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Eiffel Tower to go dark on Monday night after Pope Francis's death 21 Apr 2025 - 01:05 pm
Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the popemobile after the Easter mass, at St Peter's square in the Vatican on April 20, 2025. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)
Gunmen attack Chinese-owned power plant site in Chile 21 Apr 2025 - 01:02 pm
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What happens after the pope dies? 21 Apr 2025 - 12:30 pm
A seagull flies in front of the central loggia at St Peter's square following the death of Pope Francis in the Vatican on April 21, 2025. (Photo by Andreas Solaro / AFP)
Russia resumes attacks on Ukraine after Easter truce 21 Apr 2025 - 12:18 pm
This photograph shows a residential building, heavily damaged by air attacks in Kostyantynivka, in the eastern Donetsk region, on April 20, 2025. (Photo by Roman Pilipey / AFP)
Francis: radical leader who broke the papal mould 21 Apr 2025 - 11:36 am
(Files) Pope Francis participates in the Italian conference of the general State on Natality, in Rome on May 10, 2024. (Photo by Andreas Solaro / AFP)
Pope Francis dies aged 88 21 Apr 2025 - 11:08 am
Pope Francis stands on the main balcony of St. Peter's basilica during the Urbi et Orbi message and blessing to the city and the world as part of Easter celebrations, at St Peter's square in the Vatican on April 20, 2025. Photo by Tiziana Fabi / AFP.
US Vice President JD Vance in India for tough talks on trade 21 Apr 2025 - 08:17 am
US Vice President JD Vance (C) inspects a guard of honour upon his arrival at the airport in New Delhi on April 21, 2025. (Photo by Kenny HOLSTON / POOL / AFP)
Afro-Brazilian carnival celebrates cultural kinship in Lagos 20 Apr 2025 - 11:58 pm
Participants parade during the Lagos Fanti Carnival, in Lagos on April 20, 2025. (Photo by Toyin Adedokun / AFP)
Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of breaching Easter truce 20 Apr 2025 - 11:40 pm
This photograph shows a residential building, heavily damaged by air attacks in Kostyantynivka, in the eastern Donetsk region, on April 20, 2025. (Photo by Roman Pilipey / AFP)
Nepal's foreign trade grows 16.89% in nine months 20 Apr 2025 - 09:04 pm
Tourists visit Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO world heritage site, in Lalitpur, Nepal, April 18, 2025. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
Bangladesh approves over $1 billion bay terminal expansion project for largest seaport 20 Apr 2025 - 08:22 pm
A drone show is staged in celebration of the Bengali New Year in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 14, 2025. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)
Gaza's pediatric hospitals facing severe shortages: UNICEF 20 Apr 2025 - 07:52 pm
A Palestinian child waits to receive a hot meal at a free food distribution point at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on April 19, 2025. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
Jeepney crash in Philippines leaves 6 dead, 20 injured 20 Apr 2025 - 07:36 pm
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German police launch manhunt after 2 people shot dead 20 Apr 2025 - 05:52 pm
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US aid cuts strain response to health crises worldwide: WHO 20 Apr 2025 - 05:43 pm
Hanan Balkhy, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, speaks during an interview with AFP in Riyadh on April 20, 2025. Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP
Lion kills 14-year-old girl in Kenya 20 Apr 2025 - 04:51 pm
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Reunion hospital boss urges reinforcements amid chikungunya outbreak 20 Apr 2025 - 02:30 pm
This photograph shows samples for screening test during the chikungunya epidemic at the biology centre of the University Hospital Center in Saint-Denis, France's overseas Indian ocean island of La Reunion, on April 10, 2025. Photo by Richard BOUHET / AFP
'So grateful' - Dodgers star Ohtani and wife welcome first child 20 Apr 2025 - 02:29 pm
(Files) Shohei Ohtani (L) and Mamiko Tanaka at the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation's 2024 Blue Diamond Gala at Dodger Stadium on May 2, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter / Getty Images North America / AFP)