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Russia and Ukraine should meet at a ‘very high level’ in order to agree a peace deal, Donald Trump said as he gathered with world leaders.

John Swinney has travelled to Rome for Saturday’s ceremony.

Sadness at pope’s passing is tinged with giddiness at holding world’s gaze with a pageant for the ages

Tens of thousands of people visited the Vatican on Friday for a last glimpse of Pope Francis's open coffin, before his funeral on Saturday. Italian authorities have stepped up security to protect the more than 50 heads of state and 10 monarchs expected to attend, alongside around 200,000 mourners.

Dozens of heads of state – some of whom had better relations with the pope than others – will be in attendance.

"Romans would 'consult' sacred chickens before battle to see if they should proceed."

Pope Francis' image seemed to be everywhere Friday as the world mournedhis death in Rome at the age of 88.

Rocks from Greenland found on Iceland's west coast could link the late Roman Empire's fall to a spell of sudden climate change. But historians say that the real story is likely much more complicated.

With hundreds of thousands of mourners and 130 official delegations expected, the security measures for the late pontiff's funeral are among the most extensive ever arrayed in Rome.