Monica Cantilero
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ISIS extends reach to Russia, challenging al-Qaeda as world's top jihadist movement
The Islamic State group has just expanded to Russia last week after a governorate was declared in the country's North Caucasus, opening a new front in the competition between ISIS and al-Qaida for the top post in the world's jihadist movement.
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Parents of St. Therese of Lisieux set to be declared as first couple saints
Blessed Louis Martin and his spouse, Blessed Zelie, are set to become saints coinciding with the upcoming Synod of the Family, after Pope Francis gave his thumbs-up for their canonization.
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Iran still undecided on uranium plan ahead of June 30 nuke deal deadline
Iran's negotiators who are duty-bound to dispose the country's stockpile of enriched uranium are focusing on a US-supported plan to have the material exported for sale by another country.
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Christians in Mideast undergoing systematic persecution, says author
Christians have been suffering "systemic persecution" even before the Islamic State made their entrance, said an author of a book on Christian persecutions in the Middle East.
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First of its kind: Vatican, Palestine sign treaty on religious freedom
The Holy See and the State of Palestine have inked on Friday an agreement recognising the freedom of religion in the latter, the deal being the first of its kind signed with a Muslim-dominated country.
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US braces for possible July 4th ISIS attacks as authorities note 'great deal of chatter' on terrorist network
In an ominous warning issued jointly by the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the National Counterterrorism Center, all US law enforcers have been instructed "to be vigilant and prepared" ahead of the July 4th Independence Day holiday in the US following apparently coordinated and nearly simultaneous terrorist attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait.
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3 countriesâTunisia, Kuwait and Franceâfrom 3 continents mourn 67 dead after terrorist attacks
Three countries from three separate continents were in mourning on Saturday following nearly simultaneous attacks that killed at least 67 people carried out by militants believed to be linked to the Islamic State.
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal uses hidden cam for White House bid
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has announced his presidential bid on Wednesday in a very unusual way: by posting a video of his family filmed a hidden camera in which he and his spouse tell about his political move.
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Over 1,000 dead as Pakistani city sizzles from its worst heat wave
The Pakistani authorities' perceived mismanagement of the crisis brought about by the heat wave that killed almost 800 people has drawn the ire of the people who held street protests to air their grievances.
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Boston Marathon bomber apologises to victims as he is sentenced to death
Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has apologized to his victims and their family just before a judge handed his death sentence, breaking two years of silence.
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Over 300,000 hold Rome rally to oppose expanded rights for gay couples, gender theory in schools
Hundreds of thousands have gathered for a pro-family demonstration in Rome against a measure that would broaden the rights of those in same-sex unions and the introduction of gender ideology in Italian schools.
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US, allies offer Iran new nuke carrot â but Khamenei still won't bite
The United Nations and its allies have offered Iran state-of-the-art nuclear equipment if its scales back its nuclear activities to ensure it does not develop any weapon.