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Videos Show Damage to Historic Iraqi Assyrian Church 

Videos circulating on social media this week appear to show extensive damage inside Mar Kiryakos Church in the village of Sharanish...

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Delayed Wages Push Christian to Commit Suicide in...

For several months, Waseem Masih took pride in his work, doing his part to keep the province of Punjab in Pakistan clean.   Masih,...

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Egyptian Christian Imprisoned for Social Media Posts

On Jan. 3, Egyptian Christian Augustinos Samaan was sentenced to five years of hard labor after he was convicted of “contempt of religion”...

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Hindu Prayers Introduced in Chhattisgarh Schools 

A recent government order to recite Hindu chants and prayers in public schools in Chhattisgarh, India, has caused an uproar over the...

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China’s Embrace of Myanmar Junta Undermines International...

Myanmar’s military ruler, Min Aung Hlaing, returned from a high-profile visit to China last week after a tour designed to bolster...

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Muslim Gunmen Kill 31 Christians in Attacks Across...

Armed Muslim Tribesmen killed at least 31 people in two separate assaults on rural Christian communities in Plateau and Kaduna states...

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Presumed Dead, Restored by Grace

Every day, Mumangi Muthiani goes out into his village in Kenya to look for day labor jobs so he can provide for his family. Recently,...

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What Iran and US get from deal and why both could...

BBC analysts assess the claims by both Washington and Tehran to have won a victory with the deal to end their war.

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The Super Bowl winner's son stepping into spotlight...

Alex Freeman is stepping out of the shadows of his Super Bowl-winning father to forge his own path in football.

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Thousands killed in US-Israeli war on Iran - but experts...

Experts say internet, media and government restrictions have all hampered casualty reporting across the region.

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Massive Los Angeles warehouse fire burns for fifth...

The warehouse fire is producing smoke and impacting air quality throughout the region, prompting officials to declare a state of emergency.

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At CrimeCon true crime obsessives come face-to-face...

Victims' families say there are ways to be an ethical true-crime fan - not an exploitative one.

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Why an AI company cleaned my New York City apartment...

An AI company is sending free cleaners door-to-door in a bid to train the robots it hopes one day will replace them.

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What does Trump want from a new UK prime minister?

The US president was once considered to have a close friendship with Keir Starmer, but that quickly fell apart with the war in Iran.

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Watch: 'I wish him well' - Trump reacts to Starmer's...

The US President criticised the UK’s approach to energy and immigration arguing that the prime minister's decisions had hurt him politically.

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From Boston to Miami: Tartan Army adjusts to World...

Bars on the world-famous Ocean Drive have been filling up with fans, who are sharing the city with many Brazilians ahead of their...

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Tech stocks tumble on concerns over AI spending

A sudden wave of selling in major tech shares triggers doubt over the sustainability of the AI boom.

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Tech giant Oracle cuts 21,000 jobs as it embraces...

The cuts are part of a wider trend among tech firms as they spend hundreds of billions of dollars on AI.

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Montreal shooting leaves officer, civilian and suspect...

It was the first time in 24 years that a Montreal police officer was killed in the line of duty, the city's police chief said.

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'We're begging' - Savannah Guthrie pleads for help...

Savannah Guthrie spoke on NBC's Today show about a note sent to the media in February regarding her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie,...

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US top court says Rastafarian man cannot sue prison...

The former Louisiana inmate argued his Rastafarian faith was violated after prison officials focibly shaved off his hair.

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Iran says no new commitments on nuclear sites after...

Iran's foreign ministry says it made "no new commitments" on nuclear inspections after talks in Switzerland.

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Eight sentenced to 450 years in prison over anti-ICE...

An officer was shot in the neck during the Texas disorder by "Antifa Cell operatives", prosecutors said.

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Google's YouTube settles social media addiction case...

The 15-year-old plaintiff's case against three other tech giants begins next month.

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Montreal shooting suspect identified as 25-year-old...

