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• Verdict reached in murder conspiracy trial of 'doomsday mom' Lori Daybell

  22-04-2025 23:59 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Lori Daybell, 51, represented herself in the Phoenix trial. She did not take the stand or call any witnesses.
  
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• Pope Francis live updates: Prince William to attend pope's funeral on Saturday

  22-04-2025 23:45 via abcnews.go.com
  
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• Welsh Tory to quit at next Senedd poll to fight general election betting charges

  22-04-2025 23:43 via theguardian.com
  Russell George, who is among 15 people under investigation, says he wants to focus on clearing his nameA Welsh politician who is among 15 people charged after bets were placed on the timing of the 2024 general election is to quit at the next Senedd election.
  Russell George, the Conservative member for Montgomeryshire, said he was withdrawing his candidacy to stand in next year’s election to focus on clearing his name.
  The Senedd member was one of a number of people linked to the Conservati
  
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• Gold climbs above $3,500 for first time as Wall Street rallies after slide

  22-04-2025 23:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Dollar also recovers after Monday’s sell-off prompted by Donald Trump’s attack on Federal Reserve chair Gold has climbed above $3,500 an ounce for the first time while stocks on Wall Street and the dollar rose following Monday’s sell-off prompted by Donald Trump’s blistering attack on the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell.Spot gold reached the record price of $3,500.01 (£2,620) on Tuesday, extending a rally that has pushed bullion up from $2,623 an ounce at the s
  
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• Jury finds The New York Times did not libel former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin

  22-04-2025 23:24 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A jury has concluded The New York Times did not libel former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for an error in a 2017 editorial she says damaged her reputation
  
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• Sarah Palin loses retrial of defamation case against New York Times

  22-04-2025 23:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Jury finds newspaper not liable for allegedly defaming former Alaska governor in 2017 editorial about gun controlSarah Palin on Tuesday lost in the retrial of her defamation case against the New York Times – a second defeat in the efforts by the former Republican vice-presidential candidate.A federal jury in New York deliberated for two hours then found the newspaper not liable for allegedly defaming Palin in a 2017 editorial about gun control. Palin appeared dejected as she left the court
  
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• Canada election sees record high early voting, figures show

  22-04-2025 22:48 via theguardian.com
  
  About 7.3m people have cast ballots over four days of advanced voting in sign of elevated interest in 28 April poll Canada elections: who are the key players and what is at stake?A record 7.3 million people have cast their ballots over four days of advanced voting in Canada’s election, official figures showed on Tuesday, in a possible sign of elevated interest in the 28 April poll.Elections Canada said its estimated tally for voting from Friday through Monday marked a 25% increase over the
  
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• US army to test enlisted men and women with same physical standards

  22-04-2025 22:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Change to requirements to serve in combat roles expected to drastically cut number of womenThe US army unveiled plans on Monday to require a fitness test with identical physical standards for men and women in combat positions after the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, ordered the elimination of gender-based fitness requirements in frontline roles.The revamped army fitness test, which replaces the combat fitness test, will be “sex-neutral” and force female soldiers in 21 combat specia
  
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• 'Not going to be good': Student borrower repayments risk damage, experts say

  22-04-2025 22:32 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Defaulted loans will be sent for collections next month, government says.
  
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• Brazilian judges accept coup plot charges against more Bolsonaro allies

  22-04-2025 22:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Panel unanimously accepts charges against six more key allies of ex-president over alleged plan to keep him in officeA panel of Brazil’s supreme court justices has unanimously accepted criminal charges against six more key allies of former president Jair Bolsonaro over an alleged coup plot to keep him in office after his 2022 election defeat.Last month, the panel unanimously accepted charges against Bolsonaro and seven close allies over the alleged coup plot following his loss to current p
  
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• Sydney residents shaken awake by early morning earthquake in NSW Hunter Valley

  22-04-2025 21:54 via theguardian.com
  Preliminary information indicated the 4.6-magnitude quake occurred at a shallow depth of 10kmElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastA 4.6-magnitude earthquake has shaken residents awake in parts of Sydney.Geoscience Australia seismologists said the quake struck at 2.55am on Wednesday near the New South Wales Hunter Valley town of Singleton, about 200km north of Sydney. Continue reading...
  
