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Pope Francis has lamented a “very strong reactionary attitude” in the US Catholic Church, saying that ideology had replaced faith in some parts of it and some members had failed to understand “there is an appropriate evolution in understanding matters of faith and morals.”...

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for the African Union to join the Group of 20 leading economies (G20) on Sunday....

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be going to the G20 summit in India in early September in person....

The junta in Niger, which seized power in a military coup on July 26, has formed a military alliance with the neighboring countries of Burkina Faso and Mali, whose rulers also seized power in coups....

Perched on a cliff in the Bavarian Alps near Füssen, Germany, the Neuschwanstein Castle is the epitome of the idyllic. Its spires soar to the heavens, while the surrounding landscapes are an invitation to daydreaming. It’s the stuff of fairytales, so much so that the man who had it built is dubbed the “fairytale king” —...

There have been a number of attacks on journalists in Kosovo in recent years. Now, conservative Muslims in the southern Kosovar city of Prizren are agitating against a news portal and a journalist.

Travel to Belarus is not recommended.

The United States is to impose visa curbs on Chinese officials suspected of “forced assimilation” of Tibetan children at state-run schools, the US State Department said in a statement on Tuesday....

Xi calls for accelerating BRICS expansion...

The German government has approved a law of self-determination allowing people to change their gender and name more easily.

Washington has denounced China's education policies in Tibet, where UN experts say an estimated 1 million children have been separated from their families.

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Chinese policymakers are facing calls to do more to prop up the ailing real estate market after the largest property developer, Country Garden, warned of multibillion-dollar losses and missed bond payments....

Rohingya people living in refugee camps in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar are being arbitrarily detained, beaten and tortured by members of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) — a specialized combat unit of the Bangladesh police force — revealed an investigation by the human rights NGO Fortify Rights...

Amphorae were made primarily for trade. In ancient times, people used these vessels, which held five liters (1.3 gallons) to 80 liters (21 gallons) depending on their size, to transport oil, wine, honey, olives, pickled vegetables and garum — a fermented fish sauce that was as popular with the Romans as soy sauce is today in...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has urged the country’s arms industry to increase production of missiles and artillery in order to have “overwhelming military power” and be ready for war, state media KCNA reported on Monday....