Pope Francis prays for Benedict XVI at new year mass as Vatican prepares to mourn former pontiff
Francis as the Madonna to accompany ‘our beloved’ Pope Emeritus Benedict ‘on his passage from this world to God’ during New Year’s Day mass
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Benedict XVI: thousands expected to pay respects to former pope
Benedict’s body displayed in chapel of the Vatican monastery and will lie in state at St Peter’s Basilica Thousands of people are expected to pay their respects to former pope Benedict XVI, who died on Saturday, in the days leading up to his funeral th…
1 million people gather on Champs-Élysées in Paris to see in new year
Parisians and tourists from France and abroad celebrate start of 2023 on famous avenue near Arc de TriompheAn unexpectedly large crowd of 1 million people crammed on to the Champs-Élysées to celebrate the start of 2023, after two years of Covid cancell…
Record 45,000 migrants crossed English Channel to UK last year
More than 45,000 migrants crossed the Channel to the UK from mainland Europe in 2022, surpassing the previous year’s record by more than 17,000, according to government figures released Sunday.
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Live: Explosions rock Kyiv early on New Year’s Day
A fresh round of explosions rocked Kyiv less than an hour into 2023, after Russia had attacked Ukraine with missiles targeting the capital and other cities ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations. Read our live blog for the latest developments. All times…
Russian claims its missile attacks are targeting drone production while Zelenskiy vows to keep up fight – as it happened
Ukraine president says his only wish for 2023 is victory. This blog is now closedRussia launches fresh strikes on Ukraine as Zelenskiy delivers new year message of hopeWhat we know on day 312 of Russia’s invasionThe Ukrainian ministry of foreign affair…
Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 312
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Mosc…