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Pope will retrace his missionary footsteps in Peru and finally visit Argentina in November

Pope Leo XIV will travel to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru in November for his longest trip as pope and first to Latin America, including a return to Peru where he served as a missionary priest and bishop. The itinerary includes a meeting with Argentine President Javier Milei amid tensions between Milei's austerity policies and church leaders, along with stops focused on the poor, Indigenous communities and people with disabilities.

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Severed fiber line grounds flights as world leaders descend on New York for UN meeting

A severed fiber-optic cable and a failed telecom circuit grounded flights at major Northeast airports, including Newark, JFK, LaGuardia, Teterboro, Philadelphia, and Boston, on the same day world leaders arrived for the UN General Assembly. Officials said an Amtrak construction crew accidentally cut the backup cable, and flights were gradually resuming at some airports while others remained paused.

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Why U.N. Agencies Can’t Police Themselves

The article argues that U.N. agencies cannot police themselves, citing alleged Hamas links to UNRWA, diverted aid, hostages held in UNRWA facilities, and employees involved in terrorist attacks. It urges President Trump to warn the U.N. that U.S. taxpayer money will not be misused or diverted. The visible excerpt is a strongly critical opinion piece.

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Belarus says no potash left after Trump claims massive deal for fertilizer

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Belarus has no uncontracted potash to sell to the U.S., contradicting President Trump's claim of a "massive Deal" for discounted fertilizer. The article notes Canada's dominance in U.S. potash supply and describes the Trump administration's sanctions-relief-for-prisoner-release outreach to Lukashenko, which rights monitors criticize as insufficient.

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