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Welcome to the latest Global News recorded at 15:00 GMT on Sunday, the 27th of April. This is Andrew Peach, with a selection of highlights from across BBC World Service News today. Coming up:

Two popes declare two former popes to be saints. "I think this is phenomenal. It's a real shot in the arm (boost, like injection) for in our faith. And you see the responses from so many people. They are all happy, they are joyful. ... It's just a beautiful atmosphere." / international observers held by pro-Russian activists in Ucraine. "We have no indication when we will be sent home to all our countries and to see our families." / In South Korea, the prime minister resigns over the sinking of a passenger ferry. And we will report on Iraq's first parliamentary election since withdrawal of U.S. troops there. "Candidates will have to bring about change. If they don't, the people will have to bring about change." / But first; ...