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3 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Anthony Faiola |Chico Harlan |Marisa Bellack |Leo Sands |Gaya Gupta |Anumita Kaur | +1 more

Live updates: Vatican confirms Pope Francis’s cause of death as Catholics mourn worldwide (washingtonpost.com) Live updates: Vatican confirms Pope Francis’s cause of death as Catholics mourn worldwide By Anthony Faiola; Chico Harlan; Marisa Bellack; Leo Sands; Gaya Gupta; Anumita Kaur; Sammy Westfall 2025042108122400 Pope Francis died at age 88 at 7:35 a.m. local time Monday, the Vatican said, ending a historic chapter — and setting in motion a carefully orchestrated transition aimed at...

Dec 6, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Aaron Steckelberg |Annabelle Timsit |Marisa Bellack

(Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images)(Kiran Ridley/AFP/Getty Images)More than five years ago, Parisians and the world watched in horror as a devastating fire tore through the centuries-old Notre Dame cathedral. Scroll to continueAs the cathedral reopens, here's a look at what survived, what was restored and what's new. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Scroll to continue3 minSorry, a summary is not available for this article at this time.

Sep 21, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Ellen Francis |Marisa Bellack

Prime Minister Michel Barnier attends a Sept. 14 parade of athletes who participated in the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics in Paris. (Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)By Ellen Francis and Marisa BellackSeptember 21, 2024 at 3:07 p.m. EDTFrench Prime Minister Michel Barnier unveiled the country’s new government on Saturday, seeking to end months of political uncertainty, if not the accompanying acrimony.

Jul 7, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Annabelle Timsit |Marisa Bellack

PARIS — Polls are open in an election that could result in France’s first far-right government since World War II — or end in political deadlock just ahead of the Summer Olympics here. The populist, anti-immigration National Rally party is hoping to expand its lead in this second-round vote, claim a majority in the National Assembly and insert 28-year-old leader Jordan Bardella as prime minister.

Jul 5, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | William Booth |Frances Vinall |Marisa Bellack

LONDON — After a stunning victory that shattered the Conservative Party’s 14-year hold on power, Britain’s left-leaning Labour Party moved to take hold of the reins of government. Incoming prime minister Keir Starmer promised to help Britain “get its future back" and claimed a “mandate to relight the fire” after difficult years of economic crisis and hardship. He will visit King Charles III at Buckingham Palace later Friday and ask to form a government.