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The United States says Georgia still has time to "change course" after the government rammed through a Russian-inspired law barring "foreign influence" despite mass protests. SOUNDBITE
Images show Pope Francis baptising a newborn baby, named Miguel Angel, in Rome's Gemelli hospital during his stay there, hospitalised with bronchitis. The Vatican says the Pope went to visit children in the pediatric department, and that he is expected to return home on Saturday after what will have been three nights in hospital. IMAGES
The European Central Bank President, Christine Lagarde, warns governments against adding to their public debt, as they look to ease the pressure on households and businesses from soaring energy costs. "Governments should pursue fiscal policies that show they are committed to gradually bringing down high public debt ratios," she says during a news conference, adding that policymakers should pick measures that are "temporary and targeted at the most vulnerable". SOUNDBITE
Pope Francis arrives to the Mavrovouni migrant camp on Lesbos island, where he is expected to plead for better treatment of refugees as attitudes towards migrants harden across Europe. IMAGES
Pope Francis visits the Maronite Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace in Nicosia, where he meets the Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rahi who is travelling from nearby Lebanon. It is the first stop of a landmark trip to push two of the pope's priorities: the plight of migrants and inter-confessional dialogue. IMAGES
Speaking in a video message to world leaders after ill health prevented her from travelling to the COP26 summit in Glasgow, Queen Elizabeth II says that 'when nations come together in common cause, there is always room for hope.' IMAGES
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