World News Weekly Roundup: Donald Trump Indictment, Pope Francis Health Condition, Nashville School Shooting Tragedy, and More

This week's headlines were topped by stories on Donald Trump's indictment concerning his hush-money case, together with the tragic shooting that killed six people in a private Christian School in Nashville. Moreover, Pope Francis' hospitalization due to a lung infection was a hot topic.

Here's a rundown of this week's stories you should not miss:

Pope Francis Downed By Lung Disease

Pope Francis was hospitalized on Wednesday due to difficulty in breathing. He was diagnosed with bronchitis.

On Friday, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis would be discharged from the hospital in Rome on Saturday after the religious leader responded well to treatment. The pontiff is expected to attend public ceremonies initiating the Roman Catholic Church's observation of Holy Week.

Wagner Reportedly Plotting To Oust Vladimir Putin As Russian President

Analysts recently stated that a military warlord has made suggestions that he wants to depose Vladimir Putin.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner Group and a well-known figure, has conducted interviews with Russian reporters amid the Russia-Ukraine war.

The US think tank Institute for the Study of War noted that Prigozhin seemed to imitate or mock Vladimir and concluded Prigozhin's recent actions are spreading a notion in Russian society that Prigozhin has wider political aspirations in Russia, whatever its objective may be.

3 Children Among Dead in Nashville School Shooting

Three grade school students and three employees at a private school in Nashville, Tennessee, were shot dead by a 28-year-old transgender attacker, who was a former student of the school.

The crime happened at Covenant School, a Presbyterian school that enrolls around 200 kids, where the attacker, Aubrey Hale, was a former student.

Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake said Hale, who was reported to have an emotional problem, legally purchased seven weapons from local merchants.

US Journalist Arrested By Russia Due To Alleged Espionage

Russian intelligence officials detained a Wall Street Journal journalist on suspicion of espionage.

Evan Gershkovich, a US citizen, was detained in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg on Thursday.

Russia's Federal Security Service said Evan Gershkovich, "was operating on US directions" to collect confidential state information.

President Joe Biden urged Russia to release jailed American journalist Evan Gershkovich. "Let him go," he told White House reporters on Friday in response to the matter.

The Biden administration is assisting the jailed journalist to get consular access and cautioned Americans in Russia to leave the nation immediately, and discouraged travelers from going there.

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Donald Trump To Face Court Soon

Former US President Donald Trump was indicted in Manhattan on Thursday for paying hush money of $130,000 to Stormy Daniels, a porn actress, to keep silent about their alleged affair.

Donald Trump, who will run for the 2024 presidential elections, will become the first US president to face criminal charges as a result of this historic Donald Trump indictment issue.

New York District attorney Alvin Bragg's prosecutors would probably ask for Trump's surrender and arraignment next week. The specific charges will be made public when Donald Trump gets arraigned.

France Rocked By Violent Protests Against Emmanuel Macron

Violent demonstrations over French President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform erupted in France on Tuesday.

An escalation in violence on the outskirts of last week's generally peaceful marches has raised tensions between Macron and the majority of opposition parties, labor unions, and over two-thirds of the French public, who reject hiking the age of retirement.

Before Tuesday's rallies, authorities deployed 13,000 police nationally, including almost 5,000 in Paris.

The violent French protests also prompted King Charles III to postpone his scheduled state visit and instead went to Germany.

President Emmanuel Macron will make a rare trip to China next week amid protests.

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