The funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday aged 88, is taking place in the Vatican. Dozens of world leaders and thousands of mourners have gathered for the funeral. The funeral of Pope Francis will be simpler than those of previous popes, following instructions he set out himself. But as a head of …
Pope Francis was laid to rest in private in St. Mary Major Basilica. Security was tightened in Rome as world leaders attended the funeral ceremonies. DW has the latest.
Pope Francis's body was brought to St. Peter's Basilica on Wednesday morning to lie in state, where mourners are now gathering to pay their final respects before his burial. His coffin will remain on display for three days. Charli James charli jamesreports from the scene.
US President Donald Trump said he thinks he has a deal with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to settle the war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr #Zelensky and US President Donald #Trump have met inside St Peter's Basilica ahead of Pope #Francis's funeral. Zelensky said the meeting could prove historic if it delivers the kind of peace he is hoping for, and a White House spokesman called it "very productive".
FRANCE 24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg reports from Kyiv, where rescuers and volunteers searched the rubble for survivors of the Russian strikes on Kyiv that killed at least 12 people and injured 90 more early on Thursday. Russia's attack also targeted nine other locations across Ukraine, an operation that exposed the dwindling capabilities of Ukraine's air defense systems.
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A historic water treaty has also been suspended after gunmen killed tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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The Israeli military launched one of the biggest waves of strikes in Gaza for weeks, residents said, and health officials issued a new warning that healthcare faced total collapse from Israel’s blockade of all supplies. Gaza’s health ministry said a U.N.-backed polio vaccination campaign meant to target over 600,000 children had been suspended, putting the […]
The UN agency has delivered its last supplies to meals kitchens, which it warns will run out of food in the coming days.
A historic water treaty has also been suspended after gunmen killed tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Pakistan closed its air space for Indian airlines and rejected New Delhi’s suspension of a critical water sharing treaty on Thursday in retaliation for India’s response to a deadly Islamist militant attack on tourists in Indian Kashmir. The tit-for-tat announcements took relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours, who have fought three wars, to the lowest level […]
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