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That theme of dialogue then spread further to the remains of ur, biblical birthplace of abraham. and in the shadow of its ancient citadel, pope francis met followers of other faiths. gestures of respect to those often sidelined, and victims of iraqs wars now brought together in a plea for peace. translation: hostility, - extremism and violence are not born of a religious heart. they are betrayals of religion. we believers cannot be silent when terrorism abuses religion. from these windswept plai...

This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the bill, as amended, is passed. the us senate passes joe bidens $1.9 trillion covid relief plan — by a single vote. pope francis holds an unprecedented meeting with iraqs top shia religious leader before celebrating mass with mask—wearing worshippers. allegations of police brutality, as security forces in myanmar use stun grenades and tear gas against anti—coup protesters. dozens are reported dead in y...

This is bbc news, the headlines: president biden has welcomed a senate vote to approve his covid recovery plan. the bill, worth nearly $2 trillion, will return to the house of representatives for approval within days. republican senators were united in opposing the legislation, dismissing the bill as an unaffordable wish—list. the visit of pope francis to iraq has continued with a public mass at a cathedral in baghdad. he praised the resilience of iraqs remaining christians, whose numbers have...

President biden has welcomed a senate vote to approve his covid recovery plan. the bill worth nearly $2 trillion will return to the house of representatives for approval within days. republican senators were united in opposing the draft legislation, dismissing the bill as an unaffordable wish list. the visit of pope francis to iraq has continued with a public mass at a cathedral in baghdad. francis praised the resilience of iraqs remaining christians, whose numbers have plummeted in the past two...

They think its irresponsible to hold the event before the coronavirus pandemic is brought under control. japanese 0lympic organisers have insisted the games will go ahead, but theyve hinted that overseas fans might not be allowed into the country to watch. lebanons caretaker prime minister has warned that the country is on the brink of an explosion as its dire economic plight worsens. in a television address, he referred to an incident in which supermarket shoppers in beirut fought over powdered...

During the fighting. he is now travelling to erbil, went up he is now travelling to erbil, went up to 10,000 people are expected to gather to welcome him. in myanmar, an increasingly brutal crackdown by police and the military has not stopped protests against the military coup. security forces near the ancient city of bagan fired rubber bullets at protesters hiding behind homemade shields. in yangon, security forces carried out several raids — firing at apartment buildings and arresting activi...

Pope francis is in northern iraq today — hes been visiting parts of the country once held by islamic state militants. its the third day of his trip to the country — the first ever papal visit to iraq. lets take you live to erbil, where the pontiff is holding a holy mass in front of many thousands of people gathered at the franso hariri stadium. singing. concern in a rock that this could be a supersprint event because they have had such a terrible number of cases of covid but hard to keep peo...

The virus, notjust the word of god. but the people were undeterred. i hope this visit will bring a lot of peace _ hope this visit will bring a lot of peace to — hope this visit will bring a lot of peace to this country and to allot of religions and nationalities. the short term _ of religions and nationalities. tie: short term impact of of religions and nationalities. ti9 short term impact of these crowds could well be a spike in infection, but from the walk... could have a long lasting legacy...

Close ties have developed recently due to the construction of ethiopia�*s dam on the river nile which both countries fear could affect their water supply. you are watching bbc news — the headlines: the us senate passes joe biden�*s $1.9 trillion covid—19 relief plan by a single vote. the president says the package will beat the virus, and cut poverty for millions of americans. pope francis holds an unprecedented meeting reports from yemen say dozens of people have died in 24 hours of fig...

Crowds could well be a spike in infection, but from the warmth of his reception to the potency of his message, this is a trip that could have a long—lasting legacy, too, beyond simply the symbolism. that he came at all was, for many iraqis, a miracle. but a defiant pope has made history here, hoping to have given a balm to this injured land. mark lowen, bbc news, irbil. lets return to our lead story — that the british—iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has had her ankle tag removed...