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NPR News: 04-26-2025 6PM EDT

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🗓️ 26 April 2025

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0:00.0

At NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, we sort through a lot of television, and we've found some recent TV comedies we really like that you don't want to miss.

0:09.9

And we'll tell you where to watch them in one handy guide.

0:13.2

Listen to the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast from NPR.

0:18.0

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.

0:23.3

Massive crowds filled St. Peter's Square in Vatican City today to bid farewell to Pope Francis.

0:29.9

And Pierce Lauren Freyer was at the funeral service, along with hundreds of thousands who came to pay their final respects.

0:41.8

The day began with bells tolling across this city and at the basilica here,

0:46.5

and then a homage of global leaders, royals, military men and women.

0:50.8

The cobblestone streets of Rome have been lined with people in some places,

0:58.1

20 people deep, applauding as the Pope-Mobile carried Francis out of the Vatican for the last time,

1:04.0

past Roman ruins, past the Coliseum, to his final resting place in an immigrant neighborhood.

1:10.6

Impires Lauren Freyer reporting. Meanwhile, President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky met in Rome ahead of the Pope's funeral, which they both attended.

1:13.2

Later on social media, Trump criticized Russian President Putin for attacking civilian areas in Ukraine.

1:20.0

And the Kremlin says it's regained control over a border region of Russia held by Ukrainian forces since last summer.

1:27.2

MPRs Charles Mainz has more from

1:28.7

Moscow. In comments aired on state television, the head of Russia's armed forces, Valery Gerasimov,

1:34.1

informed President Vladimir Putin at Russian forces with support from North Korean infantry

1:38.7

had fully liberated Russia's Kursk region. The border region had been partially occupied by

1:43.8

Ukrainian forces following a

1:45.3

surprise offensive last August. While Russian control over Kourst could not be independently confirmed,

1:50.8

Putin insisted Russia's success would soon be felt to cross the front line, bringing Ukraine's

1:55.2

military defeat closer. The apparent vow to secure an outright military victory. Comes a day after

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