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Analysts: Russia’s Vostok ’18 Troop Numbers, ‘China Alliance’ Claims Questionable

WASHINGTON — Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting his Chinese counterpart at an economic forum in the far eastern port city of Vladivostok today as armed forces from both countries descend on...

Pope Francis ‘serene’ despite hovering sex abuse scandal

ROME — Pope Francis was described Thursday by a top aide as ‘serene’ in the face of the unprecedented public skirmishing breaking out among Catholic prelates over an explosive charge that the...

German Officials: ‘Fake News’ Helped Stoke Anti-Migrant Riot

LONDON — German officials are blaming "fake news" peddled on social media sites for helping to stoke rioting this week in the eastern city of Chemnitz, following the murder of a 35-year-old...

In Ireland, Pope Expresses Outrage Over Abuse Scandal

Pope Francis has met for more than an hour with survivors of clerical abuse in Ireland and, by at least one account, uttered strong condemnation of members of the clergy who...

Victims of clergy sex abuse urge pope to do more than meet survivors

ROME — Victims of the Catholic Church's clergy sex abuse scandal are calling on Pope Francis to take a strong stance against predator priests during his visit to Ireland. The pope Saturday begins...

Russia braces for impact from US sanctions

New U.S. sanctions on Russia expected to be announced Wednesday, imposed under a chemical and biological warfare law following the poisoning of a former Russian agent and his daughter in Britain...

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