Royalty and heads of state all took second place to Argentina and Italy – but ‘e’ comes before ‘r’ in alphabet

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‘I had to figure out a way to get people to actually listen,’ explained the Star Wars creator. ‘Especially 12-year-olds.’

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A place in the domestic showpiece is on the line in an intriguing clash at Wembley

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The Blues are pushing for the Champions League and saw off Everton.

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Pope Francis was mourned at his funeral Saturday as a humble pastor to those on the global margins. But a who’s who of the world’s most powerful heads of state and royalty gathered to pay their respects to the leader of a minuscule country, Vatican City, and a faith with some 1.4 billion adherents.

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The president left Rome straight after service

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The late pontiff’s coffin has been transported from St Peter’s Square to the Basilica of St Mary Major, where it has been laid to rest

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In the last few months DOGE has pursued immigration-related data across the Justice Department, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration, Rhian Lubin reports

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Workdays with Thy broadcast for six months before listeners began questioning the host’s true identity

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They came from around the world to rejoice in the naming of the first millennial saint, but they ended up bidding farewell to Pope Francis instead

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The Curiosity rover is heading to a region containing formations that were possibly made by groundwater billions of years ago

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Prince William and Sir Keir Starmer joined world leaders to pay their respects to Pope Francis at the late Pontiff’s funeral.

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Presidents, prime ministers and royalty were among those bidding a final farewell to Pope Francis at his funeral in St Peter’s Square on Saturday (26 April).

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O’Sullivan is seeking an eighth title at the Crucible after returning to action for the World Championship

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‘I have so much to say about the last two years of my life,’ said Lively in a recent public address

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Big lips, overfilled cheekbones, and pixie noses. Now dubbed ‘Mar-a-Lago face,’ Kaleigh Werner investigates the cosmetic phenomenon sweeping through Donald Trump’s inner circle

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The former City captain won the FA Cup in his last outing at Wembley in 2023 and aims to end his team’s ‘bad season’ by winning the trophy once more

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Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re reminds millions of Pope’s disagreement with US president over migration

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US artist reportedly sparked a wild reaction from her audience as she performed the song for the first time

Giuffre was a ‘fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex trafficking,’ her family said following her suicide

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Secret performance was apparently filmed for a promotional film, which is set to be released ahead of the band’s massive reunion tour

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Across the Netherlands, people have donned orange clothes to celebrate their king’s birthday

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Bacterial infection that thrives in wet soil and stagnant water has hit particularly hard in regions affected by flooding earlier this year

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‘Marriage now, wedding later,’ declared the newlyweds

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Health officials in Gaza aid that at least 49 people were killed by Israeli strikes in the last 24 hours and Arab mediators are scrambling to restart a ceasefire

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Supreme Court’s verdict came after a number of legal challenges supported by the Harry Potter author

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All Ukrainian troops have been forced from Russia’s Kursk region, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Saturday

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The’ Black Panther’ director will own the film after 25 years

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Forthcoming adaptation slated for release in November next year

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Deed honouring Francis’s life recalls ‘a simple and much-beloved pastor’ who loved the poor

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Band said criticism of their stance on Israel and Palestine is ‘based on deliberate distortions and falsehoods’

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Jacob Stolworthy runs through the roles certain stars wish they could forget

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