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• UK ministers face questions over supreme court gender ruling repercussions

  22-04-2025 21:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Labour backbenchers demand clarity on practical impact of transgender people’s use of toilets and hospital wardsMinisters have come under pressure to provide answers on how last week’s supreme court ruling on gender identity will affect the daily lives of transgender people, amid confusion over issues such as toilet provision and hospital wards.Keir Starmer said he welcomed what he called “real clarity” and “a welcome step forward” in his first response to the
  
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• Russia ‘may be willing to drop claims to parts of Ukraine it does not occupy’

  22-04-2025 21:12 via theguardian.com
  
  David Lammy to host US and European negotiators for ceasefire talks in London amid encouraging speculationDavid Lammy, the foreign secretary, will host US and European negotiators for fresh talks about Ukraine on Wednesday amid speculation that Russia has told Washington it might be willing to drop its claim to parts of Ukraine it does not occupy.The price would include the US making concessions to Moscow such as recognising the 2014 annexation of Crimea, though Ukraine’s president Volodym
  
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• George Santos says he's 'accepted full responsibility' for crimes before sentencing

  22-04-2025 21:11 via abcnews.go.com
  
  George Santos insists he has "accepted full responsibility" for a series of fraudulent schemes despite a "social media blitz" by federal prosecutors suggesting otherwise.
  
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• What Happens After the Death of a Pope?

  22-04-2025 20:57 via bbc.co.uk
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• Badenoch says Labour’s claims to have always defended single-sex spaces are a ‘shameless work of fiction’ – UK politics live

  22-04-2025 20:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Minister for women and equality makes statement after supreme court ruling on gender recognition Some MPs and peers are calling for President Trump not to be invited to address parliament when he visits the UK. In 2017, during Trump’s first presidency, the then Speaker, John Bercow, vetoed a proposal for Trump to address parliamentarians in Westminster Hall.In an interview with Times Radio this morning, Stephen Morgan, an education minister, said Trump should be allowed to give a speech in
  
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• Putin ready for direct talks with Ukraine, spokesperson says

  22-04-2025 20:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Moscow turns down proposal to extend Easter ceasefire as Ukraine officials head to London to discuss US peace planRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe Kremlin says it is open to direct talks with Ukraine but has declined to back Kyiv’s proposal to extend the Easter ceasefire.Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson told reporters in Moscow on Tuesday that there were no concrete plans for negotiations on halting strikes against civilian targets, but that the Russian president was wi
  
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• At least 26 tourists killed by suspected militants in Kashmir attack

  22-04-2025 20:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Group of gunmen open fire on holidaymakers in Indian-controlled region in midst of US vice-president’s visit to countryAt least 26 tourists have been killed and ten injured after suspected militants opened fire at a popular local tourist destination in Kashmir during a scheduled four-day visit to the country by the US president JD Vance.Most of the victims were Indian, although two foreign nationals were also reportedly among the dead. Continue reading...
  
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• Trump extends 'deepest sympathies' after gunmen kill 20 in India's Kashmir region

  22-04-2025 20:27 via foxnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump extended his "deepest sympathies" on Tuesday after gunmen reportedly killed at least 20 people in India's Kashmir region. "Deeply disturbing news out of Kashmir," Trump wrote on TRUTH Social. "The United States stands strong with India against Terrorism. We pray for the souls of those lost, and for the recovery of the injured. Prime Minister Modi, and the incredible people of India, have our full support and deepest sympathies. Our hearts are with you all!" White
  
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• Michigan Senate race heats up as 3 major Democrats enter the fray

  22-04-2025 20:13 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Michigan is set to face a competitive primary and fierce race for the state's open Senate seat in 2026 -- as three major Democrats have already entered the contest.
  
