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In Iraq, Pope reaches out to top Shiite cleric
Pope Francis Pope Francis, on a historic trip to Iraq, will on Saturday hold a hugely symbolic meeting with Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, seeking to deepen his cautious dialogue with
Biden withdraws budget chief pick after Senate pushback
Joe Biden on Tuesday abandoned his plan for Neera Tanden to be White House budget director after pushback from key senators, marking the first cabinet defeat for the US president.
World leaders congratulate Gorbachev on 90th birthday
FILE PHOTO: Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev World leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel congratulated former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on
New law allows first UK minister to take maternity leave
Suella Braverman. PHOTO: Sky News The British government’s most senior legal adviser on Tuesday became the first Cabinet minister to go on maternity leave, following a change in the law.
Sex offenders in the Catholic Church
An empty church The Catholic Church has been shaken by a string of child sex abuse scandals. In France on Tuesday, the head of an independent enquiry investigating church child
Canada economy contracted by a record 5.4% in 2020 ― Govt
Canada’s pandemic-hit economy contracted 5.4 per cent in 2020, its worst plunge on record, despite a strong rebound in the final three months of the year, the national statistical agency
Egypt executes 11 convicted of murder
Egyptian authorities on Tuesday executed 11 people convicted of murder, a security source said, in the latest cases of what rights campaigners have labelled “a horrifying execution spree”. Capital punishment
Will Smith opens up about running for president
Will Smith has opened up about possibly running for president at some point in his career, and we wouldn’t put it past him. The 52-year-old has taken on some of
US to impose sanctions on Russia for Navalny poisoning — Report
Putin-Navalny US President Joe Biden’s administration is preparing to impose sanctions on Russia for the poisoning and imprisonment of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, CNN reported Monday. Citing two administration officials,
Covid, unrest: Iraqis tackle obstacles to host pope
Pope Francis Security threats, the Covid pandemic, war-ravaged infrastructure: Iraqis are facing major challenges as they plan to host Pope Francis later this week. “We’re very happy about this historic
