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Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has revealed he is open to extending the "breadth and depth" of freedom of expression clauses contained in Scotland's draft hate crime laws.
A security guard had a "bad feeling" about suicide bomber Salman Abedi but did not approach him for fear of being branded a racist, an inquiry has heard.
France warned its citizens living or travelling in several Muslim-majority countries to take extra security precautions on Tuesday as anger surged over cartoons of the Islamic prophet Mohammad.
Tens of thousands of people have marched through the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, demanding a boycott of French goods amid a row over France's tougher stance on radical Islam.
A young priest is charged with sexually abusing an altar boy over a five-year period inside Vatican City walls. An older priest is charged with covering up the abuse.
The Pope's statements on same-sex civil unions has distracted from the extension of a mysterious deal with the Chinese government, says James Somerville-Meikle.
Garret Martin and Carolyn Gallaher argue that Orbán's embrace of religion has served to consolidate his power, "other" his opponents and shield Hungary from EU criticism of its attacks on the rule of law.
US Christian right groups, many with close links to the Trump administration, have spent at least $280m in 'dark money' fuelling campaigns against the rights of women and LGBTIQ people across five continents, researchers say.
The furore over John Sentamu not being handed a life peerage reveals an ugly culture of entitlement that has not served church or state well, argues Richard Scorer.
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