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• Pope Francis’ last words revealed as Vatican describes his final hours

  22-04-2025 20:09 via foxnews.com
  
  Pope Francis’ last words before his death on Monday were an expression of thanks to his personal nurse and caregiver, Massimiliano Strappetti, the Vatican revealed Tuesday while describing the 88-year-old pontiff’s final hours.Francis hesitated to surprise a throng of 50,000 faithful who amassed in St. Peter’s Square with a ride in the popemobile following his Easter blessing from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican News reported, with the pontiff asking Strappet
  
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• Manchester van driver pleads guilty to killing three-year-old girl

  22-04-2025 19:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Rawal Rehman had been on a cocaine binge when his van collided with Louisa Palmisano and her parents on 22 FebruaryA convicted drug dealer has pleaded guilty to killing a three-year-old girl while driving recklessly, shortly after being released from prison on licence.Rawal Rehman, 35, had been on all-night cocaine binge when his van collided with Louisa Palmisano and her parents in Manchester city centre on 22 February. Continue reading...
  
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• Israel ends mention of humanitarian zones as Gaza war grinds on

  22-04-2025 19:48 via theguardian.com
  
  International aid workers fear for Palestinians who have fled their homes in search of safetyIsrael has quietly stopped designating areas of Gaza as humanitarian zones since it resumed its strikes on the Palestinian territory last month.The move has heightened fears among aid workers for the safety of civilians sheltering in places previously deemed protected. Continue reading...
  
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• Prosecutors assigned to Eric Adams case resign, say they won't admit to 'wrongdoing'

  22-04-2025 19:15 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Three prosecutors working on the case against Mayor Eric Adams have resigned -- while on administrative leave -- instead of agreeing to "preconditions" to return.
  
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• WATCH: Adorable golden retriever carries big bone in tiny purse

  22-04-2025 18:56 via abcnews.go.com
  
  An adorable golden retriever named Bailey was spotted using a tiny pink purse to carry her new bone back home in Tampa, Florida.
  
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• WATCH: I met Pope Francis on a flight. This was our unforgettable exchange

  22-04-2025 18:48 via abcnews.go.com
  
  ABC News' Terry Moran met Pope Francis on a flight while on assignment as a reporter. Moran, whose wife was expecting at the time, recounted the memorable conversation he had with the pope.
  
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• ‘The devil wants this pattern of mass death repeated’: Actors Guild of Nigeria calls for better regulation after two actors die

  22-04-2025 18:21 via theguardian.com
  
  After two actors died in Owerri, Imo State, AGN head Emeka Rollas drew comparisons to events last year, when popular Nollywood actor Junior Pope drownedThe president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria has called for mass prayers and increased unionisation after the death of two actors in Owerri, the capital city of Imo State.Posting on Instagram, Emeka Rollas advocated spiritual intervention and better workplace regulation to try to prevent future tragedies after the two men, who have not yet been n
  
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• Pope Francis’s funeral to take place on Saturday as Vatican releases images of open coffin – as it happened

  22-04-2025 18:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Pope Francis, head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, died at his home in the Vatican on Monday aged 88. This live blog is closedThe Vatican also confirmed that Pope Francis’s coffin will be transferred to St Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday morning, where it will stay until the funeral.It will be taken there from the chapel of the Santa Marta residence, pictured in the earlier photo. Continue reading...
  
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• Iran ramps up state executions amid nuclear talks with US

  22-04-2025 18:06 via foxnews.com
  
  Iran has carried out 1,051 state executions since President Masoud Pezeshkian took office on July 8, 2024 – a surge that security experts say the U.S. must weigh as it resumes nuclear negotiations with Tehran.The figure, reported to Fox News Digital by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), represents a more than 20% increase from the number of Iranians killed in 2023, which saw 853 Iranians executed by the regime. In his race for the presidency, Pezeshkian aligned himself
  
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• Russia reduces sentence for American Robert Woodland, who was convicted on drug charges

  22-04-2025 17:56 via foxnews.com
  
  A Russian court reportedly slashed the sentence of an American who has been held overseas following a drug trafficking conviction. The sentence of Robert Woodland was reduced from 12.5 years to 9.5 years on Tuesday, his attorney, Stanislav Kshevitsky, told Reuters. It’s unclear why Woodland’s sentence was shortened. A State Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that embassy officials in Russia are closely monitoring the case and that the State D
  
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• WATCH: The science that can protect Earth from climate change

  22-04-2025 17:12 via abcnews.go.com
  
  ABC News chief meteorologist Ginger Zee tackles one of the most common myths she hears about climate change.
  
