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Takeaways from AP's reporting on looming extinction of rare version of Christianity in rural Japan

Takeaways from AP's reporting on looming extinction of rare version of Christianity in rural Japan

IKITSUKI, Japan (AP) — On the rural islands of Nagasaki a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links to a time of samurai, shoguns and martyred missionaries and believers.
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Gaza officials say Israeli forces killed 27 heading to aid site. Israel says it fired near suspects

Gaza officials say Israeli forces killed 27 heading to aid site. Israel says it fired near suspects

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces fired on people as they headed toward an aid distribution site in Gaza on Tuesday, killing at least 27, Palestinian health officials and witnesses said, in the third such shooting in three days.
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Tanzanian lawmaker's church shut down after he accuses government of human rights abuses

Tanzanian lawmaker's church shut down after he accuses government of human rights abuses

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzanian authorities deregistered a church owned by a ruling party lawmaker after he accused the government of human rights violations ahead of October elections.
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Attack on demonstration calling for release of Israeli hostages was first where group faced violence

Attack on demonstration calling for release of Israeli hostages was first where group faced violence

Demonstrators with Run for Their Lives have staged global events since 2023 calling for Hamas to release Israeli hostages , but organizers say the walk in Boulder, Colorado, where 12 people were injured in a fiery attack, was the first in which they
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What is the Hajj pilgrimage and what is Eid al-Adha? Why are they significant for Muslims?

What is the Hajj pilgrimage and what is Eid al-Adha? Why are they significant for Muslims?

Once a year, large numbers of Muslim pilgrims converging on Saudi Arabia unite in religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform the Hajj, one of the pillars of Islam .
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Israeli forces open fire a kilometer away from Gaza aid site, killing 3, health officials say

Israeli forces open fire a kilometer away from Gaza aid site, killing 3, health officials say

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip opened fire early Monday as people headed toward an aid distribution site a kilometer away, killing at least three and wounding dozens, health officials and a witness said.
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