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Future pope John Paul covered up child abuse while cardinal: report

Karol Wojtyla transferred paedophile priests to other dioceses to ensure no scandal ensued, says investigator

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Fire at Rohingya camp in Bangladesh leaves thousands homeless

Around 2,000 shelters, 35 mosques, 21 learning centres for refugees suffer total damage

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More Iranian schoolgirls targeted in mystery poisonings

Incidents ongoing for three months with some victims being hospitalised, source still unknown

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Ukraine says Russia pursuing ‘attempts to encircle’ Bakhmut

Kyiv claims over 130 enemy attacks repelled over past day, Moscow releases video of defence minister visiting frontline

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Pakistan police attempt to arrest former PM Imran Khan

Officers arrive at his home in Lahore, but unable to locate him with large crowd surrounding premises

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Greek PM apologises ahead of more rail crash rallies

Relatives of disaster victims will gather today for memorial outside Larissa station

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PM Albanese joins 50,000 people at WorldPride march in Sydney

City’s iconic Harbour Bridge a sea of LGBTQ flags as marchers demand equality

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Three arrested over killing of Philippine governor, eight others

One suspect killed in shootout, two of three detained were former soldiers who were dishonourably discharged

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China increases military spending in face of ‘escalating’ threats

Beijing allocates CN¥1.55 tril on defence despite setting modest growth goal of around 5%

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Iraq customs ordered to start enforcing alcohol import ban

MPs from Christian bloc argue law is unconstitutional, fails to respect rights of minorities

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Iran to reconnect nuclear cameras, ramp up inspections: IAEA

UN nuclear watchdog chief hails ‘marked improvement’ in his talks with Tehran

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China sets lowest growth target in years as Parliament kicks off

Beijing to aim for ‘around 5%’ after posting just 3% last year

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Treaty ahoy! UN states finally agree on deal to protect high seas

After coming into force, pact to enable creation of marine protected areas in these international waters