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Pope Leo XIV rejects religious justification for war in Assisi peace message
Pope Leo XIV sent a video message to the Assisi interreligious meeting after doctors advised him against travelling, saying only peace is holy. He rejected any religious justification for war on the 40th anniversary of the 1986 Assisi prayer day, which John Paul II convened.
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Jordan airstrikes hit Syria after church attack, Damascus reports seven civilian deaths
Jordan says its airstrikes on southern Syria killed more than 20 Islamic State fighters after a church shooting in Karak. Damascus reports seven deaths and has shut a key border crossing.
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Jordan says its strikes in southern Syria killed about 20 IS fighters; Syria reports civilian deaths
Jordan's air force struck what it says were Islamic State positions in southern Syria on Monday evening, retaliating for a Friday attack on a church funeral in Karak that killed nine. Damascus says it was not coordinated with and that civilians died in the strikes.
