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Read More In reflections written during lockdown, the pontiff adds his weight to a growing group of people seeking a return to community-minded values Not long into these reflections on the lessons of a traumatic year, Pope Francis offers a line from his favourite poet, Friedrich Hölderlin: “Where the danger is, grows the saving power.”…

Read More Author dressed up as Professor Challenger, whom he preferred over his Sherlock creation Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Professor Challenger, the fictional scientist and explorer who discovers a forgotten land of dinosaurs, went on to inspire a string of adventure films, including Jurassic Park. He was a headstrong and irascible antihero, but there is…

Read More Sunak’s plan to pinch pennies in a pandemic is unwise. But the bigger problem is the centralisation of his spending projects Rishi Sunak has spent billions of pounds rescuing the economy during the year of Covid, but he needs to go further. To start with, the chancellor, who set out his 2021-22 spending…

Read More A version of this article was published in It’s Not Just You, a weekly newsletter by TIME Editor at Large, Susanna Schrobsdorff. Subscribe here to get your dose of small comforts. Well hello! I’m so glad you’re here. This week: The psychology of holiday Zooming, lessons from a recovering pessimist, and a moment…

Read More MPs campaigning against chancellor’s plans believe they can ‘humiliate’ the government into U-turn Senior Tories fear that the cut to Britain’s aid budget will become permanent, amid a growing campaign inside and outside parliament to reverse the decision. Conservatives opposed to the move are already vowing to “humiliate” the government by forcing it…

Read More Flinders University and three other locations considered ‘high risk’ after Covid-19-positive man breaks home quarantine • Follow the global coronavirus live blog South Australian health authorities are urging anyone who visited Flinders University and three other “high-risk” locations to get tested for coronavirus immediately after a Covid-19-positive man broke his required home quarantine…

Read MoreThe Australian city recorded a minimum overnight temperature of 25.4C.The Australian city recorded a minimum overnight temperature of 25.4C.

Read More Judge says plaintiff ‘failed to allege that even a single mail-in ballot was fraudulently cast or counted’ Pennsylvania’s highest court has thrown out a lower court’s order that was preventing the state from certifying dozens of contests from the 3 November election. In the latest Republican lawsuit attempting to thwart president-elect Joe Biden’s…

Read MoreRural Fire Service forecasts ‘very high to severe fire danger’ in parts of New South Wales, issues total fire ban.Rural Fire Service forecasts ‘very high to severe fire danger’ in parts of New South Wales, issues total fire ban.

Read More James Waugh faced court on Saturday charged with ‘planning to undertake a terrorist act in the Bundaberg region’ A former journalist has been charged with allegedly planning a terrorist attack in the regional Queensland city of Bundaberg. James Waugh faced a Brisbane court on Saturday after he was charged by police on Friday…

Read MoreArchbishop Wilton Gregory made history this Saturday by becoming the first African American Cardinal of the Catholic Church. Chris Livesay has more on Gregory’s historic installation.Archbishop Wilton Gregory made history this Saturday by becoming the first African American Cardinal of the Catholic Church. Chris Livesay has more on Gregory’s historic installation.

Read MoreOn Saturday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani blamed Israel for the assassination of a top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. In 2018, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu singled out Fakhrizadeh in a news conference, accusing him of developing nuclear weapons. Holly Williams has more.On Saturday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani blamed Israel for the assassination of a…

Read More Trade conflicts threaten global confidence as world economy struggles to recover from pandemic, Simon Birmingham says The Australian government is continuing its tough talk against Beijing’s trade impositions with the trade minister, Simon Birmingham, giving the strongest indication yet that Canberra will take its complaints to the World Trade Organization. China first announced…

Read More International rights groups called attack ‘a serious escalation’ against Indonesia’s Christian minority Police in Indonesia were on Saturday hunting suspected militants accused of killing four people said by rights groups to be Christians, beheading one and burning down their homes. Ten militants linked to a “terrorist” group beheaded one victim and slit the…

