Jon Snow
'Culture, history, suffering' – the heartfelt music of Paco Peña
Spanish guitar maestro Paco Peña is fusing blues with flamenco in his latest musical extravaganza, coming to London this summer.
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Pope Francis becomes first pontiff to visit Iraq
The Pope has arrived in Iraq for an historic three-day visit to the country, surrounded by tight security.
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Religious leaders adapt to coronavirus social distancing – but some refuse
The Archbishop of Canterbury will deliver his Easter sermon by video from his flat, as mainstream churches ask the faithful to log-on or tune in to hear the word.
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Vietnamese communities undeterred from UK migration – despite lorry deaths
“The only thing I think about England is that it’s a chance to make money,” says a local fisherman. “Maybe there are many more opportunities and life is easier. If I stay here, I can’t make anything.”
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See inside Banksy’s new Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem
The Walled Off Hotel is a few metres from a stretch of the controversial West Bank barrier which has been heavily decorated by artists.
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Police investigate alleged ‘brutal lashings’ by Christian leader
Police have today launched an investigation into claims that teenage boys from Britain’s leading public schools were violently beaten, in what’s been described as a “sadomasochistic cult” run by a lawyer with links to the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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FactCheck Q&A: Trump’s travel ban
The very latest advice from the UK Foreign Office is that people with British passports will not be affected.
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Pastor cleared over ‘offensive’ Islam comments
Evangelical Protestant preacher James McConnell is found not guilty of making grossly offensive remarks during a sermon in which he described Islam as “satanic” and “spawned in hell”.
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FactCheck: is Saudi Arabia more extreme than ‘Islamic State’?
Britain bombs IS but considers Saudi Arabia a close ally, despite widespread criticism of the Gulf kingdom’s human rights record. Is it fair to compare the two?
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Modi visit: praise and protest as Indian PM arrives in UK
The arrival of Narendra Modi, leader of the world’s largest democracy, is described by David Cameron as a “historic opportunity”. But protesters condemn his record on free speech and human rights.
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Refugees fleeing to Europe expected to reach 400,000 says UN
The number of refugees fleeing across the Mediterranean to Europe could reach 400,000 by the end of the year, says the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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Satellite pictures: Isis destroy Roman-era temple
Satellite images have confirmed the Temple of Bel has been flattened by the so-called Islamic State.
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Ashley Madison fallout: blackmail risk
Doctors, secondary school teachers and charity workers are among the paying customers of infidelity dating website Ashley Madison now at serious risk of blackmail after the site was hacked.
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Walmart Isis cake cooks up a storm
The American supermarket chain Walmart apologises after baking a cake for a disgruntled customer featuring the Islamic State flag.
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How al-Shabaab is dividing communities in northern Kenya
Al-Shabaab militants killed 148 non-Muslim students in the northern Kenyan town of Garissa last month. Jamal Osman finds that a growing number of Christian residents are now fleeing the community.
