With fireworks crackling overhead and a forest of spires lit in waves of colour, Pope Leo XIV on Sunday blessed a towering new addition to Barcelona's Sagrada Familia after celebrating mass inside the unfinished landmark, now the tallest church in the world. A fireworks and light display washed across the temple's exterior at the close of the ceremony, drenching the basilica in shifting hues and drawing the eye to its newly dominant silhouette. A 600-voice choir sang during the service, which lasted about 90 minutes and drew…

A new attempt to purify New Delhi's notoriously polluted air will see 40 giant fans push filtered air into the heart of the Indian capital's exclusive shopping district. But the "smog tower" of 1.7 million euros is not without skeptics, who say it will not help a city known for having the most polluted air in the world. .