Russia withdraws 10,000 troops from Ukrainian border ahead of planned negotiations next month

world-regions has withdrawn over 10,000 military” target=”_blank”>troops< border as it prepares to enter security discussions with the joe-biden” target=”_blank”>Biden< quoted the army as saying. PUTIN DEMANDS US ASSURANCES ON SECURITY AS RUSSIA COMPLETES HYPERSONIC WEAPONS TEST Western nations worried for the past few months over the troop buildup, which totaled around 100,000 troops at its…

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Desmond Tutu, South African equality activist, dead at 90

JOHANNESBURG — Desmond Tutu, world-regions’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday. He was 90. An uncompromising foe of apartheid — South Africa’s brutal regime of oppression against the Black majority — Tutu worked tirelessly, though…

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Pope Francis celebrates Christmas Eve Mass as virus surges in Italy

ROME — pope-francis” target=”_blank”>Pope Francis< Eve Mass before an estimated 2,000 people in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday, going ahead with the service despite the resurgence in infectious-disease cases that has prompted a new vaccine mandate for religion employees. A maskless Francis processed down the central aisle as the Sistine Chapel choir sang “Noel,” kicking…

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Massive Bangladesh ferry fire kills at least 39

A massive disasters swept through a crowded river ferry in world-regions early Friday, leaving at least 39 people dead and 70 injured, officials said. Many passengers leapt from the vessel into cold waters to escape the blaze. It took 15 fire engines two hours to control the fire and another eight to cool down the…

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Pope Francis preaches on humility in Christmas address

pope-francis” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Pope Francis<   Pope Francis walks towards faithful at the end of his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) “The humble are those who are concerned not simply with the past but also with the future, since they know how to…

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Israeli archaeologists find Roman, medieval treasures in ancient shipwrecks

The Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday the discovery of remnants of two archaeology” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>shipwrecks<  Among the other artifacts recovered from the site near the ancient city of Caesarea were figurines, bells, ceramics, and metal artifacts that once belonged to the ships, such as nails and a shattered iron anchor.  The IAA made its…

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