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Photo credit: Yahoo In 1999, a year before President Vladimir Putin came to power, the number of babies born in Russia plunged to its lowest level. The Associated Press reports that in 2005, he said the demographic woes needed to be resolved by maintaining “social and economic stability.” In 2019, he said the problem still…

Photo credit: BBC An American missionary has been reportedly kidnapped in Niger Republic. The BBC reports that the man was kidnapped in Niamey on Tuesday about 91 meters from the presidential palace where the former President Mahamed Bazoun is being held. US media were told that tube man has worked as a missionary for a US-based charity,…

Photo credit: Africa News A shipwreck off Tunisia claimed the lives of at least 40 African migrants. United Nations news reports that the tragedy came amid concerns that worsening conditions for refugees and asylum-seekers in North Africa are pushing more families to embark on perilous journeys. The boat, which had departed the Tunisian village of…

Photo credit: Aljazeera Four United Nations agencies have called for urgent international attention on Sudan’s crisis, to address the immense suffering and growing dangers to the population. In a press release, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says over 900 days of brutal fighting, widespread violations of human rights, famine, and the breakdown of life-sustaining services have…

Protecting trafficked children in the US – documentary. Tina Frundt is one of Washington DC’s most experienced specialists in projecting children from sex tracking. Many of the youths she supports are targeted and exploited on social media platforms, which give traffickers unprecedented levels of access to their victims. Fighting back to break this cycle, Tina works…

Photo credit: National Catholic Reporter The Vatican should soon announce that it will return a few dozen artifacts to Indigenous communities in Canada as part of its reconciliation for the Catholic Church’s role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas. The Canadian Press reports that the items are part of the Vatican Museum’s ethnographic collection, known…

Photo credit: The Hill Armed gangs are making any hope for a full and stable election impossible in Haiti. Asia One reports that the country has not held elections since 2016. Its last president was assassinated in 2021. The gangs have since taken control of much of the capital and the surrounding areas.  The electoral council…