[16:47] Pope Francis honoured by hometown soccer team

Argentina-born Pope Francis, who died yesterday, is being honoured at his local hometown soccer club in Buenos Aires, San Lorenzo de Almagro, where the football-loving head of the Roman Catholic Church remained a member during his 12-year papacy.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0422/1508905-pope-francis-soccer/

#Argentina #Francis #yesterday #BuenosAires #SanLorenzodeAlmagro #theRomanCatholicChurch #12_year

[11:00] US-Russian ballerina Ksenia Karelina freed by Moscow

A lawyer for a Russian-American citizen serving a 12-year prison sentence in Russia said she had been released in a prisoner swap between Russia and the US.

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0410/1506871-ksenia-karelina/

#Russian_American #12_year #Russia #US

[20:36] How the Lucky Dip gang is fuelling a car theft crisis

As car thefts in Ireland hit a 12-year high, a loose network of teenage joyriders is at the heart of a growing crime wave

https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2025/0403/1505760-how-the-lucky-dip-gang-is-fuelling-a-car-theft-crisis/

#Ireland #12_year

[12:37] Former Stasi officer accused of 1974 border murder

German prosecutors have demanded a 12-year sentence for a former Stasi officer accused of murdering a Polish man at a Berlin border crossing some 50 years ago.

https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2024/1007/1473984-germany-stasi/

#German #12_year #Stasi #Polish #Berlin #some50yearsago