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The body of Pope Francis is carried into St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, where he will lie in state for three days
Tens of thousands gather as Pope Francis lies in state at St Peter's Basilica
ROME — Tens of thousands of mourners have lined up for a chance to pay their respects to Pope Francis, whose body has been displayed in an open coffin in St Peter's Basilica.On Wednesday morning, as many as 20,000 people gathered to witness red-robed cardinals and white-clad priests escort the coffin from the Pope's personal residence.Bells tolled during the 40-minute procession, while the crowd broke into applause — a traditional Italian sign of respect.Nine days of mourning will be observed in the Vatican. The Argentine pontiff's funeral will be held on Saturday.The 88-year-old died on Monday after suffering a stroke. He had spent five weeks in hospital earlier this year with double pneumonia.Francis was the first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church and held the...
April 24, 2025

Tens of thousands gather as Pope Francis lies in state at St Peter's Basilica

People leave buildings in panic and call their loved ones after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Istanbul, Turkey on Wednesday
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes near Istanbul as scores injured in panic
ISTANBUL — A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Istanbul on Wednesday leading to scenes of panic in the Turkish metropolis, officials said.The quake occurred in the Sea of Marmara close to Silivri, which lies around 70 kilometers (40 miles) to the west of the city, and aftershocks are continuing, according to Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD)..Istanbul authorities said there had been no loss of life but that 151 people were injured after “jumping from heights due to panic.”No residential buildings were damaged, authorities added, but one abandoned building collapsed in the central Fatih District.CNN Turk anchor Meltem Bozbeyoğlu was live on air when the quake struck, with the studio visibly shaking on camera.In February 2023, Turkey experienced...
April 23, 2025

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes near Istanbul as scores injured in panic

Ukrainian service members  fire a rocket launch system towards Russian troops near the frontline town of Pokrovsk
Top US officials pull out of Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks in London
LONDON — Talks aimed at securing a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia have been downgraded and will no longer include US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff.The meeting in London on Wednesday will instead take place among senior officials from the UK, France, Germany, Ukraine, and the US, while UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy will host a bilateral meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart.Trump's Ukraine envoy, Gen Keith Kellogg, is attending the talks instead of Witkoff and Rubio, who referred to Wednesday's talks as "technical meetings".The US secretary of state will instead focus on talks in Moscow this week, as the pace of diplomatic efforts to end the war quickens.There is growing speculation that Russia might be willing to halt its...
April 23, 2025

Top US officials pull out of Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks in London

The picture shows a white bus that was hit, with the doors off the hinges, on a dirt road
Nine killed in Russian attack on Ukraine bus
KYIV — Nine people have been killed after a Russian drone hit a bus transporting workers in Ukraine, officials say.The attack occurred on Wednesday morning in the south-central city of Marhanets in the Dnipropetrovsk region, across the Dnieper river from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.Regional chief Serhiy Lysak said at least 30 people were injured, adding that "the number of victims is constantly growing".The attack comes as talks in London on Wednesday aimed at securing a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia have been downgraded, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff no longer attending.Images released by Lysak show the bus with a hole punctured through its roof, doors off hinges and glass scattered across its floor.The...
April 23, 2025

Nine killed in Russian attack on Ukraine bus

Pope Francis will be buried in Rome's Esquilino neighbourhood, outside the Vatican, in a break with tradition
World leaders from Trump to Zelensky to attend Pope's funeral
ROME — Pope Francis's funeral will take place on Saturday in St Peter's Square, the Vatican has confirmed, with hundreds of thousands expected to attend.The head of the Catholic Church died of a stroke on Monday, aged 88, less than 24 hours after leading an Easter address. He had been in poor health after recently battling double pneumonia.A host of world leaders and royals — including Sir Keir Starmer, Donald Trump, the Prince of Wales, and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, home to the biggest Catholic population in the world — have confirmed their attendance.Thousands of mourners have already flocked to Vatican City, carrying flowers, crosses and candles and reciting prayers.On Tuesday, the Vatican released further details of the Pope's final 24...
April 23, 2025

