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Pope in 'pretty good health' as he starts Latin America tour
Pope Leo XIV has told reporters travelling with him to Latin America he is "in pretty good health", in his first comments on his condition since having surgery for lung cancer. The Pope has arrived in Uruguay, the first stop of a 12-day tour which he is undertaking only three weeks after his operation. The pontiff, 71, also said he was "very happy" to be able to make the trip which was thrown into doubt last month when doctors discovered a tumour during a routine scan. The t…
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Texas mayor instructs police to limit co-operation with ICE
BBC - The mayor of Houston, Texas, has directed the city's police to limit co-operation with federal immigration officials. The move by John Whitmire, a Democrat, comes on the heels of stunning victories by the party in Texas during this week's midterm elections. It breaks with policy set by Republican Governor Greg Abbott, who lost his re-election bid. "I do this to begin a healing process," Whitmire said on Friday, and to "reduce fear and anxiety across our community". He…
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Meghan's father Thomas Markle under house arrest after child sex abuse material charge
Thomas Markle, the father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has been placed under house detention at his assisted living facility in Florida after being charged over possession of child sex abuse material. Markle, 82, was arrested in Florida on a federal complaint alleging he held images that show child sex abuse, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) said. He is charged with one count of possessing indecent images of children, the DoJ said. Markle has previously denied allegations…
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Ugandans trapped in Myanmar slave camps set for repatriation
Myanmar authorities released Felix Adupe, a Ugandan victim of human trafficking Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government has announced that 21 Ugandans who were trafficked to Myanmar and held in forced labour camps operated by international criminal syndicates are expected to return home next week, following months of captivity. Government Spokesperson Allan Kasujja says that the 21 Ugandans were lured to Myanmar with false promises of lucrative employment. In one case, a vict…
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Paraguay's president impeached and under house arrest after bank collapse
Paraguay's President Santiago Peña has been impeached and placed under house arrest after a bank collapse triggered a crisis that left more than half of the country's population without access to their accounts. Peña was arrested on Friday minutes after lawmakers, including from his own party, unanimously voted to remove him from office following the collapse earlier this week of Ueno Bank, which has links to his private business interests. He had offered to step down on Thu…
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