Spies in cassocks? Clerics and churches now the latest tools of war in Ukraine
At the foot of a steep wooded hill on the banks of the Siversky Donets river, a white stone statue of the Virgin Mary guards an artillery-scorched wasteland.

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TikTok banned as GOP turns up heat on Biden
Lawmakers in the US have been banned from using video app TikTok on work-issued mobile phones because of spying fears.

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2022 has shown the world that Uncle Sam is still the arsenal of democracy
Last February the new Cold War got considerably hotter. Vladimir Putin&s invasion of Ukraine was the largest military conflagration in Europe since World War II, and a significant shock to western complacency. It also marked a major escalation in the geopolitical tensions between Russia and the West, and the possible emergence of a new world order.

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New Year&s Eve parties under way around the world following Covid hiatus
Party-goers in major city centres across Europe and the Middle East are ushering in 2023 with countdowns and fireworks.

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Frog that travelled 4,000 miles on bananas among strangest RSPCA rescues of 2022
A frog that travelled more than 4,000 miles on a bunch of bananas and a hedgehog extracted from a drainpipe with barbecue tongs were among the animals rescued from the trickiest spots in 2022.

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‘Atmospheric river& dumps heavy rain and snow across California
A powerful storm has brought heavy rain and snowfall to much of California, causing traffic jams and closing major roads as the state prepares to usher in a new year.

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