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The military is presenting the polls as a return to multi‑party democracy after ousting Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government ...

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Pope Leo XIV celebrated the first Christmas since his election by denouncing the suffering of people of Gaza – taking shelter in tents from the “rain, wind and cold” – and by calling for the guns to ...

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When press freedom is weakened for too long, the watchdog is first leashed, then blamed for not barking, and finally attacked for existing at all ...