World leaders from Trump to Zelensky to attend Pope's funeral

Ukrainian service members  fire a rocket launch system towards Russian troops near the frontline town of Pokrovsk
London to host fresh Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks
LONDON — Diplomats from the UK, France, Germany, Ukraine and the US will hold fresh talks in London on Wednesday aimed at securing a ceasefire in the three-year war between Ukraine and Russia.The talks come amid growing speculation that Russia might be willing to halt its invasion along current front lines in return for significant concessions.The pace of diplomatic efforts to end the war is quickening but there is little clarity about where they are heading or whether they will succeed.US President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and his Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, had been expected in London but they pulled out, sending Trump's Ukraine envoy, Gen Keith Kellogg, instead.On Tuesday evening Rubio spoke to UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy about what he hoped would...
April 23, 2025

London to host fresh Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks

The completed tunnel will slash travel times between Hamburg and Copenhagen
Record-breaking tunnel being built from Denmark to Germany
COPENHAGEN — A record-breaking tunnel is being built under the Baltic Sea between Denmark and Germany, which will slash travel times and improve Scandinavia's links with the rest of Europe.Running for 18km (11 miles), the Fehmarnbelt will be the world's longest pre-fabricated road and rail tunnel.It's also a remarkable feat of engineering, that will see segments of the tunnel placed on top of the seafloor, and then joined together.The project's main construction site is located at the northern entrance to the tunnel, on the coast of Lolland island in the southeast of Denmark.The facility spans more than 500 hectares (1,235 acres), and includes a harbor and a factory that is manufacturing the tunnel sections, which are called "elements"."It's a huge...
April 23, 2025

Record-breaking tunnel being built from Denmark to Germany

Services have been held in Costa Rica and elsewhere around the world to mark the Pope's death
World's Catholics mourn Pope's Easter death
ROME — From the Vatican to the Philippines, Catholics were spending their Easter Monday saying goodbye to their spiritual leader Pope Francis.His death comes at one of the most important times of the year for followers of the Roman Catholic Church, and less than 24 hours after the ailing Pope addressed worshipers in St Peter's Square on Easter Sunday.That timing is not lost on Catholics."He [God] chose the most beautiful day for the Christian Church — he couldn't have chosen a better day," said Father Sergio Codera, a Salesian priest from Spain.He continued: "It [Easter] is the most important occasion Christians celebrate, when we celebrate that death does not have the final word."And it has been this day that God has chosen for Pope Francis to meet...
April 22, 2025

World's Catholics mourn Pope's Easter death

Pope Francis frees a dove after meeting with the Assyro-Chaldean community in the Chaldean catholic church of St. Simon Bar Sabbae in Tbilisi, 30 September, 2016
Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 1936-2025
VATICAN CITY — The head of the Catholic Church Pope Francis has died at 88 after a short illness.The pontiff was admitted to hospital in February with a respiratory tract infection, having suffered various ailments in his final years. Despite his declining health, he had firmly and repeatedly made clear that unlike his predecessor, he had no intention of resigning the papacy.Born in Argentina in 1936, Jorge Mario Bergoglio took over the papacy in 2013 after Benedict XVI stood down. At the time the Jesuit Archbishop of Buenos Aires, he was the first pope from the Americas, and had already become a high-profile figure in Latin America in general, particularly thanks to his public statements during Argentina’s financial crisis in the early 2000s.As Pope Francis, he projected a more...
April 21, 2025

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 1936-2025

People arrive for the Orthodox Easter service at the Church of Archistratigus Michael which was damaged in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict and is now being restored, in Avdiivka (Avdeyevka), in the Donetsk region, a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine, April 20, 2025.
Ukraine reports many Russian drone attacks after truce ends
KYIV — Ukraine's military has reported Russian drone attacks on several regions overnight, just hours after the end of a 30-hour "Easter truce" declared by Moscow.Air raid alerts were issued by Ukraine's air force for the Kyiv region, as well as Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy, Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhia.In the southern city of Mykolaiv, Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych said "explosions were heard". It was not immediately clear whether there were any casualties.Russia's defense ministry confirmed it has resumed fighting, adding that its military had "strictly observed the ceasefire and remained at the previously occupied lines and positions".The truce declared by President Vladimir Putin expired at midnight on Sunday Moscow time (21:00 GMT). Both sides...
April 21, 2025

Ukraine reports many Russian drone attacks after truce ends

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