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Pope warns of risk of corruption in missionary fundraising after AP investigation

Pope Francis is warning the Vatican’s missionary fundraisers not to allow financial corruption to creep into their work

The Independent UK

Vatican questions $17 million donation to impact investing fund, moves to prevent similar gifts

The Vatican is seeking clarity after the former director of its U.S. missionary fundraising office oversaw the transfer of at least $17 million of its donations into a new non-profit and private equity fund that he created

The Independent UK

Analysis: Touting friendship and peace, China's Xi takes 'diplomatic dance' to isolated Russia

Xi Jinping walks a diplomatic tightrope as he heads to Moscow, seeking to present China as a global peacemaker while strengthening ties with his closest ally, President Vladimir Putin, who faces criminal charges over his Ukraine war.

Reuters

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With Iran-Saudi deal, Beijing aims to bring its friends closer together

“This is about bloc-building rather than peace-building."

Axios

Pakistan’s fresh £580m loan from China intensifies debt burden fears

Loan is on top of £25bn that cash-strapped Islamabad already owes Beijing and Chinese commercial banks

The Guardian - UK

Xi visit spotlights warming Saudi-China ties, and their 'limits'

Riyadh (AFP) - When Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Saudi Arabia from Wednesday, the oil-rich kingdom will seek mostly economic gains rather than a meaningful shift away from its longtime protector the United States, analysts say.

AFP

With the US out of Afghanistan, China comes calling

KABUL, Afghanistan — The first thing you see walking out of Kabul's airport is a billboard advertising Chinatown, which, if you visit, turns out to be a plain, off-white trio of 10-story towers in the Afghan capital's Taimani district. On the ground floor are shops selling Chinese products, including lights,…

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All eyes on Biden and Xi ahead of superpower showdown at G-20 summit

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Last November, President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping emerged from a virtual meeting determined to chart a new path that would prevent the two superpowers from spiraling into an open conflict.

Los Angeles Times

Xi Jinping assures Pakistan’s Sharif of China’s support

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has held talks with top Chinese leaders during two-day visit in Beijing.

Al Jazeera

Police had eyes on 'black flight' drug run between Mareeba and Papua New Guinea, court told

A light aircraft crashed during take-off and prosecutors allege it was carrying more than 500kg of cocaine.

ABC News

Pope warns of lost trust without more abuse accountability

Pope Francis has given a new mandate to his sex abuse advisory commission

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