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Vatican says 50 heads of state, 10 monarchs to attend Pope's funeral

VATICAN CITY: The Vatican said on Thursday that at least 130 foreign delegations, including about "50 heads of state and 10 reigning monarchs", would attend Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday. "There are currently 130...

Nuns after seeing Pope Francis lying in state, at the Vatican's St Peter's Basilica, in Rome. - Reuters

Ukraine’s frontline craves respite ahead of peace talks

Municipal employees clean an area in front of a building which was heavily damaged, in Kherson, Ukraine. — Reuters

Greenland PM denounces US 'foreign interference' ahead of visit

The consulate of the United States is pictured in Nuuk, Greenland. — AFP

Istanbul mayor vows to fight on after arrest

People cast their ballot during the presidential primaries, in Ankara. — AFP

Pope returns home from hospital, thanks faithful

TOPSHOT - Pope Francis waves from a window of the Gemelli hospital before being discharged following a five weeks hospitalization for pneumonia, in Rome on March 23, 2025. Pope Francis is to leave hospital todayand return to his residence in the Vatican, where he is to spend "at least two months" recovering, one of his doctors announced during a press conference on March 22, 2025.

Kremlin expects 'difficult negotiations' over Ukraine

A firefighter works at a site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, in Kyiv, Ukraine. — Reuters

Flights land at Heathrow after mass disruption

Travellers with cancelled British Airways flights stand near the closed BA check-in area

Heathrow airport closure sparks global turmoil

Smoke billows from a substation supplying power to Heathrow Airport amid efforts to douse the remainder of the flames after a fire broke out in Hayes, west London. — AFP

Heathrow Airport closed due to huge fire

Turkish protests ramp up over Istanbul mayor's detention

A person holds a Turkish flag as university students take part in a protest against the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul. — Reuters

Frenchman freed after 900-day prison ordeal

Iranian authorities have released French citizen Olivier Grondeau, detained since October 2022.

Zelensky tells EU to keep pressure on Russia

Ukraine's President Zelensky and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store (4th R) pose with their delegations including Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, Norway's Defence Minister Tore Sandvik (2nd R) and Norway's Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg (R) at the Prime Minister's residence in Oslo. - AFP

Finland crowned world's happiest nation for eighth consecutive year

Finns asked to evaluate their lives reported an average score of 7.736 (out of 10), while Afghans' average was 1.364.

France cancels modern 'Beauty and the Beast' for schoolkids

France cancels modern 'Beauty and the Beast' for schoolkids

Kremlin accuses Kyiv of 'countering' US-Russia efforts

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) speaks as Finnish President Alexander Stubb listens, at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki. — AFP

Türkiye detains Istanbul mayor over corruption probe

Riot police officers stand guard as supporters of the Mayor of Istanbul demonstrate against his detention, in Istanbul. — AFP
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