Huge crowds flock to Vatican for Pope Francis’s funeral | Religion News
Tens of thousands of mourners flooded into St Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis, the champion of the poor and the Catholic Church’s…
Family in Indonesia turns to mangrove trees to tackle climate change | Weather
Pasijah, a 55-year-old housewife in Indonesia’s Central Java province, wakes up every morning to the sound of the sea. If that sounds idyllic, it is…
Pope Francis’s coffin carried to Saint Peter’s Basilica | Religion News
Pope Francis’s open coffin has been carried to Saint Peter’s Basilica, accompanied by dozens of red-robed cardinals and Swiss guardsmen. To the ringing of St…
The US, Iran and the bomb
Trump administration and Iran have rekindled their interest in striking a nuclear deal after Trump quit the last one. Source link
Landmines continue to claim lives in post-Assad Syria | Syria’s War News
Suleiman Khalil was harvesting olives in a Syrian orchard with two friends four months ago, unaware the soil beneath them still hid deadly remnants of war.…
Faithful around the world mourn the death of Pope Francis
Pope Francis was known for simple words and a humble manner that won over the crowds. Source link
Thousands gather for centuries-old Holy Fire ceremony in Jerusalem | Jerusalem News
Thousands of Christians gathered in the cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulchre for a centuries-old Holy Fire ceremony. Holding unlit candles, they packed into the…
Week in Pictures: From Serbia student protests to anti-US rallies in Yemen
A roundup of some of last week’s events. Source link
Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf wins world’s top photo prize | Gaza News
The 2025 World Press Photo of the Year has been awarded to Samar Abu Elouf, a Doha-based Palestinian photographer, for her poignant image of Mahmoud…
Dozens killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza’s tent camps for displaced people | Gaza News
A wave of Israeli air strikes has hit multiple encampments for displaced Palestinians across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, killing dozens of…
Trump’s tariffs threaten Kashmir’s carpet-weaving legacy amid price hikes | Business and Economy News
Mohammad Yousuf Dar and his wife, Shameema, sit cross-legged in front of their loom, deftly tying consecutive knots to create the floral patterns of the…
Bethlehem carvers fret over second Easter without tourists | Israel-Palestine conflict News
On most Easter holidays, the cobbled streets of Bethlehem — the occupied West Bank town revered as the birthplace of Jesus — would be bustling…
Week in pictures: From forced displacement in Gaza to floods in DR Congo
A roundup of some of last week’s events. Source link
Rescuers race against time after Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse | News
Rescuers raced to find survivors more than 24 hours after the roof of a nightclub collapsed in the Dominican Republic during a concert, killing nearly…
Runners compete as Pyongyang Marathon returns from COVID pause | Gallery News
North Korea has held the first Pyongyang International Marathon in six years, with hundreds of runners taking to the streets of the capital. Numerous foreign…
Israel hits tents and homes in Gaza ‘with great force’ | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israeli attacks have killed dozens of Palestinians across Gaza overnight, including six members of a family. The strikes hit a displacement camp that Israel had…
Exhaustion and despair as Gaza faces new waves of forced displacement | Israel-Palestine conflict News
As Israel issues wide new forced displacement orders across the Gaza Strip, Palestinians say they are crushed by exhaustion and hopelessness at the prospect of…
Israeli air strike on Beirut raises concerns over shaky ceasefire | Israel attacks Lebanon News
An Israeli air strike on a building in the Lebanese capital Beirut targeting a member of Hezbollah has killed at least four people. The surprise…
Eid al-Fitr celebrations around the world | Religion News
Muslims around the world are bidding farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Eid is typically greeted…
‘Eid of Sadness’: Gaza marks festival amid Israeli bombings, lack of food | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip had little to celebrate as they marked Eid al-Fitr with rapidly dwindling food supplies and no end in sight to…