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  Bill to curb child marriage passes in Punjab, Pakistan

  The Punjab Province Assembly in Pakistan on Monday (April 27) passed a landmark bill aimed at curbing child marriage following a heated debate between government and opposition lawmakers.

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  Charges dismissed against grandmother in abortion clinic buffer zone case in Scotland

  A judge in Scotland cleared a 75-year-old grandmother of criminal charges Monday (April 27) after her arrest for standing in an abortion clinic “buffer zone” with a sign offering “consensual conversation.”

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  King Charles III tells US Congress 'the Christian faith is a firm anchor' amid global uncertainty

  King Charles III told the U.S. Congress on Tuesday, April 28, that Christian faith, democratic tradition and a shared commitment to peace remain central to the alliance between the United Kingdom and the United States as both nations face growing global instability.  

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  Bill in India smooths way for government to seize church assets

  A sweeping foreign funding bill in India could hand the government control over faith-based schools, hospitals and charitable institutions built over decades, church leaders said.

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  Forum examines how North Korea reshaped Christian culture into state ideology

  Speakers at a recent forum in Washington examining religion and ideology in North Korea argued that the country’s ruling Kim family adopted elements of Pyongyang’s historic Christian culture and reshaped them into a political system centered on loyalty to the regime.

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