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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — When Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected to lead the Catholic church in 2013, he chose the papal name Francis, after the 13th-century figure St. Francis of Assisi, known as the patron saint of ecologists and champion of the poor. It was a befitting choice. Pope Francis was the fiercest

By Victoria Butenko and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Russian authorities say they have charged a “Ukrainian special services agent” with terrorism, after he was detained in connection with a car explosion that killed Russian General Yaroslav Moskalik on Friday. The suspect – Ignat Kuzin – allegedly purchased the car that exploded in Balashikha, less

By Ibrahim Dahman, Eyad Kourdi, Dana Karni and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A senior Hamas delegation departed Cairo late Saturday following talks with Egyptian officials aimed at brokering a ceasefire agreement and the entry of desperately needed humanitarian aid into Gaza, according to a statement by Hamas. The delegation, led by Chairman of the Hamas

By Christian Edwards and Henrik Pettersson, CNN (CNN) — The funeral of Pope Francis gave Catholics across the globe the chance to bid farewell to a beloved pontiff – and for world leaders to rub shoulders at a fraught time for international diplomacy. More than 250,000 people packed into St. Peter’s Square for Saturday’s service,

CNN By Christian Edwards and Henrik Pettersson, CNN (CNN) — The funeral of Pope Francis gave Catholics across the globe the chance to bid farewell to a beloved pontiff – and for world leaders to rub shoulders at a fraught time for international diplomacy. More than 250,000 people packed into St. Peter’s Square for Saturday’s

CNN By Tim Lister, Catherine Nicholls and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump questioned whether Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants a peace deal, shortly after meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in the heart of the Vatican minutes before the start of the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday. Saturday marked

CNN By Lauren Kent, CNN Vatican City (CNN) — The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled to mark the end of the funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican City, where tens of thousands of mourners gathered to give a final send-off to a pontiff who was celebrated during the service as a champion of migrants

By Leila Gharagozlou, Tim Lister, Eyad Kourdi and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — At least 28 people have been killed and 800 injured in a huge explosion at the port of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, state media report. The explosion sent a huge plume of thick, gray smoke from the Shahid Rajaee part of

By Svitlana Vlasova, Catherine Nicholls, Daria Tarasova-Markina and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed his country’s forces have recaptured Kursk, the border region where Ukraine launched a surprise offensive last year, though Kyiv insists its troops are fiercely battling to preserve their foothold in the territory. “The Kyiv regime’s adventure has

By Tim Lister, Catherine Nicholls and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump questioned whether Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants a peace deal, shortly after meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in the heart of the Vatican minutes before the start of the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday. Saturday marked the

By Aishwarya S Iyer, Esha Mitra and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — One victim had recently returned home after decades working abroad to enjoy a retirement filled with travel and family time; another hoped the trip into the beauty of Indian-administered Kashmir would cheer the spirits of his semi-paralyzed wife. Both men were among 26

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Lost dogs rarely capture international attention but for several weeks the world has watched and waited for updates on the search for Valerie, a miniature dachshund missing in the Australian wilderness. Then on Friday night, after 529 days roaming Kangaroo Island, off South Australia, the tiny dog

By Angus Watson, CNN Sydney (CNN) — Virginia Giuffre, a prominent survivor of financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sex crimes, who alleged Britain’s Prince Andrew abused her when she was a teenager, has died by suicide, her family said. She was 41. “It is with utterly broken hearts that we announce that Virginia passed away last night

By Verónica Calderón and José Álvarez, CNN (CNN) — Two Mexican activists who publicized a grisly “extermination camp” linked to organized crime were killed on Wednesday in Jalisco, according to Mexican authorities and the advocacy organization they were affiliated with. The victims are María del Carmen Morales, 43, and her son Jaime Daniel Ramírez Morales,

By Lauren Kent, CNN Vatican City (CNN) — Pope Francis’ wooden coffin was sealed on Friday night, in a private rite that officially ends three days of his body lying in state at the Vatican. About 250,000 people filed through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Francis, who was the first pope