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Ukraine asks court to put Orthodox leader under house arrest

Ukraine asks court to put Orthodox leader under house arrest 9

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s top security agency notified a top Orthodox priest Saturday that he was suspected of justifying Russia’s aggression, a criminal offense, amid a bitter dispute over a famed Orthodox monastery. Metropolitan Pavel, the abbot of the Kyiv-Pechersk…

UK protest backs health staff as doctors prepare to strike

UK protest backs health staff as doctors prepare to strike 15

LONDON — Thousands of protesters marched through London to the British prime minister’s residence on Saturday to support health care workers who have held a series of strikes over pay and conditions in the state-funded National Health Service. Almost 40,000…

UK problems won’t go away in 2023, Sunak warns

UK problems won’t go away in 2023, Sunak warns 17

LONDON — Britain has had a tough 12 months and its problems will not “go away” in 2023 — but the coronation of King Charles III will help bring the country together, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Saturday in his…