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Converts are finding Eastern Orthodoxy online. The church wants to help them commune face-to-face

Eastern Orthodoxy in the U.S. is experiencing a surge in converts, partly due to online content

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2025

Iraqi ex-president Salih on track to lead UN refugee agency and take over from Grandi, letter says

Former Iraqi President Barham Salih is on track to become the next head of the U.N. refugee agency

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2025

'Hard to see the glass as half full': the verdict on Paris climate deal at 10

As the Paris climate deal turns 10 on Friday, its promise of holding global warming to between 1.5C and 2C is slipping further out of reach. Adelle Thomas, a geographer from the Bahamas and one of 600 scientists from the UN’s climate panel drafting the next global assessment, told RFI…

Radio France Internationale · Dec 12, 2025

Australia 'stained' by its treatment of child offenders

Australia has been slammed for its juvenile justice laws as UN experts sound the alarm over the growing number of people in prison without a sentence.

AAP · Dec 12, 2025

Why tensions between China and Japan are unlikely to be resolved soon

Though China and Japan are experienced in dealing with diplomatic crises, relations between the two neighbours appear to have reached a new low. And this time, their conflict may not be easily resolved.

The Conversation · Dec 12, 2025

Dozens killed in hospital strike in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state

Conflict monitors say the junta has increased airstrikes year-on-year since the start of Myanmar’s civil war

The Guardian - AU · Dec 12, 2025

Papua New Guinea grapples with HIV epidemic as it battles stigma and US aid cuts

Papua New Guinea has one of the fastest growing HIV epidemics in the Asia-Pacific region, with many unaware they have the virus

The Guardian - AU · Dec 12, 2025

Cheese, water and crossings aim to build trust for split Cyprus' rival leaders

The rival leaders of divided Cyprus have met to inject fresh momentum in efforts to resume long-stalled formal talks to resolve the island’s 51-year-old ethnic cleave

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025

UNESCO gives a shout-out to Switzerland's yodeling by adding it to list of cultural heritage

The U.N.'s cultural agency has listed Switzerland’s long-celebrated yodeling among 67 traditions honored its list of intangible cultural heritage

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025

Roger Warren Evans obituary

Barrister and social entrepreneur whose remarkable career ranged from immigration adviser to TV presenter and Labour councillor

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2025