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Cardinals walk near the Vatican ahead of Pope Francis's funeral

Hopes for African pope

Diplomacy likely to trump geography in choice of new pope

A man searches for victims or survivors amid the rubble of a house hit in a strike on Gaza City

Mediators seek 'way out'

Hamas says open to 5-year Gaza truce, one-time hostages release

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks to reporters at the Muscat International Book Fair ahead of nuclear talks with US officials

Hopes of easing tensions

US, Iran say progress in 'positive' nuclear talks

Mazloum Abdi (C), commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), said the conference of Kurdish parties 'does not aim, as some say, at division' of Syria

Syria's Kurds demand 'democratic decentralised' Syria

Napoleon memorabilia regularly comes up for sale in France

Expected to raise €1.1 million

Napoleon's sword to be sold at auction in Paris

People walk with a giant image of Pope Francis near the Buenos Aires Cathedral

'Deep sense of gratitude'

Buenos Aires farewells native pontiff with call to action

Authorities said nearly 200,000 people filled the Baroque plaza in front of St Peter's Basilica and packed the wide Via della Conciliazione

Faithful flock to St Peter's Square

The faithful fill Vatican and Rome streets to witness historic funeral

The Russian army says it has driven Ukraine out of the border Kursk region with the help of North Korean soldiers

Kiev refutes claim

Russia says it retook Kursk from Ukraine with North Korean help

The Philippines, Asia's Catholic bastion, held four days of national mourning for the pope's death

'Special for Filipinos'

'Shared loss': Filipino Catholics bid Pope Francis farewell

An Indian woman travels in a vehicle as she returns to her country from the Pakistan-India Wagah border

Tensions worsen

Families unable to reunite as India-Pakistan border slams shut

Trump and Zelensky meet on sidelines at pope's funeral

Protesters in Mumbai condemn the Pahalgam attack, the worst on civilians in contested Muslim-majority Kashmir for a quarter of a century

Second day in a row

Pakistan says open to neutral probe into Kashmir attack after India threats

As the first rays of the day rose over the sprawling Baroque plaza, mourners rushed towards empty chairs

Honouring the late pontiff

Up at dawn for front-row seat to history at Francis's funeral

French cardinal Francois-Xavier Bustillo will take part in the conclave

Hope, apprehension and politics: Cardinals search for new pope

More than a million international students attend colleges or universities in the United States, according to the Institute of International Education

Accusing universities

Foreign students give up American dream over Trump crackdown

Virginia Giuffre accused Jeffrey Epstein of using her as a sex slave, and said she had sex with Prince Andrew when she was 17 after meeting him through the US billionaire

Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre takes own life in Australia: family

A damaged house is pictured after the earthquake that struck the city of Esmeraldas

Felt hundreds of miles away

Hundreds of buildings damaged, dozens injured in 6.3 Ecuador quake

Former Brazilian president Fernando Collor de Mello was convicted of bribe-taking as a senator

Nine-year sentence

Brazil ex-president Collor de Mello jailed for corruption

Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek William Saab speaks during an interview with AFP in Caracas on April 24, 2025.

Venezuela accuses El Salvador president of 'human trafficking'

People crowd to receive charity meals from a kitchen in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, as aid groups warn of famine

Only days of supplies left

WFP says has depleted all Gaza food stocks as Israel blocks aid

The Trump administration, including FBI director Kash Patel, has been butting heads with federal judges, rights groups and Democrats who say he has trampled or ignored constitutionally enshrined rights in rushing to deport migrants

Escalating tensions

FBI arrests Wisconsin judge for shielding undocumented migrant

Pontiff laid to rest

Over 400,000 bid fond farewell to much-loved Pope Francis

Zelensky insisted Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, is 'the property of the Ukrainian people'

Hopes to end three-year conflict

Zelensky insists Crimea is Ukrainian as US envoy meets Putin

A truck with a video screen outside Manhattan Federal Court

Insurance CEO's accused killer pleads not guilty to federal murder charges

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (R) presents a signed copy of his book 'The Power of Negotiation' to Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi (C) at the Muscat International Book fair, a day before Omani-mediated nuclear talks

'Indirect discussions'

Iran FM Araghchi in Oman ahead of nuclear talks with US

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani raises the new Syrian flag during a ceremony at United Nations headquarters in New York

'Historic moment'

Syrian foreign minister raises new flag at UN headquarters

Prime Minister Stuart Young (L) faces a serious challenge from opposition leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar

Trinidad and Tobago votes for parliament, PM, with opposition in lead

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump step off Marine One upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews

Amid diplomatic tensions

Trump heads to pope funeral in first foreign trip of new term

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