Thousands of people have attended Pope Francis’s funeral in St Peter’s Square, Vatican City.
 
Among them are dozens of world leaders — including heads of state such as US President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
 
The pontiff died on Monday at the age of 88, and tens of thousands have filed past his open coffin since it was laid out in St Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday.
 
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Pope Francis’s body arrived at Saint Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday to lie in state for three days before his weekend funeral.
 
Red-hatted cardinals, priests, candle-carrying friars and helmeted Swiss Guards walked slowly into the vast, sunlit esplanade as a male choir chanted psalms and prayers in Latin while the great bells of the basilica tolled.

The body of the 88-year-old pope, who died on Monday in his rooms at the Santa Marta guesthouse after suffering a stroke, was held aloft on a wooden platform by 14 white-gloved, black-suited pallbearers.

As the coffin crossed St Peter’s Square, a crowd of several thousand faithful mourners broke into repeated applause — a traditional Italian sign of respect at such events.
 
His funeral is set for Saturday and will draw heads of state and government from around the world.
 
Anthony Albanese said that Australia will be represented at Pope Francis’s funeral by Governor-General Sam Mostyn, Labor senator Don Farrell, and Coalition MP Michael McCormack.
 
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Russia has been launching near-daily drone and missile attacks against Ukraine in recent months, but their intensity has increased in recent weeks as talks to end the war yielded few results.

US President Donald Trump has been attempting to broker a peace between the two sides, but negotiations have so far yielded little progress, though prisoner exchanges have been agreed.

Strikes in Kyiv overnight on Monday lit up the night sky with fires in residential areas and damaged the entrance to a metro station bomb shelter.

At least 34 people including four children were wounded in the attacks on Kyiv, the emergencies service said.

From midnight until almost dawn, the city shook with explosions and rattling machine gun fire from anti-aircraft units aiming at the drones.

Ukraine's air force said it had downed 339 of 352 drones and 15 of 16 missiles launched by Russia in the attack on four Ukrainian regions.

Rescue workers pulled bodies from the rubble of an apartment block in Kyiv's busy Shevchenkivskyi district, less than a kilometre from the US embassy.

At least nine people died in the district, the interior ministry said.

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After the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, which killed 26 people, mostly Indian tourists, the diplomatic situation between India and Pakistan has become even more tense. The attack, attributed to militants with alleged ties to Pakistan, sparked outrage in India. The country has accused Pakistan of harboring terrorists and supporting militant activities in the region. In response, India has taken several actions, including suspending the Indus Waters Treaty and downgrading diplomatic ties with Pakistan.

However, President Donald Trump's reaction has been controversial. Despite the escalating tensions, Trump refused to condemn Pakistan for its alleged involvement in the attack. He stated that he is “close to both India and Pakistan” and expressed confidence that both nations would resolve their issues independently. His neutral stance, while emphasizing a diplomatic approach, has been criticized for not taking a clear position and failing to fully support India’s concerns over the situation.

Trump's comments have sparked backlash, particularly in India, where critics argue that his refusal to condemn Pakistan undermines India's position. Many find his statement that India and Pakistan have been "fighting over Kashmir for 1,500 years" to be dismissive of the serious and ongoing conflict. Meanwhile, both India and Pakistan have escalated military tensions, with India increasing its military presence along the Line of Control and Pakistan closing its airspace to Indian airlines.
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