Worshippers coming out of a Catholic church service in the Ukrainian city of Lviv yesterday expressed sorrow at the death of Pope Francis, but also lingering hurt that the Roman Catholic pontiff had not taken Ukraine&s side in its war with Russia.

Russian president Vladimir Putin, under pressure from Washington to show willingness to make peace in Ukraine, proposed yesterday bilateral talks with Kyiv for the first time in years, and said he was open to more ceasefires after a one-day Easter truce.

The Palestinian Red Crescent called yesterday for a &serious investigation& into the killing of 15 aid workers in Gaza last month, a day after the Israeli military admitted &professional failures& and disciplined two officers over the incident.

Elon Musk is reportedly set to leave his US government role as he is tired of what he sees as a litany of vicious and unethical attacks from the left, according to a report from The Washington Post.