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• Russian Orthodox bishop accuses US of trying to influence Russian elections

  The much-criticised 'Kremlin list' prepared by the US treasury department is designed to undermine the Russian electoral process, according to a senior Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) figure.

• US pastor Andrew Brunson pens 'heartbreaking' note to wife requesting prayer from Turkish prison

  The American evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson has sent a 'heartbreaking' message to his wife, conceding that he is struggling to cope and requesting prayer as he continues to languish in a Turkish jail some 16 months after his arrest.

• Oxfam prostitutes scandal: Charity Commission launches major inquiry

  The Charity Commission has launched a statutory inquiry into Oxfam amid concerns that the scandal-hit charity may not have 'fully and frankly disclosed' all details about allegations of sexual assault and the use of prostitutes in Haiti in 2011.

• Female students at Christian colleges more likely to experience gender discrimination

  Students at Christian universities and colleges are more likely to experience gender-based discrimination than students attending private or public institutions, though less likely to experience sexual assault, according to new research.

• Oxfam's deputy head quits amid prostitution scandal

  Oxfam's deputy head quit on Monday amid a controversy over aid workers' use of prostitutes in countries where they were giving out humanitarian resources.

• Women giving birth underground amid 'living hell' in Syria

  Conditions near the Syrian capital of Damascus are so desperate that women are giving birth underground and people who venture out in the day-time risk injury or death from the relentless bombing, Christian Aid is warning.

• Cardinal Vincent Nichols: 'We will not be deflected' from tackling human trafficking

  Cardinal Vincent Nichols has said that he 'will not be deflected' from his commitment to combat human trafficking, speaking at the Vatican over the weekend.

• Don't be fooled by Kim's sister at Winter Olympics: Christians face horrific persecution in North Korea

  Open Doors has warned people not to be fooled by the show of unity between North and South Korea at the games and forget the multiple, horrific human rights abuses under the regime of Kim Jong-Un.

• Sentamu hails 'fantabulous' plan for voluntary tax to pay for homeless and lonely

  The Archbishop of York has congratulated Westminster council on its plan to make the wealthiest residents in what is one of the country's richest boroughs pay a voluntary 'tax' to help young and homeless people and those who are lonely.

• Trump says Israeli settlements 'complicate' peace prospects with Palestinians

  Donald Trump has said that the issue of Israeli settlements 'very much complicates' the prospects of a resolution with the Palestinians and that he is not sure either side in the conflict wants peace.

• Oxfam prostitutes scandal: Now Save the Children and Christian Aid are dragged into fallout

  Senior Oxfam managers will meet the international development secretary, Penny Mordaunt, later today as the charity reels from claims of sexual misconduct by its aid workers and allegations that staff used prostitutes in Haiti in 2011.

• Churches slam huge bonuses for Persimmon housing bosses

  Churches have hit out at the scale of a huge bonus scheme at a major housebuilding firm.