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Fury at home as Trump refuses to condemn Putin for Russian election meddling
Standing side by side with Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump refused on Monday to blame the Russian leader for meddling in the 2016 US election.
Trump meets Putin after denouncing past 'stupidity' of US Russia policy
Donald Trump met one-on-one with Vladimir Putin behind closed doors on Monday in a long-awaited summit overshadowed by the US president blaming his own country's past 'foolishness and stupidity' for the two powers' hostile ties.

Nicaragua students freed from church siege after violent night; 1 killed
The students took refuge inside the Divine Mercy Catholic Church on Friday after gunmen loyal to President Daniel Ortega began shooting at them.

Picturing South Sudan: Powerful photographs by Game of Thrones' Liam Cunningham
Game of Thrones star Liam Cunningham has travelled to South Sudan with international children's charity World Vision to photograph some of the people it works with in one of the poorest countries in the world.
Trump and May struggle to mend fences after president's attack
No sitting US president has ever made such biting public criticism of a British prime minister while visiting, and his comments undermined May in her party, her country and abroad.

Chilean police make first arrest in church abuse scandal
Chilean police have arrested a former Roman Catholic Church official after he confessed earlier this year to sexually abusing at least five children, a state prosecutor said on Thursday.

'God is stupid' jibe hits Philippines president's ratings
Satisfaction in Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte fell to the lowest of his presidency since coming into office in 2016, an independent survey has shown.

Christian parents of boy rescued from Thailand cave thank God he's safe
One of the 12 boys rescued with their coach from the flooded cave in Thailand is a Christian â and his parents are thanking God that he is safe.

20 Indian Christians hurt in attack on prayer meeting
Local reports say 35 Hindu radicals stormed a prayer meeting in Raikashipur village as more than 150 Christians met for prayer.

Genocide in Nigeria: Over 6,000 Nigerian Christians slaughtered, mostly women and children
Church leaders in Nigeria have reported that Christians in the country are experiencing "pure genocide" as 6,000 people, mostly women and children, have been murdered by Fulani radicals since January.

All 13 rescued from flooded Thailand cave
'The 12 Wild Boars and coach have emerged from the cave and they are safe,' the Thai navy SEAL unit said on its official Facebook page.

Cuban evangelicals gear up to fight gay marriage
Evangelicals in Cuba are gearing up to fight what they fear are moves toward the acceptance of gay marriage in the Communist country.

Welcome for CofE decision to pull investments from heavy polluters
Christian Aid has welcomed the Church of England's commitment yesterday to sell its holdings in polluting fossil fuel companies by 2023.

First 4 Thai schoolboys rescued from flooded cave
'Two kids are out. They are currently at the field hospital near the cave,' Tossathep Boonthong, chief of the health department in Chiang Rai in northern Thailand, told Reuters.

The things you should know about cyber essentials
(Partner Post) Rarely a day goes by without a reminder in the headlines on making cybersecurity a top priority.

'Murderous indifference' is behind the exodus of Christians from the Middle East, says Pope
Pope Francis led a summit of religious leaders demanding peace in the Middle East on Saturday, condemning a "murderous indifference" he said is fanning violence and sparking a an exodus of Christians.