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• Church 'not afraid of history': Pope Francis to open secret wartime archives

  Many Jews say Pius, who reigned from 1939 to 1958, did not do enough to help those facing persecution by Nazi Germany.

• US high court turns away religious rights case over church grants

  The dispute could have given the justices an opportunity to build on a major 2017 Supreme Court ruling that opened the door to more taxpayer funds going to religious institutions.

• Leading UK charities seek legal clarity on ethical investments

  A group of about 19 British charities and faith groups said they needed specific legal guidance on whether charities should invest in companies that contribute to climate change.

• Venezuela's Guaido to risk arrest as he returns home to challenge Maduro

  Guaido's return, details of which his team have kept under wraps, could become the next flashpoint in his duel with Maduro.

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  Long delay to Brexit not possible, says Liam Fox

  Fox said it was still "entirely possible" Britain leaves the bloc as scheduled on March 29 but an extension to the Article 50 negotiating period may be necessary in order to deliver a smooth exit from the bloc.

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  Shamima Begum's jihadi fighter husband wants to bring her to the Netherlands

  The Dutch husband of a British teenager who was stripped of her citizenship after joining the Islamic State group wants to return to the Netherlands with her and their child, the BBC reported on Sunday.

• Trump says he walked from deal with North Korea's Kim over sanction demands

  Trump said two days of talks in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi had made good progress in building relations and on the key issue of denuclearisation, but it was important not to rush into a bad deal.

• Cardinal Pell behind bars in Australia after child sex conviction

  The 77-year-old Pell was back in court on Wednesday for his sentence plea hearing, where his bail was revoked and he was taken into custody ahead of his final sentence being determined.

• Buhari re-elected as Nigerian president, Atiku vows legal challenge

  Buhari took 56 per cent of votes against 41 for his main rival, businessman and former vice president Atiku Abubakar of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).

• World Court says Britain must return Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius

  Britain split the archipelago off from its colonial island territory of Mauritius in 1965, three years before granting independence to Mauritius – minus the islands.

• Cardinal George Pell: Dramatic fall from grace of Vatican treasurer

  A court found Pell, 77, guilty of five charges of child sex offences committed in a Melbourne cathedral 115 km (70 miles) from his hometown of Ballarat.

• Pope declares war on sexual abuse but victims feel betrayed

  Victims and their advocates expressed deep disappointment, saying Francis had merely repeated old promises and offered few new concrete proposals.