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A raven has landed with your weekly intelligence briefing. We've sifted through the global noise to bring you only what matters. Prepare for this week's essential developments—distilled, unbiased, and delivered in one swift flight.

Funeral Held for Pope Francis; Laid to Rest at Santa Maria Maggiore ⛪️

• Pope Francis died of a stroke and heart failure at 7:35 a.m. on Easter Monday.

• More than 250,000 mourners attended Pope Francis’ funeral service in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

• The funeral featured an elaborate service with religious rituals led by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re.

• Over 100 delegations, including numerous world leaders and reigning monarchs, paid their respects during the roughly two-hour funeral in St. Peter's Square.

• Pope Francis’ coffin was carried in a procession through Rome, passing landmarks like the Colosseum, before being taken to the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore.

• Pope Francis was interred at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, fulfilling his wish to be buried outside the Vatican in a simple tomb.

• Faithful around the world honored Pope Francis with memorial masses and gatherings in places like India, Britain, and the Philippines.

• Following the funeral, the process for choosing a new pope, known as conclave, is expected to begin in early May, no earlier than 15 days nor later than 20 days after the pope's death.

Source: CNN.

India and Pakistan Report Exchange of Fire Amid Rising Kashmir Tensions 🇮🇳 🇵🇰 💥

• Indian and Pakistani soldiers briefly exchanged fire along their frontier in Kashmir.

• This occurred after a deadly attack on tourists in Kashmir, which New Delhi linked to Pakistan.

• Pakistan denies being behind the attack.

• Following the attack, both countries escalated tensions by exchanging diplomatic and trade sanctions.

• There are fears of a potential armed conflict between the two neighbors due to the heightened tensions.

• India hinted at a limited military strike on Pakistan in response to the tourist attack.

• Pakistan made it clear that it would respond militarily to any Indian attack.

• In response to the massacre, India suspended a crucial treaty governing the flow of river waters into Pakistan.

Source: Associated Press.

Raven Bites🐦‍⬛

• Trump and Zelensky meet at Pope Francis’ funeral. (SCMP)

• Suspected chemical blast killed 18 and injured hundreds at Iran’s Bandar Abbas Port. (Reuters)

• DR Congo and Rwanda to draft peace deal by May 2. (Al-Jazeera)

• Crypto: SUI's 73% weekly price gains top crypto market. (CoinTelegraph)

• DDoS attack on Bluesky resulted on an outage to the decentralized service. (TechCrunch)