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Pope Francis buried after funeral attended by world leaders, royals and 400,000 mourners – as it happened
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- Report from the Vatican: Pilgrims and powerful come together for funeral
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At least 130 foreign delegations, including about “50 heads of state and 10 reigning monarchs”, would attend Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday, the Vatican said on Thursday.
Heads of state and government who have confirmed their attendance at the funeral include Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump, Keir Starmer and Javier Milei, the president of Pope Francis’s native Argentina. Francis had a delicate relationship with politics in his home country, but Milei hailed his “goodness and wisdom”.
We will be present at the pope’s funeral, as is only right.
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Pope Francis is remembered as a ‘pope among the people with an open heart towards everyone’, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re says
At least 130 foreign delegations, including about “50 heads of state and 10 reigning monarchs”, would attend Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday, the Vatican said on Thursday.
Heads of state and government who have confirmed their attendance at the funeral include Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump, Keir Starmer and Javier Milei, the president of Pope Francis’s native Argentina. Francis had a delicate relationship with politics in his home country, but Milei hailed his “goodness and wisdom”.
We will be present at the pope’s funeral, as is only right.
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Four dead, over 500 injured as ‘massive’ explosion hits Iran’s Bandar Abbas
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At least 11 killed in suspected RSF drone attack on Sudan displacement camp
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DR Congo, Rwanda agree to draft peace deal by May 2
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Hamas agrees to five year ceasefire in exchange for all remaining hostages – report – The Jerusalem Post
- Hamas agrees to five year ceasefire in exchange for all remaining hostages - report The Jerusalem Post
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Pope Francis’ coffin laid in St Peter’s Square at start of funeral
The coffin of Pope Francis was laid in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican on Saturday at the beginning of his funeral.
What the Pope Told Me About Politics – The New York Times
- What the Pope Told Me About Politics The New York Times
- Who is at the Pope's funeral in pictures: Trump, Macron, Prince William and others BBC
- Conclave politics begin with the question: Continue Pope Francis' radical legacy or change course? KCRA
- Live updates: Pope Francis laid to rest after 250,000 attend funeral service CNN
- In pictures: Who attended Pope Francis's funeral in Vatican City and who didn't? Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Virginia Giuffre, Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew accuser, dies aged 41
Giuffre’s family issue statement confirming she killed herself at her farm in Western Australia
Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent victims of the disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein who also alleged she was sexually trafficked to Prince Andrew, has died aged 41.
Her family issued a statement on Saturday confirming she took her own life at her farm in Western Australia, where she had lived for several years.
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Richard Gere reads Darwish poem in support of Palestinians
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Albanese says climate change is an “economic issue, not just an environmental one”.
He is asked about the rising pressure of home insurance for families. The prime minister responds:
We’ll continue to do what we can there. One of the things that obviously is having an impact is the increased number of extreme weather events. That’s why climate change needs to be considered to be an economic issue, not just an environmental one. Because there are economic costs to it.
Everyone who is here has been through screening … Let’s be clear about the suggestions that have been made on a range of occasions, aimed at promoting division in Australian society and in Australian debate. They’ve been made by the Coalition. They simply just don’t stack up.
Continue reading...Epstein, Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre dies by suicide: Family
The 41-year-old's family issued a statement, confirming she took her own life at her farm in Western Australia.
US “complicit in genocide and starvation of civilians” in Gaza
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Ambulance service and NHS trust admit failures over death of musician
Ebow Graham died after falling out of a third-storey window in east London in April 2020 following a psychotic episode
An ambulance service and an NHS trust have admitted breaching their duty of care over the death of Ebow Graham, a founding member of the hip-hop group Foreign Beggars.
Graham, 40, died after falling out of a third-storey window in Clapton, east London in April 2020 following a psychotic episode. Hours earlier London ambulance paramedics had dismissed his friends’ concerns about his behaviour. And a crisis call handler from East London NHS trust also failed to properly assess his risk or arrange an urgent mental health assessment within the recommended time.
Continue reading...Ambulance service and NHS trust admit failures over death of musician
Ebow Graham died after falling out of a third-storey window in east London in April 2020 following a psychotic episode
An ambulance service and an NHS trust have admitted breaching their duty of care over the death of Ebow Graham, a founding member of the hip-hop group Foreign Beggars.
Graham, 40, died after falling out of a third-storey window in Clapton, east London in April 2020 following a psychotic episode. Hours earlier London ambulance paramedics had dismissed his friends’ concerns about his behaviour. And a crisis call handler from East London NHS trust also failed to properly assess his risk or arrange an urgent mental health assessment within the recommended time.
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