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Manila, Philippines
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The son of the disgraced late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos vowed on Tuesday to work for all people after his stunning election victory, and told the world to judge him by his presidency, not his family's past.
Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, better known as "Bongbong", become
Ukraine death toll "thousands higher" than reported; at least 3,000 have died for want of disease treatment - UN
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- EMMA FARGE
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- NICOLE WINFIELD
Vatican City
AP
Pope Francis’ willingness to work despite knee pain that has made walking nearly impossible shows other older adults that they have wisdom and experience to offer younger generations, a top Vatican cardinal said Tuesday.
Cardinal Kevin Farrell offered the assessment as he introduced Francis’
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- JENNIFER RIGBY and JOSEPHINE MASON
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- ALASDAIR PAL and UDITHA JAYASINGHE
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- JONATHAN LANDAY
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Reuters
Ukraine said on Tuesday its forces had recaptured villages from Russian troops north and north-east of Kharkiv, pressing a counter-offensive that could signal a shift in the war's momentum and jeopardise Russia's main advance.
Tetiana Apatchenko, press officer for the 92nd Separate Mechanized Brigade, the
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- JAN STRUPCZEWSKI
Brussels, Belgium
Reuters
European Union citizens would like the 27-nation bloc to become fairer, show greater solidarity, lead the fight against climate change and make swifter decisions, even if it means scrapping the need for unanimity on some issues, an EU report showed.
The report is the result
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- John Semakula
Kampala, Uganda
Religious leaders in Uganda have called for further explanation on how new bans on "noise pollution" will operate following the announcement of a new police crackdown.
The clergy made the request after Deputy Inspector General of Police, Major General Geoffrey Tusiime Katsigazi, directed regional and district police commanders
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- BRIAN ELLSWORTH
A group of people including at least eight Turkish missionaries has been kidnapped in Haiti after traveling by bus from the Dominican Republic, according to Haitian and Dominican media, amid a wave of gang violence in Haiti.
The abduction occurred on Sunday afternoon near Croix-des-Bouquets, where a
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As night falls, cathedrals take on a very different aspect – and this dramatic combination of light and shadow is set to attract visitors the first co-ordinated nationwide Cathedrals at Night UK initiative for a special night time visit in May.
Co-ordinated by the Association
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Vatican City
Reuters
Pope Francis's planned trip to Lebanon next month has been postponed because the 85-year-old pontiff has experienced difficulty walking recently, sources said on Monday.
In recent weeks, the Pope has suffered a flare-up of pain in the right knee in addition to a long-time
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- KAREN LEMA and NEIL JEROME MORALES
Manila, The Philippines
Reuters
Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, clinched a stunning runaway victory in the Philippines' presidential election on Monday in the first win by a majority since a 1986 revolution that toppled his late father's two-decade dictatorship.
An unofficial tally showed Marcos, popularly known as "Bongbong", had surpassed
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- PAVEL POLITYUK
Kyiv, Ukraine
Reuters
Ukraine's President called on the international community on Monday to take immediate steps to end a Russian blockade of his country's ports to allow wheat exports and prevent a global food crisis.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made his comments in an online post after speaking to
