## Pope Leo XIV condemns Russia's 'imperialist' invasion of Ukraine

Authored by kyivindependent.com

The newly appointed Pope Leo XIV spoke out against Russia's continued war against Ukraine in an interview on May 9.

Speaking with Peruvian news outlet Semanario Expresión, Pope Leo condemned Russia's war against Ukraine, characterizing it as a "a true invasion, imperialist in nature, where Russia seeks to conquer territory for reasons of power.”.

Pope Leo was appointed just earlier this week on May 8, following the death of Pope Francis on April 21 at the age of 88.

By clearing naming Russia's imperialist aspirations in Ukraine, the new pope's comments come as a departure from his predecessor's position on the war.

While Pope Francis was widely seen as a reformer who led the church with compassion and humanity, his legacy in Ukraine is more complex.

Throughout Russia's full-scale invasion, many Ukrainians viewed Pope Francis' statements as failing to clearly assign responsibility for the war.

As leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo will play a decisive role in shaping how the religious institution responds to Europe’s largest war since World War II. »

### Man checks out 100 books from Beachwood Library, then burns them in social media post

Authored by cleveland.com

BEACHWOOD, Ohio -- A man who withdrew 100 books from the Beachwood Library may have used those books in a social media video to spread hate before burning them in a second video.

On April 2, the man went to the Beachwood Library branch, 25501 Shaker Blvd., and applied for a library card.

Once the card was approved, the man checked out 50 books on topics that included Jewish history, African-American history and LGBTQ education. »

### Nearly 200 Overwatch developers at Blizzard form a new union: The Overwatch Gamemakers Guild

Authored by pcgamer.com

"Workers organizing themselves and striving for better conditions as a group allows us to present initiatives that would not only improve our workplace but videogames overall.".

The following year, World of Warcraft senior producer Samuel Cooper gave credit to Microsoft for helping to facilitate the unionization of WoW devs.

Overwatch UI artist Sadie Boyd, who was previously with Arkane Austin before Microsoft closed the studio, expressed similar sentiments on X. »

### Blizzard's Overwatch Team Just Unionized: 'What I Want To Protect Most Here Is The People'

Authored by kotaku.com

The Overwatch 2 team at Blizzard has unionized.

It’s the second wall-to-wall union at the storied game maker since the World of Warcraft team unionized last July.

The effort to unionize the Overwatch team hasn’t just led by quality assurance testers. »

### India Pakistan highlights: Govt says armed forces are maintaining strong vigil

Authored by hindustantimes.com

We believe that Pakistan should understand this situation properly and take appropriate action immediately to stop this intrusion.”.

Reacting to the ceasefire agreement, Pakistan on Sunday said that it “remains committed to faithful implementation” of the deal reached with India.

Drones have been spotted in several parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat's Kutch, Punjab and Rajasthan following Pakistan's violation of a ceasefire deal with India. »

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