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Apr 26, 2025

Pope Francis’ funeral staged in front of St. Peter’s Square

Applause rang out as the coffin, inlaid with a large cross, was brought out of St. Peter’s Basilica and into the sun-filled square by 14 white-gloved pallbearers.

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Reuters
Apr 26, 2025

Syria will not be a ‘threat’ to any party including Israel

Syria is in desperate need of sanctions relief to kickstart an economy collapsed by 14 years of war

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Reuters
Apr 26, 2025

Royalty and presidents joining multitude of mourners at Pope Francis’ funeral

Among those attending from more than 150 countries will be US President Donald Trump, who clashed with Francis on numerous occasions over their starkly contrasting positions on immigration.

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Reuters
Apr 26, 2025

Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre dies by suicide

Giuffre was one of the first people to call for criminal prosecution against Epstein, which he eventually faced.

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Reuters
Apr 26, 2025

Buyers take Nike to court over millions in losses from NFT project collapse

Nike was sued on Friday by purchasers of Nike-themed non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and other cryptocurrency assets who said they suffered significant losses when the athletic wear company abruptly closed the business that created those assets.

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Reuters
Apr 26, 2025

US tariff threat on drug imports may raise prices by $51bn annually

A 25 per cent US tariff on pharmaceutical imports would increase US drug costs by nearly $51 billion annually.

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Web Desk
Apr 26, 2025

North Korean Kim attends ceremony for launching new 5,000-tonne ‘destroyer’

The 5,000-tonne destroyer is equipped with the “most powerful weapons” and was built “within 400-odd days perfectly with our own strength and technology”.

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Reuters
Apr 26, 2025

Trump admin to restore foreign students’ legal status, for now

Their legal statuses had been revoked as a result of their records being terminated from a database of the approximately 1.1 million foreign student visa holders.