Pope Francis recalls fallen Ukrainian soldier at weekly audience April 03, 2024 at 12:56AM

Pope Francis paid tribute on Wednesday to a Ukrainian soldier killed in the war with Russia during his weekly audience by displaying the soldier's Bible and observing a moment of silence for conflict victims, at St Peter's Square. Pope said, "This boy was called Olexandre, Alexander, 23 years old... he died in Adviika," a battered frontline town in the Donetsk region.

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Bodies of foreign aid workers killed in Israeli strike to be repatriated April 03, 2024 at 12:33AM

The bodies of six foreign aid workers killed in a Gaza strike were expected to be transported out of the war-torn Palestinian territory on Wednesday as Israel faced a chorus of outrage over their deaths. US President Joe Biden said he was "outraged and heartbroken" by the deaths and charged that Israel "has not done enough to protect aid workers trying to deliver desperately needed help to civilians".