Read More Pope Francis installed 13 new cardinals during a Saturday ceremony at the Vatican Pope Francis installed 13 new cardinals during a Saturday ceremony at the Vatican

Read More The pilot reportedly killed more Taliban fighters than anyone else in the Afghan Air Force The pilot reportedly killed more Taliban fighters than anyone else in the Afghan Air Force

Read More Brazil records nearly 52,000 daily new cases; more than 150 arrested in UK anti-lockdown protests; Australian state of Victoria records no new cases and no deaths UK: Angry Tory MPs turn on Gove after ‘overwhelmed NHS’ claims Shops reopen in France as national lockdown eases Australia’s Covid vaccines: everything you need to know…

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Read MoreThe country has rebuffed African efforts to find a negotiated settlement to the Tigray conflict.The country has rebuffed African efforts to find a negotiated settlement to the Tigray conflict.

Read MoreEnvironmentalists in India’s Goa state are fighting projects they say will turn it into a coal hub.Environmentalists in India’s Goa state are fighting projects they say will turn it into a coal hub.

Read MoreFew organisations have taken a bigger hit from coronavirus than the Serbian Orthodox ChurchFew organisations have taken a bigger hit from coronavirus than the Serbian Orthodox Church

Read MoreHurricanes Eta and Iota left more than 150,000 people in Honduras homeless and many lost everything.Hurricanes Eta and Iota left more than 150,000 people in Honduras homeless and many lost everything.

Read More Violent clashes and arson have erupted in Paris amid mass protests against police brutality and a draft law that would ban filming officers “in certain circumstances,” after a video emerged of cops beating a black music producer. Thousands of people rallied against the controversial bill in more than 70 French cities on Saturday,…

Read More Despite good vaccine news and price rises, the cartel could still meet a few bumps in the road – some of them of its own making When oil ministers from the world’s largest fossil-fuel nations meet via webcam this week to make decisions about the global oil market in 2021, they could be…

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Read MoreGuatemala’s Congress annulled a contentious budget this week, but protesters are still calling for president to resign.Guatemala’s Congress annulled a contentious budget this week, but protesters are still calling for president to resign.

Read More Damascus has condemned the assassination of top Iranian nuclear physicist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, calling it a chilling “terrorist attack on science”, as Tel Aviv neither confirms nor denies speculations of its  involvement. Syria’s Foreign Minister Faysal Mikdad denounced what he called a “cowardly act” in a phone call with his Iranian colleague, Javad Zarif.…

Read MoreRunoff races for Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s two most-populous cities, will be among those held on Sunday.Runoff races for Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s two most-populous cities, will be among those held on Sunday.

Read MoreVanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller becomes the first woman to play in an elite Power 5 match.Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller becomes the first woman to play in an elite Power 5 match.

Read More Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, D.C., is among 13 church leaders elevated to cardinal at a ceremony at the Vatican on Saturday. (Image credit: Fabio Frustaci/Pool/AFP via Getty Images) Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, D.C., is among 13 church leaders elevated to cardinal at a ceremony at the Vatican on Saturday.

Read MoreIran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated on Friday.Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated on Friday.

Read More State braces for second day of scorching weather and fire danger, with gusty southerly forecast to arrive later on Sunday afternoon New South Wales has sweltered through the night amid the state’s first heatwave of the season, with no respite to arrive until the end of Sunday. Parts of Sydney – including the…

Read More Number of crossings this year exceeded 8,000, compared to 1,835 last year Number of crossings this year exceeded 8,000, compared to 1,835 last year

Read More Businessman Fredric Eshelman sues pro-Trump ‘election ethics’ group citing ‘disappointing results’ of effort to expose cheating A Donald Trump supporter who donated $2.5m to help expose and prosecute claims of fraud in the presidential election wants his money back after what he says are “disappointing results”. Fredric Eshelman, a businessman from North Carolina,…

Read MoreUK interior minister Priti Patel said under the deal the number of officers patrolling French beaches would double.UK interior minister Priti Patel said under the deal the number of officers patrolling French beaches would double.