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The advocacy group Open Doors said in its report that worldwide Christian persecution was at an "all-time high." ...

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BAGHDAD(AP) — Iraq's parliament on Monday elected a new speaker following overnight talks to break a political deadlock. Haibet Al-Halbousi received 208 votes from the 309 legislators who attended. He ...