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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: profile twitter:card: summary twitter:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Aryn Baker ## Aryn Baker Baker is an award-winning foreign correspondent based in Rome. She has reported for TIME from Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe. ## Aryn Baker *  May 9, 2025 ### [Pope Leo XIV Steps Onto the World Stage](https://time.com/7283865/pope-leo-robert-prevost/) The first American pope succeeds Francis, preaching peace while confronting Church divides and urgen... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  May 8, 2025 ### [Conclave Picks Robert Prevost](https://time.com/7283744/cardinal-elects-pope-leo-robert-prevost/) The newly elected Pope succeeds Francis amid growing calls for reform and navigating a divided Churc... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  May 6, 2025 ### [Who Could Be the Next Pope?](https://time.com/7282843/next-pope-candidates-zuppi-parolin-tagle-turkson-erdo/) Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European succ... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Apr 26, 2025 ### [How Pope Francis' Legacy Was Celebrated by Mourners at His Funeral](https://time.com/7280693/pope-francis-funeral-legacy-celebrated-catholic-church-transformation/) “Pope Francis shifted attitudes. He has changed the church," says one mourner who stood outside the ... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Jul 3, 2024 ### [Inside Fiji's Battle Against Plastics](https://time.com/6991350/plastic-microplastics-fiji-water-recycling/) Fiji is ground zero for the planet’s waste problem—and the challenge of stopping it at the source. [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Feb 15, 2024 ### [Experts Are Skeptical About Companies Offsetting Plastic Waste](https://time.com/6691961/companies-offsetting-plastic-waste/) Companies are buying plastic credits to offset their impact. But some say producing less is the only... [CLIMATE](/section/climate/) *  Jan 19, 2024 ### [The Climate Impact of Avoiding the Panama and Suez Canals](https://time.com/6556409/panama-suez-canal-climate-impact/) Houthi Red Sea attacks and drought in Central America are forcing ships to take longer routes—with s... [CLIMATE](/section/climate/) *  Jan 12, 2024 ### [2023 Was the Hottest Year Ever and 2024 May Be Even Worse](https://time.com/6554830/2023-hottest-year-ever/) New climate data from scientific agencies show that the world is perilously close to reaching 1.5°C ... [CLIMATE](/section/climate/) *  Jan 8, 2024 ### [Microplastics in Bottled Water 10 Times Worse Than Thought](https://time.com/6553165/microplastics-in-bottled-water-study/) New research reveals that a liter of bottled water contains an average 240,000 microscopic plastic p... [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Dec 13, 2023 ### [Was COP28 A Success or Flop? Depends Who You Ask](https://time.com/6455646/was-cop28-a-success-or-flop/) The COP28 climate conference in Dubai ended with an agreement that acknowledges fossil fuels' harm b... [CLIMATE](/section/climate/) *  Nov 28, 2023 ### [Bioplastics Are Still Mostly Garbage](https://time.com/6339914/plastic-alternatives-pollute/) A proposed ban on single-use plastics is a boon for the bioplastic industry, but are they really goo... [CLIMATE](/section/climate/) *  Nov 15, 2023 ### [Countries May Be a Step Closer to Tackling Plastic Pollution](https://time.com/6335579/countries-one-step-closer-to-tackling-plastic-pollution/) Nations are gathering in Nairobi to hammer out a binding treaty to deal with plastic pollution. [CLIMATE](/section/climate/) *  Oct 25, 2023 ### [Big Oil's New Fossil Fuel Deals vs. Their Green Spending](https://time.com/6328441/chevron-exxon-fossil-fuel-acquisitions-vs-climate-efforts/) Chevron and Exxon spent more this year buying up fossil fuel assets than they plan to spend on lower... [CLIMATE](/section/climate/) *  Oct 25, 2023 ### [Compostable Dog Poop Bags Aren't Really That Compostable](https://time.com/6328300/how-compostable-are-dog-poop-bags/) Some of the best selling pet waste bags on Amazon are compostable. In the U.S., dog poop usually isn... [CLIMATE](/section/climate/) *  Oct 19, 2023 ### [Research Lacking on Plastic's Health Impact in Global South](https://time.com/6325770/research-health-impact-plastic-chemicals-global-south/) Scientists mapped thousands of studies on the health impacts of plastic chemicals. Their findings wi... 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