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Tunisians vote on constitution set to bolster one-man rule

Tunisians began voting Monday on a constitution seen as a referendum on President Kais Saied, whose charter would give his office nearly unchecked powers in a break with the country's post-2011 democratic trend. Voting began at 6:00 am (0500 GMT) at some 11,000 polling stations across the North African country, and was set to close [...]

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Pope on 'penitential' visit to Canada Indigenous school survivors

Pope Francis will visit a former residential school in Canada on Monday, where he is expected to make a historic personal apology to Indigenous survivors of abuse committed over decades at the Catholic-run institutions. The leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics arrived the previous day in Edmonton for a six-day visit, which has long [...]

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Green Climate Fund: Seychelles to make agriculture more resilient to climate change

The first phase of a programme to build long lasting capacity to develop transformational climate interventions in the agricultural sector in Seychelles was launched on Thursday. The Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment said that Seychelles has embarked on the programme through a grant from the Green Climate Fund (GFC) Readiness Programme. The programme is part [...]

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Russia shows its true colors by attacking port of Odesa, just hours after signing grain deal with Ukraine

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres looked simultaneously relieved and apprehensive as the grain export deal he brokered was signed in front of him in Istanbul on Friday. Source: Latest CNN News

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Video shows Russian missile hitting Odesa harbor

Less than 24 hours after Russia signed a grain deal with Ukraine, two sea-launched Russian Kalibr cruise missiles slammed into the Odesa harbor, a the port specifically named in the agreement. CNN's Ivan Watson reports. Source: Latest CNN News

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Myanmar junta executes leading democracy activists

Myanmar's military junta executed two prominent pro-democracy activists and two other men over terrorism charges, state media reported Monday, following a trial condemned by the UN and rights groups. Source: Latest CNN News

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Two Texas billionaires are quietly bankrolling some of the state's most far-right candidates

Gun owners allowed to carry handguns without permits or training. Parents of transgender children facing investigation by state officials. Women forced to drive hours out-of-state to access abortion. Source: Latest CNN News

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