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In his weekly Sunday Angelus prayer, Pope Francis prays for Ukraine and the earthquake victims of Turkey and Syria. He also offers his prayers for the victims of the deadly tornado in Mississippi and calls for a day of prayer for peace in Peru, amid a deepening political crisis. IMAGES
Pope Francis arrives at the Nur-Sultan airport in Kazakhstan, where he is greeted by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Pope Francis, warned by doctors not to travel to Ukraine, is in Kazakhstan in Central Asia for a three-day visit to promote dialogue and peace in the ex-Soviet region. IMAGES
The UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, slams Russia's attack on Ukraine, warning of a "massive impact" on the rights of millions, and cautioning that heightened nuclear threat levels showed all of humanity was at risk. SOUNDBITE
French president Emmanuel Macron chairs a defence council at the Elysée Palace in Paris as Russia's offensive continues in Ukraine. It comes after Russian president Vladimir Putin's threat to use nuclear weapons. Europe is now set to supply arms to Kiev. IMAGES
The United States denounces Russia's veto that ended a UN panel monitoring sanctions on North Korea, accusing Moscow of seeking to hide its growing military cooperation. "Russia's actions today have cynically undermined international peace and security, all to advance the corrupt bargain that Moscow has struck with the DPRK," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller says, referring to the North by its official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. SOUNDBITE
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives at the Vatican to meet Pope Francis, who on Saturday said he was suffering from bronchitis. IMAGES