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Men guilty of felling much-loved British ‘Sycamore Gap’ tree

Two men were found guilty on Friday of cutting down Britain’s ‘Sycamore Gap’ tree two years ago, felling the much-loved landmark whose dramatic silhouette had featured in a Hollywood movie in what prosecutors described as a “moronic mission”. The sycamore, estimated to be almost 200 years old, stood at the …

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Kashmir crisis: A new front in US-China rivalry

The hostilities between India and Pakistan over the contested territory of Kashmir are igniting fears that a localized skirmish could boil over into a wider conflict and threaten the stability of the region. Watching closely is China and President Xi Jinping, a party to the Kashmir dispute with a stake …

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Pope Leo faces challenge with Chinese Communist Party

Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as pontiff Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass in Sistine Chapel. (Associated Press) A 2018 deal between the Vatican and the Chinese Communist Party …

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American Pope Leo XIV celebrates first mass as pontiff

Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as pontiff Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass in Sistine Chapel (Video: Associated Press.) Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff to take up …

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China’s Xi stands next to Putin at Russia’s Victory Day parade

Chinese President Xi Jinping was photographed standing next to Vladimir Putin on Friday as thousands of Russian troops and military vehicles rumbled through Moscow’s Red Square during the country’s annual Victory Day parade.  The event, marking Russia’s 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, featured over …

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