The body of Pope Francis is leaving his former residence for the last time, as the next phase of the funeral process gets underway. Pope Francis' coffin will be carried in a procession from Casa Santa Marta to Saint Peter's Basilica. He will lie in state for three days before his funeral on Saturday. Mourners and faithful have already started arriving ahead of public viewings beginning later on Wednesday.

Leaders from more than 180 US universities and colleges are joining forces to stand up against the Trump administration. They've signed a letter denouncing the government of "unprecedented overreach" and intruding in the lives of students. The letter comes after Harvard university sued the government after threats to its funding and tax status.

At least 26 people have been killed after gunmen opened fire on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir. Many more people near the resort town of Pahalgam have been taken to hospital with gunshot wounds. Police blame separatist fighters for the largest attack targeting civilians in the area in recent years.

Kenya's president is on a five-day state visit to China, its largest lender, while Beijing's trade war with Washington intensifies. How is it worsening? And what's the impact on countries like Kenya, which does business with both economic superpowers?

Pope Francis, the first Latin American and Jesuit pontiff, has died at age 88. His papacy broke barriers and redefined the Catholic Church’s global image — but also left tough questions unanswered. We look back on his legacy, the controversies that followed him, and what comes next for the church.

As soon as he came to power, United States President Donald Trump echoed calls for the Palestinians' massive displacement outside their homeland. Israel’s war on Gaza has displaced nearly two million Palestinians since October 2023. And with calls by some Israeli politicians to permanently expel Palestinians from the Strip, fear is growing of yet another forced population transfer. An Israeli minister has even called the current war the “Gaza Nakba”, referring to the forced displacement of Palestinians in 1948-49.

Weeks after Myanmar's deadly earthquake, the true scale of loss is only starting to emerge. Al Jazeera correspondent Tony Cheng looks at the aftermath of a country already struggling with displacement and conflict.

At 31, Jill Damatac made the decision to self-deport from the United States, ending 22 years of life as an undocumented migrant. Her journey began at age nine, when her family left the Philippines for the US in search of a better life. But instead of opportunity, they encountered instability, xenophobia, and an immigration system Jill describes as broken.

When the Trump administration halted most foreign aid, it caused a lot of concern among Rohingya refugees – one of the world’s most vulnerable populations. More than a million of the minority Muslim group who fled Myanmar are living in camps in southern Bangladesh. Funding cuts have forced aid agencies to reduce food rations, prompting warnings of increasing rates of malnutrition among children.

All cardinals from the Catholic Church who are in Rome are meeting at the Vatican, where they are expected to decide on a date for Pope Francis' funeral. His body has been placed in a coffin inside a chapel within the Vatican, before it’s moved to St Peter's Basilica later this week, where he will lie in state. The 88-year-old pontiff died from a stroke and heart failure on Monday.