In his message for the World Day of Human Fraternity and the presentation of the Zayed Award, Pope Leo XIV describes fraternity as an urgent necessity, stronger than conflicts, differences and tensions, while warning against leaving it trapped in…
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Vladimir Putin to visit China, Kremlin says, as Xi calls for ‘grand plan’ to strengthen ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed their ties during a video call on Wednesday held in the run-up to the fourth anniversary of Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
In a Russian state TV broadcast of the talks, Putin said…
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Global system of human rights in ‘peril’, warns HRW in its annual report | Human Rights News
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released its annual World Report 2026, warning that the global system of human rights is in “peril”, with 72 percent of the world’s population now living under “autocracy”.
In the report (PDF) published on…
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Verifying Gaza footage after 20 reported killed in Israeli strikes
Experts concerned after Grok chatbot ‘un-redacts’ images of children in Epstein filespublished at 12:01 GMT
Thomas Copeland
BBC Verify Live journalistAI ethics experts have said they are deeply concerned after BBC Verify found…
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Epstein files: Football, F1, and NFL bosses kept links after sex conviction
The files show Crystal Palace investor Josh Harris remained in contact with Epstein via email and phone calls for many years after his conviction, including joining him for a breakfast meeting in 2013 after which he sent an email saying “thank…
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Andrew and Epstein asked exotic dancer for 'sex acts', legal letter claims – BBC
- Andrew and Epstein asked exotic dancer for ‘sex acts’, legal letter claims BBC
- Photos released in Epstein files appear to show Andrew on all fours over female BBC
- Britain’s Prince Andrew appears in Epstein images released by U.S. Justice…
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Ukraine and Russia begin second round of US-led peace talks in Abu Dhabi | Ukraine
Ukrainian and Russian negotiators held the first round of US-led peace talks in Abu Dhabi as Washington seeks a pathway to end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine.
The two-day trilateral talks that started on Wednesday come after Volodymyr…
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Israel: UN experts urge withdrawal of death penalty bill – ohchr
- Israel: UN experts urge withdrawal of death penalty bill ohchr
- Israel split over plans to bring back death penalty for deadly attacks BBC
- UN experts decry Israeli bill allowing execution of Palestinians PressTV
- Amnesty demands Israel drop death…
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Xi, Putin hail ‘stabilising’ China-Russia alliance – Business Recorder
- Xi, Putin hail ‘stabilising’ China-Russia alliance Business Recorder
- Xi, Putin hail ties in video call as Ukraine war nears anniversary Reuters
- Russia’s Putin holds video call with China’s Xi Al Jazeera
- China, Russia should jointly…
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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of ex-Libyan leader, killed, say officials | Saif al-Islam Gaddafi
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and for years the second most powerful person in the country, has been killed in a village south-west of Tripoli, officials said on Tuesday night.
The 53-year-old died from…
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