Pope Francis, leader of Roman Catholic Church, dies at 88
- Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church has died at the age of 88, the Vatican says in a video statement.
- “At 7:35 [05:35 GMT] this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father. His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of his Church,” Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced.
- Global leaders express grief for the passing of the Argentinian pontiff who had suffered various ailments in his 12-year papacy.
- The College of Cardinals, comprised of senior Catholic clergy, will elect the next pope.
Cardinal Farrell to preside over coffin placement of Francis’s body
We’re getting reports that the Vatican’s camerlengo will preside over the rite of the ascertainment of Francis’s death and the placement of his body in a coffin this evening.
The rite will take place in the Chapel of the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta at 8pm
MPs and peers oppose Donald Trump address to parliament during UK visit
Concerns raised address would be inappropriate because of president’s comments about UK, Nato and Ukraine
A number of MPs and peers have called for Donald Trump to be blocked from addressing parliament when he visits the UK.
The US president has suggested Buckingham Palace is “setting a date for September” for him to come to Britain.
But some parliamentarians have voiced concerns that it would be “inappropriate” for him to speak in the Palace of Westminster as his predecessors Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton did.
China warns countries against striking trade deals with US
Washington is reportedly pressuring countries to curb trade with China to avoid huge new US tariffs. Beijing has threatened "countermeasures" against trade partners that act against its economic interests.
China on Monday threatened countermeasures against countries that "appease" the United States by striking trade deals with Washington at Beijing's expense.
The warning follows a Bloomberg report that the US plans to pressure nations to curb trade with China if they want to avoid huge new US tariffs on their exports announced by President Donald Trump earlier this month.
The Trump administration says that dozens of nations want to renegotiate trade to prevent the new US penalties from taking effect, which would hurt their exports to the world's largest economy.
Russia resumes attacks on Ukraine as Putin's one-day Easter ceasefire ends
Russia launched missiles and drones targeting Kyiv and easter Ukraine early on Monday, hours after the one-day Easter ceasefire declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin came to an end. There were no immediate reports of injuries or major damages from the attacks.
Russia launched missiles and drones targeting Ukraine early on Monday, waking up Kyiv and the eastern half of the country, hours after the one-day Easter ceasefire declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin came to an end.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or major damages from the attacks, regional Ukrainian officials said on social media.
The scale of the attack was not immediately clear.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
By Caroline GARDIN
Young women standing idly around a park in Tokyo's west suggest that a giant statue of Godzilla is not the only attraction for a record number of foreign tourists.
Their faces lit by the cold glow of their phones, the women lining Okubo Park are evidence that sex tourism has developed as a dark flipside to the bustling Kabukicho nightlife district.
There is no official data but anecdotal evidence collected by AFP suggests that increasing numbers of foreign men are flocking to the area after seeing videos on social media.
Palestinian Red Crescent says Israeli report into Gaza medics' killings 'full of lies'
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has described an Israeli military report into a deadly attack on its paramedics as "full of lies".
The Israeli military said in its report that "professional failures" led to the killing of the 15 workers in Gaza. It dismissed the deputy commander of the unit involved.
A spokeswoman for the PRCS said the report was "invalid" as it "justifies and shifts the responsibility to a personal error in the field command when the truth is quite different".
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