Police have not released a motive behind the Monday shooting that left one police officer and one bystander dead.

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How Washington DC's Reflecting Pool became a global...

President Trump says the pool is probably going to be drained again, two weeks after a multi-million dollar renovation was completed.

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Ransom note claims Nancy Guthrie died after abduction

On Tuesday, Today show presenter Savannah Guthrie begged anyone with information to come forward, saying, "We are in agony."

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Congress passes war powers measure for first time,...

The resolution is largely symbolic, but it adds to pressure on the White House to end the conflict once and for all.

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UN says it will evacuate sailors stranded in Strait...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Iran that no country can charge fees for ships to travel through the strait.

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China Is Luring the World to the Yuan—and Hobbling...

Iran and Russia have used the currency to carry out oil sales and other trade, evading controls on dollar transactions.

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U.S.-Iranian Trash Talk Is Disrupting Peace Negotiations

President Trump’s social-media feed is rattling Tehran’s diplomats, who are consulting psychologists and “The Art of the Deal” for...

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Trump Is Running Out of European Friends—Even on the...

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and France’s Marine Le Pen once celebrated Trump’s re-election. Now they see him as a political liability.

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Opinion | Tim Sheehy Explains Iran

The Montana Republican Senator has some pointed words for Trump’s negotiators.

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Opinion | Everyone vs. Superintelligence?

America must think quickly about how to meet AI safety goals without losing its lead.

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Opinion | Men, Women and Free Speech

At least in America government can’t compel us to endorse transgender ideology.

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Russia Pressures Belarus in Bid to Open New Front...

With Moscow’s prospects faltering on the battlefield, the Kremlin is trying to nudge its closest ally off the sidelines.

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Opinion | How Iran Plans to Consolidate Its Victory

Trump took bold actions other presidents never dared, only to end up where they were all along.

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What I Saw at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool...

Plus, how President Trump’s Iran war aims shifted, and ABC launches ads attacking the FCC.

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What the West Can Learn From China—Without Becoming...

Plus, how export controls can backfire unless allies move in lockstep.

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Indonesia Faces Day of Reckoning in MSCI Review

Billions of dollars hang in the balance as Indonesia faces a potential market-status downgrade that could spur another round of capital...

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China’s Latest Tool to Control a Disputed Atoll: A...

The movable structure has renewed fears that Beijing is expanding its campaign to dominate the South China Sea.

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In About-Face, Trump Administration Drops Opposition...

The U.S. has been silent on a law passed in Ghana last month in a sharp shift from the Biden years.

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Latin America Is Moving Further to the Right. Here’s...

Anti-incumbent sentiment has swept into office right-wing leaders on board with Washington’s drug and migrant policies.

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We Parsed Trump’s Shifting Rhetoric on the Iran War

The president initially said his goal was to dislodge the regime in Tehran, destroy its missile arsenal and curtail its nuclear program....

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The Forces That Broke the Two-Party System in the...

British politics has gone from predictable and patrician to utterly maverick. Now, the once unthinkable looks possible: an unpopular...

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Opinion | Iran’s Regime Gets Its First Relief

The money is flowing to Tehran even before nuclear commitments.

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U.S. Allows Iran to Sell Oil in Dollars for First...

The decision temporarily dismantles sanctions imposed on Tehran’s oil industry, making it easier for the regime to repatriate profits...

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Opinion | China’s Ambitious AI Blueprint

Beijing identifies key sectors for creating a ‘people-vehicle-home’ ecosystem.

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How U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer Went From Stable...

Watch how scandals, stagnation and populist politics took down the latest U.K. prime minister.

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What It Takes to Bring a Ukrainian Home From Russian...

Watch to see what life looks like after a prisoner swap, one of the few areas of cooperation between Russia and Ukraine.

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Can You Pass the Test That Strikes Fear Into China’s...

Try a selection of questions from the notoriously difficult “Gaokao” university entrance exam.

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