BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 18:12:00
Amen. amen. the pope was absent at the good friday procession because of ill health and it is comparatively cold in rome. the easter vigil mass in st. peter's basilica. china has started three days of military exercises off the coast opposite taiwan. beijing, which views taiwan as a breakaway province of china, called the operation a "stern warning" to the island's government. taiwan says 71 chinese planes and nine ships crossed the taiwan strait median line, an unofficial dividing line between chinese and taiwanese territory. the mobilisations began hours after taiwan's president returned fro...