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After a meeting at the Vatican, the U.S. president toughens his rhetoric toward Putin’s Russia.

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A selection by Reuters editors of some of the photos from Pope Francis' funeral with comments by photographers ...

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Fiorello Maffei, a 58-year-old who lives in London, returned to Italy for the now postponed canonisation of Carlo, a Londoner ...