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The Vatican has excommunicated the priesthood of a rebel Catholic faction. Many of the priests’ followers have refused to renounce them.
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Sara Duterte, who has said she would run for president, could be barred from politics over allegations of corruption and for making death threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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Xi Jinping is preparing to extend his rule as China’s leader and bring fresh blood into the Communist Party elite. Cai Qi is the man he’s tasking to help.
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Ezra Jin, founder of Zion Church, lands in the US and reunites with family who are ‘overwhelmed with joy’The founder of one of China’s most prominent underground churches has been released from prison and reunited with his family in the United States.Ezra Jin, the founder of Zion Church, landed in the US on Friday evening. He was one of dozens of church members who were detained in a sweeping crackdown on Christians in October. Continue reading...
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China’s leader draws from autocrats’ playbook to expand power, oust potential rivals and lay groundwork to rule indefinitely.
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The government’s security apparatus has staved off collapse under U.S. pressure, monitoring Cubans in their homes, on the job and even at movie theaters.
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Police are investigating what happened to a boy who was found with significant arm injuriesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman is in custody after police found the body of a pre-schooler at a home on the New South Wales Central Coast.Police rushed to the home at Wyong after a 32-year-old woman presented to the local police station on Saturday. Continue reading...
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Space Force and Customs and Border Patrol are using a rodeo as a way to drive up recruitment numbers.
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Far-right leader Marine Le Pen is appealing a verdict which found her guilty of misusing EU funds.
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Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning all and thanks for being with us. Graham Readfearn here.First up, we will have news in a few minutes that NSW has recorded its first confirmed case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu in a giant petrel found north of Newcastle at Hawks Nest. Continue reading...
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Match at Burnopfield near Newcastle called off after 800kg young bull escaped from farm and stormed playing fieldA cricket match had to be abandoned after a runaway bull stormed the playing field and charged at players.The North East Premier League fixture at Burnopfield Cricket Club near Newcastle was called off on Saturday evening despite efforts to remove the animal from the ground. Continue reading...
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Authorities expect up to 20 million people to attend ceremonies across Iran and Iraq over the coming days.
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Overshadowed by President Trump’s threats to seize Greenland, a Danish territory, the event removed U.S. officials from the program and saw protests arrive.
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A surprising World Cup run ended on Saturday against Morocco, but the Canadian successes, as a team and a host, are likely to endure.
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Blacklisted entities handled $100 billion in crypto in 2025, financing terrorism and weapons.
The Guardian
Kelsey Pfendler set out to become first US woman, youngest woman and fastest woman to solo over 2,400-mile journeyA Grand Canyon river-rafting guide who aimed to become the first US woman to row solo across the mid-Pacific has completed a record-breaking journey from California to Hawaii.Hundreds of people gathered to cheer on Kelsey Pfendler as she pulled into a Honolulu harbor on Friday night on her 21ft rowboat, Lily, after nearly a month-and-a-half at sea, local media reported.Guardian staff
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As days of public mourning ceremonies began, Iranians viewed the casket of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at the start of the U.S.-Israeli attacks.
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Well-preserved fourth-century quarters reveal details of daily life, urban development and economic activitiesArchaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a well-preserved Byzantine-era city in the western desert.The fourth-century quarters had residential and religious structures, including a basilica-style church in the Dakhla oasis. Archaeologists also found coins, pottery fragments and tools. Continue reading...
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The Russian president donned military fatigues as he tried to counter a narrative that Moscow is stumbling in its war after Ukrainian drone strikes set off an acute fuel shortage.
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The prince’s wife, Meghan, and their children could still join him for other parts of his trip outside the capital, a person close to the family said.