President Trump met privately with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Saturday in Rome, the White House said, on the sidelines of the funeral service for Pope Francis. It was the first time the two leaders had met in person since their…
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Pope Francis' relationship with Islam: Guided by belief in dialogue and brotherhood
Pope Francis had very positive attitudes towards Muslims and called for dialogue between them and Christians as “brothers and sisters, as they should be”. The Pontiff visited 10 Muslim countries, which established him as an advocate for genuine dialogue between the two religions.
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Iran: Massive explosion in Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas
A large explosion shakes the Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran, causing extensive material damage. The cause of the blast is not yet known.
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Pope Francis Funeral Live: Updates From Ceremony at Vatican
The funeral mass for Pope Francis will take place this morning in Vatican City, following his death at the age of 88 on Monday. Newsweek is live at the ceremony to bring you all the latest updates, and…
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Hundreds injured as ‘massive’ explosion hits Iran’s port city Bandar Abbas | News
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Social media videos showed a huge plume of black smoke and a ball of fire rising from the area of the explosion.
Hundreds of people have been injured following a massive explosion and fire at the Iranian port city…
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Cardinal Re at Requiem Mass: Pope Francis, a shepherd of the people
In his homily at the Requiem Mass for Pope Francis, the Dean of the College of Cardinals recalls the highlights of his intense and prophetic 12 years of pontificate marked by his closeness to the people, especially the least and the last amongst…
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Explosion at port in Iran injures at least 115 people
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The number of injured from an explosion Saturday at a port in southern Iran jumped to 406, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.
IRNA attributed a previous figure of 281 injured to…
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What the Pope Told Me About Politics
Only a handful of times in my life have I witnessed an instance of what could be described as perfect manners, and one of those occurred in Azerbaijan, during a period of three or four days that I spent following Pope Francis around. This was…
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Did Weight and Noise Make a Dominican Republic Nightclub Roof Collapse?
The first ominous signs at the Jet Set nightclub came around midnight, when sprinkles of plaster and water from the ceiling landed on some of the hundreds of bankers, politicians, civil servants and former baseball players crowded inside Santo…
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