Tens of thousands of people from around the world traveled to St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican this week to pay their final respects to Francis, who died on Monday leaving a reputation as a pope who attempted to shake up the church by shunning pomp and privilege to make it more inclusive.
Pope Francis' body is carried in a coffin into Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on the day of its translation, at the Vatican, April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Pasijah's home is the only one remaining in this part of Rejosari Senik, a small village on Java’s northern coast that was once on dry land but is now submerged by water.
Pasijah, 55, holds mangrove seedlings as she sits in a boat in the submerged hamlet of Rejosari Senik, Demak regency, Central Java Province, Indonesia, February 19, 2025. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
Hundreds of foreign nationals previously protected because they grew up in France now face expulsion under legislation introduced last year.
Moussa Sacko, 25, a Malian deported from France, where he had lived since he was a young child, stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Luc Gnago
Fire prevention is one of several roles wild horses play in preserving Galicia’s delicate ecosystems. But Europe’s largest herd of wild horses has dwindled to less than half the 22,000 that roamed its mountains in the 1970s.
Wild horses gather inside the enclosure, before they are dewormed and have their manes cut during the 'rapa das bestas' or 'shearing of the beasts' in the village of Sabucedo, Galicia, Spain, July 8, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