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• Fears Australia underestimated Trump’s trade war after IMF slashes $13bn off forecast growth

  22-04-2025 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Grim outlook contrasts with Treasury modelling released by Jim Chalmers this month showing only ‘modest’ impact from US tariffsPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastTreasury may be underestimating the threat posed by Donald Trump’s trade war, after the International Moneta
  
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• Australians could be waiting more than 70 years for affordable housing if prices follow path pushed by major parties

  22-04-2025 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Labor and the Coalition have launched policies to tackle the crisis, but they shied away from the idea of falling house pricesElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians would have to wait 70 years for affordable housing i
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war: Kremlin says Putin willing to discuss halting attacks on civilian infrastructure as Ukraine says six people killed in past day – as it happened

  22-04-2025 16:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Dmitry Peskov says Russia ready to consider Zelenskyy’s proposal to halt attacks on infrastructure such as energy facilities as Ukraine says Russian attacks have killed sixBritish prime minister Keir Starmer praised the “resilience” of Ukrainians as he addressed personnel taking part in training being provided by British personnel and other allies to Ukrainian troops.Addressing Ukrainians taking part in the programme to train troops, the prime minister thanked them for attendin
  
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• Spain unveils €11bn plan to reach long-delayed Nato defence spending target

  22-04-2025 15:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Spanish PM says ‘industrial and technological plan’ will ensure country commits to spending 2% of GDP on defenceSpain has announced a €10.5bn investment plan to ensure it will reach its long-delayed Nato commitment of spending 2% of its GDP on defence this year, saying it has become obvious “only Europe will know how to protect Europe” from now on.The country – which lags well behind other western nations by dedicating about 1.3% of its GDP to defence spending
  
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• WATCH: Nearly 300 people evacuated from Delta plane after engine fire

  22-04-2025 15:00 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Passengers were forced to go down emergency slides after the jet engine caught fire before takeoff on the tarmac at the Orlando airport.
  
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• Who won the third leaders’ debate? Five takeaways from Anthony Albanese v Peter Dutton

  22-04-2025 14:44 via theguardian.com
  
  The most animated jousting on Channel 9’s ‘great debate’ came when both leaders were invited to rebuff the ‘biggest lie’ their opponent has pushed during the Australian election campaignElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignAlbanese accuses Dutton of ‘desperation’ in third debate marked by claims of lyingPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastTh
  
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• The long line of the papacy: Francis' death renews focus on the church's most powerful figures

  22-04-2025 14:00 via foxnews.com
  
  There have been 266 papal leaders of the Catholic Church since Jesus Christ’s death in the AD 30s through Pope Francis – Jorge Mario Bergoglio – who died on Easter Monday at 88.The most prominent pope is considered to be St. Peter, the first holder of the title.Christ had appointed him the inaugural Bishop of Rome, and the papal church – St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City – is named in his honor.St. Peter’s writings to persecuted people in the Asia Min
  
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• 5 million student loan borrowers face mandatory collections starting May 5

  22-04-2025 13:44 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Some 5 million Americans with defaulted student loan payments will have their loans sent for collections on May 5, the Department of Education announced on Monday.
  
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• WATCH: Pope Francis and Donald Trump clashed for years over treatment of migrants

  22-04-2025 13:29 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Pope Francis clashed with Donald Trump several times over the years, primarily on Trump's immigration policy and rhetoric toward migrants.
  
