hello and welcome to bbc news. the vatican says pope francis has spent a good night in hospital after being admitted with a respiratory infection. a spokesman said he had been experiencing breathing difficulties, but they also confirmed he was not suffering from covid. the bbc s davide ghiglione is outside the hospital in rome. a spokesperson informed journalists that he spent a peaceful night at the hospital. so his condition remains stable at the moment. the vatican is trying to reassure journalists, people and catholics all over the world. according to italian news agency ansa, the pope should be discharged within the next couple of days. and he should be able to celebrate next sunday s mass. everybody knows at the vatican that the pope has been particularly weak over the last couple of months. we do know already that he was forced to use a wheelchair. so it could be quite tiring for him even if he is able to attend all the ceremonies and easter celebrations. we can get mo
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in new zealand s largest city, auckland, after 3 people are killed in severe flooding. this is an unprecedented event in recent memory. in the aftermath, will have plenty of time to evaluate the response. police in israel say that a 13 year old palestinian has carried out a shooting attack outside the old city injerusalem in which two people, a father and son, were seriously wounded. the teenage attacker was shot and wounded. it comes a day after a palestinian gunman killed seven people near a synagogue in eastjerusalem. israeli police say they ve arrested 42 people in connection with friday s shooting the gunman was killed. israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has urged israelis not to take matters into their own hands. on thursday, nine palestinians were killed during an israeli military raid in the west bank town ofjenin. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell reports. another victim of a jerusalem shooting being treated by medics. an israeli father and son