The pope's funeral will be held in a tense geopolitical climate, and Vatican officials are facing a complicated diplomatic chessboard.

The chancellor indicates that moving closer to the EU on trade is a bigger priority than the US.

Chancellor’s remarks come as UK prepares for key summit with EU in May, intended to 'reset' relationship post-Brexit

Climate activists may be going deeper underground.

The United States Congress is unlikely to support any invasion of Denmark's semi-autonomous territory of Greenland, the top Democrat in the House of Representatives said while on a visit to Copenhagen on Friday.

"There was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns, over the last few days," Trump said in a social media post.

Finland is under pressure to switch its rail to the standard European gauge. In the first phase, a planned train line is to run between Kemi and Haparanda, Sweden.