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April 4, 2026 Pope Leo XIV bares cross for full Good Friday procession, a feat not seen in decades
Pope Leo XIV marked his first Good Friday by becoming the first pontiff in decades to personally carry the wooden cross for all 14 stations at the Colosseum.
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WORLD
April 4, 2026 Russia chose ‘Easter escalation’ over ceasefire, says Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Moscow of choosing “Easter escalation” over an Easter ceasefire after Russia carried out another deadly large-scale drone and missile attack on Ukraine. Six civilians were killed and 40 others injured as Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles across the country. Major daytime attacks, which were once rare, have […]
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CYPRUS
April 4, 2026 Inflation has picked up in Cyprus
Inflation in Cyprus rose by 1.2% in March compared with the same month in 2025, picking up pace after slower increases earlier in the year. The rise has been tied to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, which has affected overall price levels.
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HISTORY
April 4, 2026 4 April 2026: This day in history
1581: Francis Drake is knighted by Queen Elizabeth I aboard his galleon Golden Hind at Deptford, England 1655: Battle of Porto Farina: English fleet defeats Barbary corsairs in Tunis 1789: First US Congress begins regular sessions during George Washington’s presidency at Federal Hall, NYC (ends 1791) 1949: The North Atlantic Treaty is signed in Washington, […]
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CYPRUS
April 3, 2026 UNFICYP condemns rock-throwing incident in Nicosia buffer zone
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) condemns the incident which took place in the civil-use area of the UN buffer zone on Markou Drakou street in Nicosia, during which a group of individuals purportedly threw rocks and fireworks towards the north allegedly at civilians present in a park and nearby cafes.
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EUROPE
April 3, 2026 EU aid for farmers hit by “extreme weather”
By Martin Banks EU Member States have endorsed the Commission’s proposal to mobilise €21.5 million from the agricultural reserve to support farmers in Bulgaria, Estonia and Hungary.
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WORLD
April 3, 2026 Artemis II completes first of 10-day NASA lunar mission
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – A towering orange-and-white NASA rocket blasted off from Florida on Wednesday evening, lifting four astronauts toward space and transporting spectators’ imaginations to a future in which Americans may again set foot on the moon.
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HISTORY
April 3, 2026 3 April 2026: This day in history
1367: Battle of Navarrete: Alliance of King Peter of Castile, Edward the Black Prince and John of Gaunt of England, Aquitaine, Majorca and Navarre defeats Count Henry of Castile near Nájera in La Rioja, Castile 1645: English Long Parliament passes the Self-Denying Ordinance, limiting regional armies, a significant step toward the New Model Army 1860: […]
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EUROPE
April 2, 2026 MEPs criticise new death penalty law
By Martin Banks The Greens/EFA Group says that it “strongly condemns” the Israeli parliament’s approval of the death penalty law affecting Palestinians, who were convicted of terrorist attacks.
