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Pope Francis urges Iraq to end violence and give peace a chance
He will say a prayer of suffrage in Church Square for the victims of the war with IS, which left tens of thousands of civilians dead. Francis called on Iraqis to value their religious minorities and consider them a "precious resource" to protect, not an obstacle to eliminate as he opened the first-ever papal visit to Iraq with a plea for tolerance and fraternity. [Full Article...]
Trump State Department aide charged with assault at U.S. Capitol
Klein is the first known Trump administration political appointee to be charged with participating in the Capitol riot. Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. At another point, the court papers say, Klein calls to the crowd trying to breach the line: "we need fresh people, we need fresh people". Klein also had a top-secret security clearance , accord... [Full Article...]
USA urges China to help with Myanmar violence
This is the highest daily death toll since the February 1 takeover , exceeding the 18 that the UN Human Rights Office said were killed on Sunday, and could galvanise the worldwide community, which has responded fitfully thus far to the violence. [Full Article...]
Italy blocks export of 250,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses
It is packaged at sites in Germany and Italy. The sources said AstraZeneca had requested permission from the Italian government to export some 250,000 doses from its Anagni plant, near Rome. "The exports concerned the following export destinations: Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Japan, Kuwait, Macau, Malaysia, ... [Full Article...]
M6.9 quake hits off New Zealand
The National Emergency Management Agency and GNS Science are assessing the natural disaster parameters to determine if there is a tsunami risk to New Zealand, says the NZ Civil Defence. In the minutes following the quake, more than 50,000 people reported feeling it on Geonet. The message posted on Facebook and Instagram was accompanied by a map showing the earthquake's "felt reports". [Full Article...]
Toronto van attack: Minassian guilty of killing 10 people
At the end of her reasoning arguments, she stated the accused was guilty of all 26 counts of murder and attempted murder. "Lack of empathy for the suffering of victims - even an incapacity to empathize, for whatever reason - does not constitute a defence under Section 16 of the Criminal Code", she said in her decision. [Full Article...]
'Don't Play With Fire,' Russia Warns After US Navalny Sanctions
The sanctions for Navalny's poisoning are the first of several actions that the Biden administration is considering. The U.S. measures include sanctions on seven senior Russian officials - whom the White House did not identify - as well as an expansion of sanctions under the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act, new export restrictions on items that could be used f... [Full Article...]
Biden Withdraws Indian-American Budget Chief Pick After Senate Pushback
Critics of Tanden cited her past "toxic" tweets against Republicans and some on the left, including Sen. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories . The two women met on Monday, and Murkowski did not give reporters any indication which way she planned to vote. Moderate Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona had not taken a public position on Tanden's nomination, raising doub... [Full Article...]