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A handout picture provided by Vatican News shows Pope Francis meeting top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, in the Iraqi shine city of Najaf, in a landmark moment in modern religious history. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI94E2XN_EN
Pope Francis arrives in the holy shrine city of Najaf for his extraordinary meeting with Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, the top authority for the country's Shiite Muslims, on the second day of his historic Iraq. Sistani, 90, almost never holds meetings but made an exception for 84-year-old Francis, who is making the first-ever papal trip to Iraq to encourage dwindling Christians and extend his hand to Shiite Muslims. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden's national security advisor Jake Sullivan will travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel at the weekend for talks with leaders over the conflict in Gaza, the White House says. Sullivan will meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Saturday and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Former South Africa President Jacob Zuma leaves Johannesburg's Constitutional court as it was hearing an appeal to have him declared ineligible to stand for office in a politically charged legal showdown set to raise tensions before the tightest election in decades. IMAGES
Humza Yousaf leaves Bute House after resigning as First Minister of Scotland. Yousaf announced his resignation before he was due to face two confidence votes this week sparked by his ditching of junior coalition partners in a row over climate policy. IMAGES
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