World leaders and believers around the globe mourn the passing of the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
The victims are among 25 people killed in Israeli attacks since the early hours of the morning.
Pope Francis chose to not remain silent on the suffering of the Palestinian people.
![Pope Francis touches the wall that divides Israel from the West Bank, on his way to celebrate a mass in Manger Square next to the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem May 25, 2014. Pope Francis made a surprise stop at the hulking wall Palestinians see as a symbol of Israeli oppression on Sunday, minutes after begging both sides to end a conflict that he said was no longer acceptable. [Mheisen Amareen/Reuters] (Reuters)](/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2014-05-25T120000Z_907968936_GF2EA5P0WWS01_RTRMADP_3_POPE-HOLYLAND_cropped-1745259132.jpg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
Residential buildings among structures targeted in paramilitary attack on city of el-Fasher, activists say.
![Attacks on el-Fasher have intensified, forcing up to 400,000 people to flee Sudan's largest camp, which has become inaccessible to aid groups [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-04-18T180041Z_49408371_RC27YDA5JBQY_RTRMADP_3_SUDAN-POLITICS-ZAMZAM-1745253102.jpg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
Amid international indifference to the continuing genocide, the pope used his last address to call for a ceasefire.
Tehran official’s Beijing trip comes before third round of talks with the US and follows consultations with Russia.
The Israeli military identifies ‘professional failures’ in the attack on emergency vehicles last month.
Agency says gangs caused $37bn in losses in Asia as they gain new footholds in Africa, South America, and Middle East.
An investigation says “professional failures” led its troops to shoot dead 15 Palestinian rescue workers in Rafah.
Urgent calls made to expand demining effort to cleanse deadly remnants of war still hiding in Syria’s soil.
Bells tolled at Catholic churches around the world as followers mourn the death of Pope Francis.
World leaders hail legacy of compassion and humility as they mourn the Argentinian pontiff.
Access to el-Fasher and nearby camps ‘dangerously restricted’, with up to 450,000 people estimated to be on the move.
A popular market in Yemen’s capital was one of the areas hit in the latest US air strikes, killing at least 12 people.
