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  Global study finds a third of young people have an AI companion as close friendships narrow

  More than a third of adolescents and young adults surveyed across 11 countries say they have an artificial intelligence companion, and most of that group say they find it easier to confide in the software than in some of their friends or relatives, according to research released Thursday by Young Life.

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  Dominican evangelical body urges national response to falling PISA scores

  More than 700,000 15-year-old students took part in the latest edition of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). According to CNN en Español, seven of the 13 countries assessed in the region posted average declines compared with previous measurements, confirming a picture of stalled learning affecting young people.

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  Argentina’s rising suicide rate highlights need for youth support, experts say

  In 2025, Argentina recorded 5,209 suicides, according to the report “When Suicide Appears as an Option in Argentina” by the Criminal Policy Observatory. The figure represents a 22.6% increase over 2024 and a rate of 11.8 suicides per 100,000 people.

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  Rule change allows Brazilian pastor to resume Texas pastorate

  A Brazilian pastor who left the United States in late 2025 rather than stay beyond the expiry of his visa is again leading his congregation in Texas, after a change in U.S. immigration rules ended a one-year waiting period for religious workers seeking to return, Baptist Press reported.

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  Nicaragua advances constitutional reform that would bar ‘traitors to the homeland’ from elections

  Nicaragua’s National Assembly, dominated by the ruling party, approved a partial constitutional reform Sept. 1 in its first legislative session that would bar people deemed “traitors to the homeland” from running for office, holding public positions or serving in party leadership.

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  US slams 'golden door' on world’s persecuted Christians, report says

  The U.S. government’s 2026 Fiscal Year ending on Sept. 30 likely will be the first in a quarter century in which no refugees enduring religious persecution are resettled in the United States, according to a report by two Christian aid agencies.

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  Colombian evangelical body backs pastor as court finds prayer at presidential inauguration breached religious neutrality

  The Evangelical Confederation of Colombia (CEDECOL) has expressed its "absolute support" for Pastor Eduardo Cañas Estrada after a court found that the religious content of President Abelardo de la Espriella's inauguration breached the state's duty of religious neutrality.

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