajax in Stockholm on Wednesday night, May 24, and manager Jose Mourinho dedicated the victory to the victims of Monday's bombing. United fans flew banners at the stadium which paid homage to the victims and showed a message of defiance.

UK Army and a bomb disposal unit are at a college in Trafford, Manchester, following an incident, Greater Manchester Police said Thursday.

At least 56 percent of UK citizens consider that ethnic minorities living in their country are constituting a threat to the United Kingdom, a recent poll said Thursday.

Two Finnish automated cars, developed by the VTT Technical Research Center, have been road-tested. The robotic car couple dubbed "Marilyn" and "Martti" are also known to be exchanging information with each other and are projected to learn to communicate with the outer world by autumn.

UK servicemen will replace police officers guarding all embassies in London for a week, after which the measure will be reviewed, Simon Fox of the Met Police’s Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Service said Thursday.

The Ukrainian government is ready to hand over more than 200 people as part of a prisoner exchange agreement in southeastern Ukraine, Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) chief Vasyl Hrytsak said Thursday.

Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz drew a lot of attention as he shook hands with US President Donald Trump's wife Melania during the couple's controversial visit to the Middle East. Afterwards, he was given a lecture on Islamic ethics by Swedish Muslims.

The suspected Manchester Arena suicide bomber reportedly have returned from the western German city of Dusseldorf four days before committing the deadly attack, UK media cited German intelligence as saying Thursday.