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• China says US stands to become ‘a joke in the history of the world economy’

  11-04-2025 11:09 via smh.com.au
  
  After lifting tariffs on US goods again, to 125 per cent, China’s Finance Ministry signalled Beijing would no longer go tit-for-tat with the Trump administration.
  
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• Pope Francis funeral as it happened: Head of Catholic Church laid to rest in private burial; Trump and Zelensky pictured meeting at St Peter’s Basilica

  26-04-2025 15:45 via smh.com.au
  
  About 250,000 people packed into St Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis. Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met prior to the service in Rome. Follow live.
  
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• In the square, smartphones were held beside prayer cards. Then came Francis’ final act of quiet rebellion

  26-04-2025 15:07 via smh.com.au
  
  As the crowd dispersed and the bells tolled one last time for the man in white, it was clear the church he left behind had been changed forever.
  
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• Trump, Zelensky and the extraordinary face-to-face meeting just minutes before the Pope’s funeral

  26-04-2025 14:29 via smh.com.au
  
  The Ukrainian president said his remarkable encounter with the US President had the potential to become historic.
  
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• The Pope has been laid to rest. Here’s what happens next

  26-04-2025 13:36 via smh.com.au
  
  Pope Francis has been laid to rest after his funeral at the Vatican. A period of mourning follows – then comes the complex process of naming a successor.
  
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• Massive explosion at Iranian port kills at least four, injures hundreds

  26-04-2025 13:36 via smh.com.au
  
  The large blast shattered windows within a radius of several kilometres, Iranian media said, with footage shared online showing a huge cloud forming following the explosion.
  
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• Hundreds injured as massive explosion rocks Iranian port

  26-04-2025 13:36 via smh.com.au
  
  The large blast shattered windows within a radius of several kilometres, Iranian media said, with footage shared online showing a mushroom cloud forming following the explosion.
  
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• Death toll climbs, hundreds injured as massive explosion rocks Iranian port

  26-04-2025 13:36 via smh.com.au
  
  The large blast shattered windows within a radius of several kilometres, Iranian media said, with footage shared online showing a huge cloud forming following the explosion.
  
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• In pictures: Pope Francis is laid to rest

  26-04-2025 13:33 via smh.com.au
  
  Royalty, presidents, prime ministers and a legion of faithful have paid their respects during the funeral of Pope Francis in St Peter’s Square.
  
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• Homily to Pope Francis

  26-04-2025 13:19 via smh.com.au
  
  Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re remembered Pope Francis as a pope of the people, a pastor who knew how to communicate to the “least among us” with an informal, spontaneous style.
  
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• World leaders join huge crowds for Pope Francis' funeral

  26-04-2025 13:09 via smh.com.au
  
  Leaders including US President Trump, French President Macron and Ukraine's President Zelenskyy were among the 200,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square for Pope Francis' funeral.
  
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• ‘Build bridges, not walls’: A swipe at Trump in cardinal’s powerful homily for Francis

  26-04-2025 12:47 via smh.com.au
  
  In a powerful and at times pointed homily, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re has honoured the life and legacy of Pope Francis at his funeral.
  
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• Cardinal appears to take subtle swipe at Trump in powerful homily for Pope Francis

  26-04-2025 12:14 via smh.com.au
  
  In just hours, the streets of Rome will be flooded with mourners from around the globe as Pope Francis is laid to rest in the simple manner he requested.
  
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• Zelensky applauded on arrival at Pope Francis' funeral

  26-04-2025 11:36 via smh.com.au
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was among many world leaders attending the Pope's funeral in St Peter's Square.
  
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• Dedicated and devout worshipers flock to farewell Pope Francis

  26-04-2025 11:32 via smh.com.au
  
  The dedicated and devout poured into St Peter's Square as preparations for the funeral of Pope Francis reached their final hours.
  
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• "I have a great relationship to the Catholics"

  26-04-2025 10:41 via smh.com.au
  
  US President Donald Trump talks to reporters en route to Pope's funeral.
  
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• Pope Francis funeral live updates: Popemobile carries coffin to final resting place; Trump and Zelensky meeting pictured

  26-04-2025 09:51 via smh.com.au
  
  About 200,000 people packed into St Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis. Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met prior to the service in Rome. Follow live.
  
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• Pope Francis funeral live updates: Mass underway in St Peters Square as head of Catholic Church set to be laid to rest

  26-04-2025 09:51 via smh.com.au
  
  About 200,000 people packed into St Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis. Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met prior to the service in Rome. Follow live.
  
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• Pope Francis funeral live updates: Head of Catholic Church laid to rest in private burial; Trump and Zelensky pictured meeting at St Peter’s Basilica

  26-04-2025 09:51 via smh.com.au
  
  About 250,000 people packed into St Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis. Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met prior to the service in Rome. Follow live.
  
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• Pope Francis funeral live updates: St Peters Basilica prepares for mass as head of Catholic Church set to be laid to rest

  26-04-2025 08:19 via smh.com.au
  
  World leaders and ordinary mourners have gathered in St Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis.
  
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• ‘Where is the remorse?’: Disgraced former congressman cries into his hands as court metes out punishment

  26-04-2025 07:56 via smh.com.au
  
  George Santos, whose pattern of lies and fraud led to his expulsion from Congress, has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison.
  
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• Kevin Rudd warns against showing weakness on Ukraine

  26-04-2025 05:41 via smh.com.au
  
  In a Washington Anzac Day speech, Australia’s ambassador to the US says one of the messages from the Anzac story is that defending freedom takes human, physical and individual courage.
  
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• Alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty as US seeks death penalty

  26-04-2025 04:14 via smh.com.au
  
  The judge warned US Attorney-General Pam Bondi to temper her statements about Mangione to ensure a fair trial.
  
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• A quiet, sacred ceremony in one of the last steps on Pope’s final journey

  26-04-2025 02:32 via smh.com.au
  
  In just hours, the streets of Rome will be flooded with mourners from around the globe as Pope Francis is laid to rest in the simple manner he requested.
  
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• ‘They didn’t know what a schooner was. We had to explain a meat raffle’

  26-04-2025 01:45 via smh.com.au
  
  Famously fickle New Yorkers have embraced a new Australian-themed pub in their city, backed by comedians Andy Lee and Hamish Blake. But the venue’s surprise popularity is creating its own problems.
  
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• Youngest cardinal calls for peace, justice in Ukraine as Church bids farewell to Pope Francis

  26-04-2025 01:02 via smh.com.au
  
  Mykola Bychok says he had personally spoken of the war with the late pontiff and asked Francis to pray for the 20,000 Ukrainian children taken by force to Russia.
  
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• Dignitaries converging on Rome for funeral of Pope Francis

  25-04-2025 23:22 via smh.com.au
  
  Heads of state and royalty will converge on Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square.
  
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• FBI arrests US judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities

  25-04-2025 21:53 via smh.com.au
  
  Hannah Dugan’s arrest escalates a clash between the Trump administration and the judiciary over the US president’s sweeping immigration crackdown.
  
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• The next Pope could be even ‘worse’ than Francis. Let’s hope so

  25-04-2025 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The pontiff was dismissed as “woke” by MAGA conservatives, but he stood up for humanity against their weird cult, helping to redefine Catholicism along the way.
  
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• Saigon Falls - 50 years on

  25-04-2025 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The end of the Vietnam War seared itself into the memories of those who witnessed it.
  
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