Trump freezes VOA, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's administration on Saturday put journalists at Voice of America and other US-funded broadcasters on leave, abruptly freezing outlets long seen as critical to countering a Russian and Chinese information offensive.

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Francis still requires therapy, Vatican says, as pope looks ahead to 2028
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis is improving but still requires various in-hospital therapies, the Vatican said Saturday, even as it revealed the 88-year-old pontiff had laid plans to extend his years-long Synod process into 2028.

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Telegram founder Durov allowed to temporarily leave France
PARIS - Telegram founder Pavel Durov has been allowed to temporarily leave France, where he is charged with multiple infractions linked to allegedly enabling organised crime, sources told AFP.

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Putin ‘not serious about peace&, says UK leader
LONDON - UK premier Keir Starmer will prod fellow leaders on Saturday to sign up to a coalition willing to protect any eventual ceasefire in Ukraine, having said Russian President Vladimir Putin was ¬ serious about peace&.

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Deadly Israeli strikes mar fragile Gaza truce
GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Gaza's civil defence agency said nine people including journalists were killed in Israeli strikes on Saturday, attacks which could further endanger the fragile truce in the Palestinian territory.

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‘Extermination camp& found in Mexico
MEXICO CITY — A group of volunteers searching for their missing relatives first received a tip last week about a mass grave hidden in western Mexico.

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