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Amazon’s indigenous people ‘never so threatened’: pope

Amazon’s indigenous people ‘never so threatened’: pope

Pope Francis sounded a stark warning about the future of the Amazon and its peoples during a visit to the…
1.3 million children displaced by Iraq’s war with Islamic State: UNICEF

1.3 million children displaced by Iraq’s war with Islamic State: UNICEF

While the Baghdad government last month declared victory over Islamic State after wresting back almost all the territory IS seized…
China detains prominent human rights lawyer and Xi Jinping critic

China detains prominent human rights lawyer and Xi Jinping critic

Rights lawyer Yu Wensheng has been detained by Chinese authorities, hours after circulating a letter calling for constitutional reforms. Yu…
Why are Indian authorities failing to protect women?

Why are Indian authorities failing to protect women?

A recent series of gruesome rapes and murders has sparked outrage in northern India. The incidents are the latest for…
Merkel still in charge of her future amid impasse in Germany

Merkel still in charge of her future amid impasse in Germany

Angela Merkel has defied many forecasts of her looming political demise in 12 years as German chancellor. And nearly four…
China is a disruptive force, US Pacific military chief says

China is a disruptive force, US Pacific military chief says

The head of the US military’s Pacific command called China a disruptive power in the Indo-Pacific region on Thursday and…
Hong Kong pro-independence protest leader appears in court for ‘rioting’

Hong Kong pro-independence protest leader appears in court for ‘rioting’

A young protest leader calling for Hong Kong’s independence from China appeared in court on the rare charge of rioting…
Grandparents shocked by reports of 13 starved grandchildren

Grandparents shocked by reports of 13 starved grandchildren

The grandparents of 13 starved and tortured children say their son’s family looked happy and healthy when they last visited…
Is it news? Ansari story triggers media ethics debate

Is it news? Ansari story triggers media ethics debate

What makes a private sexual encounter newsworthy? A little-known website raised that very question after publishing an unidentified woman’s vivid…
Farage backs off second Brexit referendum talk as EU says UK still welcome

Farage backs off second Brexit referendum talk as EU says UK still welcome

Leading British anti-EU campaigner Nigel Farage rowed back on Wednesday from remarks favoring a second referendum on Brexit, a week…
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