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Former Pope Benedict is ‘very sick’, Pope Francis says  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News

No more details immediately available on condition of 95-year-old pope emeritus, who has become increasingly frail as he dedicates post-papacy life to prayer, meditation

Ops&Blogs editor Miriam Herschlag on selecting a dozen pieces that moved her; military reporter Emanuel Fabian on Israel’s Jordanian border and promising efforts to stop smuggling

Pope Francis said his 95-year-old predecessor, retired Pope Benedict XVI, was very ill and asked the faithful to pray for him.

Kremlin says any Ukraine peace plan must include annexed regions  Reuters Russian foreign minister: Ukraine must give up occupied territories  CNN Hard-Line Positions Suggest Progress Toward Peace Talks Is Far-Off: Live Updates  The New York Times Putin punishes EU for sanction pile; ‘No

The airline canceled another 2,500 flights on Wednesday and said it would be days before normal service resumes.

Protesters and public-health experts have been targeted for blame for the country’s sudden about-face as infections explode, but leader Xi Jinping remains unscathed.

Disruptions from winter storms have not only caused flight delays and cancellations, but have also separated many passengers from their luggage. Here are some ways to make reuniting easier.

Sara Khadem photographed at Kazakhstan championship without compulsory head covering, joining other female Iranian athletes who have competed bareheaded in defiance of regime

‘We made history,’ says exultant incoming minister; several explosive sections toned down or dropped from controversial legislation, voted in by MKs after an all-night filibuster