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UN, human rights groups condemn Taliban’s violent crackdown on women-led protests, journalists
The United Nations and human rights groups have condemned the Taliban's ban on all demonstrations days after women took to the streets to protest Afghanistan's newly formed interim government that includes more than a dozen leaders who are designated terrorists and ex-Guantanamo detainees.
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Nigerian army says high profile Boko Haram member arrested | Crux Now
The Nigerian army said Thursday that its troops have arrested a high-profile member of the Boko Haram extremist group in northern Borno State, where the rebels’ 12-year insurgency is concentrated.
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Muslim Gunmen in Pakistan Wound at least Four Christians – Morningstar News
Muslim residents in an area of Lahore, Pakistan on Monday (Sept. 6) fired high-powered weapons at the homes of Christians, wounding a pregnant woman and at least three other people, sources said.
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Vatican Library lends Germany copy of historic edict recording Jewish life | Crux Now
The oldest record of 1,700 years of Jewish life in Germany has arrived in Cologne, on loan from the Vatican Library.
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Islamic World Sees Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan as ‘Victory of Allah Over Jesus’
Afghanistan’s new government sees its takeover as a victory for Islam and the Taliban says it’s willing to have relations with most other countries, except one. Israel. Israel won’t comment on the Taliban statement but US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US would think about ties with the Taliban.
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Pro-life group seeks investigation into police officer’s response to alleged assault
Pro-life group, Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform (CBR UK), is calling for an investigation into a Norfolk police sergeant who said that causing offence through anti-abortion displays could be deemed equivalent to assaulting a person.
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Cardinal Bo: Called to be a voice for human rights in Myanmar
Cardinal Charles Bo said that one of the “fruits of the culture” in Asia, particularly in Myanmar, is that citizens are overwhelmingly religiously oriented.
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Unionist leader says Brexit deal could sink N Ireland govt | Crux Now
The leader of Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party heightened post-Brexit political tensions on Thursday, saying the U.K.’s divorce deal with the European Union could collapse the Belfast government and trigger a new era of violence and instability.
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The Church in Australia will soon hold a plenary council. What is that?
The Fifth Plenary Council of the Church in Australia is scheduled to take place Oct. 3-10, in Adelaide, followed by a second assembly July 4-9, 2022 in Sydney.
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Colombo cardinal says Sri Lankan officials out to mislead pope over probe into 2019 attacks
The Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, warned that Sri Lanka’s top government officials are out to mislead Pope Francis regarding the result of the investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings in the country’s capital.
