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A gas station explosion in southeastern Rome early Friday morning left at least 20 people injured, including eight police officers and a firefighter, according to local authorities and emergency responders. The blast occurred shortly after 8 a.m. and sent a large plume of black smoke over the Italian capital.

A 47-year-old American tourist living in Taiwan suffered a severe spinal injury after impaling himself on a fence surrounding the Colosseum in Rome.

​President Donald Trump has confirmed that he and First Lady Melania Trump will attend the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome, despite their historically contentious relationship.

Pope Francis, aged 88, has shown significant improvement in his battle with double pneumonia, according to the Vatican.