US President Donald Trump is "open" to meeting his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts in Turkey, the White House said, after the two sides failed on Monday to make headway towards ...

Russia offered Ukraine a limited ceasefire to collect the bodies of soldiers from the battlefield, Moscow’s lead negotiator ...

Ukraine and Russia agreed another large-scale prisoner exchange at talks in Istanbul on Monday, but failed to make a ...

A secret vault containing the burial regalia of the leaders of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Poland was found in the dungeons of the Vilnius Cathedral ... medallion, ring and coffin plaque were ...

Pope Francis is set to break with centuries of tradition by opting for a single, zinc-lined wooden coffin for his burial, foregoing the elaborate three-coffin system. This decision reflects his ...

This photo taken and handout on April 25, 2025 by The Vatican Media shows the rite of the Velatio before to seal the coffin of Pope Francis on the eve of his funeral at The Vatican.(AFP ...

In a solemn ceremony held Friday evening inside St. Peter’s Basilica, the coffin of Pope Francis was officially sealed, marking the final rites before his funeral Mass began on Saturday morning.

Pope Francis’ coffin is sealed prior to his funeral at St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday, April 25, 2025. (photo: Vatican Media / VM ) Hannah Brockhaus/CNA Vatican April 25, 2025 Pope Francis ...

Behind a phalanx of grimly featureless Stalinist-style buildings east of Pylimo—the central boulevard bisecting Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital—lie a derelict playground and rutted basketball ...

Paul Broome requested to be laid to rest in the Snickers-inspired coffin in his will. A 55-year-old British man who wanted to be buried in a Snickers-themed coffin had his last wish fulfilled.

A fun-loving man who once joked about wanting a Snickers-themed coffin got his wish. Paul Broome, 55, of England, was recently laid to rest in the chocolate bar-branded box, which he asked for in ...

The suspect, who was underage at the time of the arson in Vilnius, was arrested while planning another attack in Riga, in neighbouring Latvia. Lithuanian authorities have reasonable grounds to ...