On Wednesday, police said they had located the remains of a man who was killed by a shark on Olga Beach in northern Israel on Monday. The victim was identified as Barak Tzach, a 40-year-old father of four. The shark attack was the country's first fatal shark attack incident since Israel's founding in 1948.
Pope Francis passed away at age 88, on April 21, 2025, 7:35 a.m. local time in Vatican City. His death followed a five-week stay in hospital a month earlier, where he suffered from a respiratory tract infection and double pneumonia. The cause of his death was officially registered as a stroke followed by irreversible cardiac arrest.
On Friday night, the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Baltimore Orioles in American Major League Baseball at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland. The score was 8-3.
On Saturday, April 19, the second round of talks between an Iranian delegation led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and a U.S. delegation led by U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff took place in Rome, the capital of Italy. Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi issued a statement saying, "These talks are gaining momentum and now even the unlikely is possible."
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