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Pope’s death receives muted official response in China, which has a tense relationship with the Vatican
As the world rushed to pay tribute to Pope Francis following his death, the response has been comparatively muted in...
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Pope gives Easter blessing in highest-profile appearance yet after briefly meeting Vance
Pope Francis gave the traditional Easter blessing on Sunday, appearing from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in front of...
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Russia creating ‘general impression’ of ceasefire while continuing to shell, Zelensky says
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of creating a “general impression” of a ceasefire while continuing to pummel parts of...
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Lion kills 14-year-old girl outside Kenya’s Nairobi National Park
A 14-year-old girl was killed by a lioness outside the Kenyan capital Nairobi when she was snatched at a ranch...
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‘Professional failures’ led to killing of Palestinian medics in Gaza, says Israeli military
The Israeli military says “professional failures” led to the killing of 15 paramedics and first responders in an incident in...
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El Salvador’s president offers Maduro US-deported Venezuelans for prisoner swap
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has proposed a prisoner exchange with Venezuela, offering to repatriate hundreds of Venezuelans who were deported...
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Ukraine says Russia launched deadly aerial barrage as pressure grows on Kyiv to respond to US peace proposal
Ukraine says it was struck by a new barrage of deadly Russian air attacks as an Easter ceasefire ended and...
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What the UK ruling on the definition of ‘woman’ means for same-sex spaces, culture wars and more
The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court has ruled that a woman is defined by “biological sex” under the country’s equality law...
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The real strategy behind Russia’s sudden truce announcement
The timing, the brevity, the sudden, unilateral nature of it all. If Ukraine’s allies needed proof of Moscow’s wild cynicism...
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Putin declares brief Easter ceasefire in war with Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a brief Easter ceasefire in his war with Ukraine, saying “all hostilities” will pause for...
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