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Fifty kidnapped Catholic school students escape captors in Nigeria, more than 250 still being held
Fifty of the more than 300 students kidnapped from a Nigerian Catholic school on Friday have escaped and been reunited with their parents, according to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Catholic church. But about 253 kidnapped students as well as 12 staff members and teachers are still being held captive, CAN chairman…
Kyiv attacked as world leaders meet at G20
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Taliban edict to resume stoning women to death met with horror
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