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London, UK
Reuters
Vladimir Putin will visit two small former Soviet states in central Asia this week, Russian state television reported on Sunday, in what would be the Russian leader's first known trip abroad since ordering the invasion of Ukraine.
Russia's 24th February invasion has killed thousands of
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- KAREN LEMA
Manila, Philippines
Reuters
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's office said on Saturday it was "exasperated" with International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan and his plan to resume an investigation into killings during the government's crackdown on drugs.
Khan said on Friday that a deferral of the ICC's probe
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Religious leaders in Australia still have a long way to go in supporting victims of family violence, research shows
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Melbourne, Australia
A world-leading research organisation identifying church values has concluded religious leaders have a long way to go to meet community expectations around supporting victims of domestic and family violence.
The latest research from the National Church Life Survey concluded that two thirds of clergy and
Ugandan President Museveni’s decision to lift ban on $US133 million Western donor fund stirs mixed reactions among clergy
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Kampala, Uganda
A decision by President Yoweri Museveni to lift the ban on the activities of the Democratic Governance Facility - the main Western donor fund supporting dozens of charities and religious NGOs in the country - has stirred mixed reactions from the clergy and other stakeholders.
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Kabul, Afghanistan
Reuters
Afghanistan's Taliban administration on Saturday called on international governments to roll back sanctions and lift a freeze on central bank assets following the earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people and left thousands homeless.
Afghan women carry water containers through the debris
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Kyiv/Pokrovsk, Ukraine
Reuters
Russian missiles struck an apartment block and close to a kindergarten in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday, in strikes US President Joe Biden condemned as "barbarism" as world leaders gathered in Europe to discuss further sanctions against Moscow.
Up to four explosions shook
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Rome, Italy
AP
Pope Francis celebrated families Saturday and urged them to shun “selfish” decisions that are indifferent to life as he closed out a big Vatican rally a day after the US Supreme Court ended constitutional protections for abortion.
Francis didn’t refer to the ruling or explicitly mention
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Kigali, Rwanda
Reuters
The hostel in Rwanda where Britain plans to send migrants under its controversial asylum-seeker deportation policy is preparing to house children, its manager said, with the prospect of youngsters being sent there with their parents.
Under an agreement struck in April, Britain will send tens
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London, UK
Reuters
Fifteen children have drowned in flash floods that swept through Bangladesh with another 3.5 million urgently needing clean drinking water as the risk of waterborne diseases grows, UNICEF's country representative has said.
"That's a staggering number of children and an increase over the last couple
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Kigali, Rwanda
Reuters
The newly-expanded Commonwealth made broad commitments on Saturday to address climate change and boost trade, concluding a summit aimed at shoring up the relevance of a group that evolved from the British empire.
The club, whose 56 members range from India to the tiny Pacific