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• French minister reports #SkinnyTok to regulator over anorexia concerns

  22-04-2025 13:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Digital media minister Clara Chappaz says TikTok videos promoting extreme thinness ‘revolting and unacceptable’The French government is seeking to take action against a TikTok group promoting extreme thinness among young women and girls.France’s minister for digital media, Clara Chappaz, has reported #SkinnyTok to the country’s audiovisual and digital watchdog and the EU over concerns that the trend is body-shaming victims into anorexia and that algorithms are targeting t
  
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• As controversies pile up, Trump allies increasingly turn on one another

  22-04-2025 12:29 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Members of President Donald Trump’s administration are increasingly feuding as they face an escalating series of controversies
  
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• Pope Francis emphasized Catholicism globally, reached beyond US, Europe into impoverished nations

  22-04-2025 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Over the course of his 12 years as pontiff, Pope Francis’ papacy has been both highly regarded as influential and scrutinized as modernized and anti-traditional.Leaving behind a legacy of expansion, Pope Francis ministered to shape the Catholic Church’s future and scale its reach beyond areas of focus in both the U.S. and Europe."If you think about how he has approached appointing cardinals," Tim Gabrielli, associate professor and Gudorf chair in Catholic intellectual traditions at t
  
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• First photos released of Pope Francis in his casket; funeral set for Saturday

  22-04-2025 11:53 via foxnews.com
  
  The first pictures of Pope Francis' body since his death were released on Tuesday, and his funeral has been scheduled for Saturday morning.The images showed Francis lying in a wooden casket wearing red vestments and his bishop’s miter, as the Vatican Secretary of State is seen praying over him in the chapel of the Domus Santa Marta hotel where he lived.Cardinals met for the first time on Tuesday in the Vatican's synod hall to establish the next steps before a conclave begins to select the
  
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• ‘I hope I’ll one day be at peace’: civilians seek mental health help in war-ravaged eastern DRC

  22-04-2025 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  People traumatised by conflict have queued outside the Saint Vincent de Paul neuropsychiatric hospital in Goma each day since free scheme launchedOn a sunny morning in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where fighting between the M23 rebel group and the Congolese army raged earlier this year, men and women rushed towards a line of chairs outside a medical facility.Since 24 March, the Saint Vincent de Paul neuropsychiatric hospital, a medical facility for people with me
  
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• Former cricketer Michael Slater sentenced to four years’ prison for DV offences but immediately walks free

  22-04-2025 10:09 via theguardian.com
  The 55-year-old pleaded guilty to seven charges including two counts of choking a womanElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe former Australian Test cricketer Michael Slater has been sentenced to prison for domestic violence offences but will immediately be released from custody on a suspended sentence.Slater, 55, was sentenced in Maroochydore district court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to seven charg
  
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• WATCH: Eiffel Tower lights switched off to honor Pope Francis

  22-04-2025 08:00 via abcnews.go.com
  The Eiffel Tower lights were switched off Monday night to honor Pope Francis.
  
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• ‘He listened to everyone’: Buenos Aires remembers pope as voice for the poor

  22-04-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Locals hail pontiff’s work in city’s poorest neighbourhoods – but express sadness that he never came back as popeLatest updates after death of Pope FrancisBefore he left Argentina and moved to Italy to become pope, Jorge Mario Bergoglio would visit the country’s villas miserias, not in a car flanked by security guards, but by bus – and this is what his people remember.“He would come here, kiss our feet, the feet of the people,” said Aida Bogarin, aged 44
  
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• Populist party in New Zealand introduces bill to define gender as biological

  22-04-2025 07:44 via theguardian.com
  The New Zealand First member’s bill is a long shot to become law as it has to be selected at random from a ballot and then garner majority supportA populist party in New Zealand’s governing coalition has introduced a bill to parliament that if enacted would define women and men by their biology, preventing trans women and men being recognised by law.The New Zealand First member’s bill is a long shot to become law as it has to be selected at random from a ballot and then garner
  
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• Tuesday briefing: The reforms, conflicts and legacy of Pope Francis

  22-04-2025 07:37 via theguardian.com
  In today’s newsletter: He was an unpredictable leader unafraid to upset traditionalists, but was he really a liberal figure – and will his changes last?Good morning. On Sunday, after a 38-day hospitalisation, Pope Francis greeted crowds in St Peter’s Square and wished them a happy Easter. At 7.35am yesterday, he died at the age of 88, of a stroke and subsequent heart faillure.“He taught us to live the values of the Gospel with fidelity, courage, and universal love, especi
  
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