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Pope Francis died little more than half an hour after being taken ill, Vatican sources have told Sky News. Pope Francis woke at 6am on Monday, and was fine for at least an hour, sources said, as they revealed details of the pontiff’s final moments. Around 7am, the Vatican’s medical unit received an emergency call

The Royal Navy’s flagship HMS Prince of Wales is to begin an eight-month deployment to send a “powerful message” of the UK’s naval and air power. Operation Highmast will take in joint exercises and visits with 40 countries across the Mediterranean, Middle East, southeast Asia, Japan and Australia. The £3bn aircraft carrier is scheduled to

A “simple” tomb “in the ground” bearing only the inscription “Franciscus” is among the Pope’s wishes for his burial, according to a final testament released by the Vatican. Pope Francis died at the age of 88 on Monday, a day after appearing on the balcony in St Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday. The Vatican said he

His arrival as pontiff heralded a new kind of leadership for the Catholic Church. Described by some as the people’s pope, Pope Francis showed a willingness to welcome those who’d felt shunned by the Catholic faith, but as a reformer at heart, he also faced huge criticism from conservatives within the church. The clash between

The Israeli military has said its investigation into the killing of aid workers in Gaza has found there were “several professional failures, breaches of orders, and a failure to fully report the incident”. A deputy commander will be dismissed for providing an “inaccurate report” and a commanding officer will be reprimanded following the military probe,

Fourteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi has made history by becoming the youngest player to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) – and promptly hit the first ball he faced for a six. Opening the batting Suryavanshi, who only turned 14 last month, came on as an impact substitute for Rajasthan Royals and scored 34 runs off

Well it is something, but it’s by no means everything – a ceasefire for 30 hours, not 30 days. This feels like a diplomatic dance, rather than a military, or moral, manoeuvre. An Easter truce – announced by Vladimir Putin on Saturday – is significant in the sense that, if it holds, it’ll be the

Robots have raced against humans in a half-marathon for the first time. Some 21 humanoid robots raced alongside thousands of runners around the 21km (13-mile) course in Beijing, China, on Saturday. Some of the robots that took part were as short as 3ft 9in, while others were as tall as 5ft 9in. They had to

The number of people found dead after a boat accident in Congo has risen to 148, officials have said. They say hundreds are still missing after a motorised wooden boat caught fire and capsized on Tuesday in the Congo River. The number of dead had previously been estimated at 50. On Friday, senator Jean-Paul Boketsu

Two Britons have been killed in a cable car crash near Naples, Italian police have said. They were among four people who died in the incident on Thursday, which officials said happened after the cable snapped. The governor of Campania told Sky News the four dead were “two couples of tourists”. Rescuers said the only

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused US envoy Steve Witkoff of “spreading Russian narratives” about the Ukraine war – as he said a much-anticipated minerals deal was moving closer. His comments came as Mr Witkoff was in Paris for talks with Ukrainian and European officials. The diplomat met Vladimir Putin last week and later told

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said the question in the upcoming national vote is who would be the best candidate to deal with US President Donald Trump. Mr Carney’s comments came in response to Conservative Pierre Poilievre saying during the French-language leaders’ debate that Canada needs change and Mr Carney is just like his

A US federal judge has warned that he could hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador. The comments are an escalation in a row which began last month when US District Judge James E Boasberg issued an order temporarily blocking the deportations.

China’s economy performed better than expected in the first quarter of the year – but it reflects a moment in time before the explosive trade war with the US, which has seen the world’s two biggest economies effectively decouple. Economists had predicted that gross domestic product would grow by about 5.1% in January to March,

Ukraine’s military says it has struck the base of the Russian missile brigade behind Sunday’s devastating attack on Sumy. A Russian assault on the city killed 35 people and injured at least 119. Children were among the dead and wounded. The Ukrainian military has now said it has struck a base of “the 448th missile

Sean “Diddy” Combs has pleaded not guilty to additional charges of sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution, which were added to the indictment against him earlier in April. The new allegations take the total number of criminal charges against the rap mogul to five – following the three original counts, which also included