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We were joined by Cardinal Vincent Nichols, who’s the Head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales and Archbishop of Westminster.

The Pope has called on people of all faiths in Iraq to forgive the injustices against them and to rebuild as he visited the ruins of churches in the city of Mosul – a former stronghold of the militant Islamic State group. His Holiness led prayers at the broken churches before celebrating mass at a…

We were joined by Nazanin’s sister-in-law Rebecca Ratcliffe.

The British-Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe has had her ankle tag removed at the end of her five year sentence – although she’s been ordered to return to court in Tehran on Sunday and can’t yet return home to London. Her husband Richard Radcliffe described it as a “mixed day” – although Nazanin was “genuinely…

The Pope has held an historic meeting with Iraq’s top Shi’a cleric where he made a powerful appeal for peaceful coexistence. Pope Francis thanked the Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani for speaking up “in defence of the weakest and most persecuted” during some of the most turbulent times in Iraq’s history.

We were joined by Shadow Foreign Secretary Lisa Nandy.

We spoke to Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen.

More than a hundred charities have written a joint letter to the Government condemning the decision to slash humanitarian aid to Yemen. They said it was a “misjudgement” to think the public was in favour of stepping away from helping those most in need. A leaked Foreign Office document seen by this programme suggests officials…

Protesters have returned to the streets in Myanmar, despite yesterday’s violence in which 38 people died.

Germany has become the latest country to approve the AstraZeneca vaccine in people over 65

Police in Myanmar have opened fire on protesters, reportedly killing at least 38 people at demonstrations in a number of cities.

France has performed a stunning reversal as it declared its older citizens can now be given the Oxford AstraZeneca Covid vaccine. Last month the jab was restricted solely to the under-65s.

Saleh Saeed, chief executive of the Disasters Emergency Committee

Nigeria’s President has ordered a massive military operation following the safe return of nearly 300 schoolgirls who were kidnapped last week – the latest in a string of abductions.

Donald Trump has hinted he might run for office again in 2024, in his first speech since he left the White House.