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Pope Francis did not take part in the Good Friday Way of the Cross procession at the Colosseum in Rome to "conserve his health" ahead of Easter, the Vatican has said.The Pope, 87, was expected to preside over the event but it was announced before it started that he was following the procession from his home at the Vatican. The procession re-enacts Christ's Passion and crucifixion, and the Pope composed […]

A headless robot about the size of a labrador will be camouflaged as a coyote to ward off migratory birds and other wildlife at Alaska's second largest airport.The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities said it will be based at the Fairbanks airport to "enhance and augment safety and operations". Images have been released showing the robot - named Aurora - climbing rocks, going up stairs and doing something […]

President Joe Biden has said the US is "working every day" to secure the release of a US journalist, detained in Russia for a year.Evan Gershkovich, 32, was arrested on suspicion of spying while reporting in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg on 29 March 2023. The Wall Street Journal reporter was accused of stealing state secrets by Russian intelligence officials, who provided no evidence to support the charge. Please […]

The head of one of Haiti's most powerful gangs, and the de-facto head of a consortium of gangs that have brought Port-au-Prince to a standstill has told Sky News he would consider a ceasefire and talks on the political future of the country if they were included.But Jimmy Cherizier, known universally as "Barbecue", has predicted that more violence is imminent, adding that a recent halt in the fighting is purely […]

It is one year to the day since Evan Gershkovich, a 32-year-old reporter for the Wall Street Journal, was detained by the FSB, dragged out of a restaurant in Ekaterinburg with a bag over his head and brought to Moscow's Lefortovo jail.He is accused of spying for the US though Russia has produced no evidence. He and the US government vehemently deny the allegations. So far despite a year punctuated […]

In a unanimous decision, the International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to take "all the necessary and effective action" to prevent a further deterioration of the "catastrophic living conditions of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip". Piling even more pressure on the government of Benjamin Netanyahu, the justices observed that "Palestinians in Gaza are no longer facing only a risk of famine... but that famine is setting in", as […]

The governor of Maryland has said Baltimore has "a very long road ahead" following the city's bridge collapse - as it was revealed all the crew on board the ship that crashed into it are in "good health".Governor Wes Moore's comments came as he spoke about the clean-up operation following the Francis Scott Key bridge disaster during a news conference on Thursday. He offered a rallying cry to the city […]

Politicians in France are debating on a bill that would ban hair discrimination.The draft law would extend pre-existing measures to explicitly outlaw discrimination over texture, length, colour or style - particularly those with curly, coiled or no hair at all. If passed, it would make France the first country in the world to recognise hair discrimination at a national level, according to Olivier Serva, a politician from the French Caribbean […]

A Spanish prosecutor is reportedly seeking a prison sentence for the former football boss who kissed a female player after Spain won the women's World Cup.Luis Rubiales, 46, kissed Jenni Hermoso on the lips following Spain's 1-0 final win over England last August in Sydney. Hermoso, 33, has testified in court that the kiss was not consensual.Marta Durantez, a prosecutor at Spain's High Court, has charged Rubiales with one count […]