Preparations underway to mark the weekend funeral of Pope Francis with special services in Australia; The UK to host peace negotiations for Ukraine in the coming hours; Collingwood captain Darcy Moore to miss the Anzac Day blockbuster with Essendon.

Australia's governor-general to be among the official mourners at Pope Francis' funeral; India's PM condemns a deadly attack in Kashmir; Todd Goldstein declared ready for Essendon's Anzac Day blockbuster against Collingwood.

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton go head to head for the third leaders debate, A date set for Pope Francis' funeral, A freak accident forces Moroccan surfer Ramzi Bouhkhiam out of the Rip Curl Pro.

The third leader's debate going ahead tonight in Sydney; New Zealand's deputy Prime Minister introduces a controversial gender bill to Parliament; Richmond's Noah Balta avoids a prison sentence after an assault last year.

Flags at half mast in Australia after the death of Pope Francis; Cardinals to decide on funeral arrangements for the pontiff; Mollie O'Callaghan completes an epic comeback from injury at the Swimming Championships in Brisbane.

The Vatican releases the Pope's cause of death; Australians will begin casting votes in the federal election; and in football, Real Madrid players observe a minute's silence to honour Pope Francis.

Voters preparing to cast ballots at early voting centres from tomorrow; A second Signal chat scandal emerges for US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth; Gout Gout eliminated from the Stawell Gift event in regional Victoria.

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The Palestine Red Crescent says an Israeli investigation into the killing of 15 Gaza medics is "full of lies"; documents show Melbourne's COVID curfew was not based on medical advice; and in athletics, Gout Gout prepares for the Stawell Gift.

In this bulletin ... Labor accused of running a scare campaign over coalition health policy; Israel restricts thousands of Palestinians Christians from attending Easter processions; and in golf, Minjee Lee chases her first win since 2023 at the LA Championship.