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Pope Francis, starting a two-day visit to Morocco, also backed Moroccan King Mohammed VI's efforts to spread a moderate form of Islam that promotes inter-religious dialogue and rejects any form of terrorism or violence in God's name.

Twitter said that putting context around tweets that violate the company's terms of service will help people be aware why the content is in violation of rules.

Omir Bekali, who was arrested in 2017 after he returned to Xinjiang on a business trip for his Kazakh travel agency, said camp inmates were forbidden to pray or grow a beard, and forced to eat pork on Fridays.

Moon Jae-in will hold a summit meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington on April 11 to discuss North Korea and other alliance issues.

An online petition asking for a public apology from the German firm and the removal of the ad had secured almost 1,000 signatures by Thursday afternoon.

Imran Khan's comments, made to Pakistani journalists on Monday, prompted a furious reaction in Afghanistan and led to the government recalling its ambassador in protest at what it described as "irresponsible" remarks.

The FIR was registered on Tuesday after the girl's father complained that his 14-year-old daughter was abducted from their house by four armed men, three of whom were unidentified, on March 17 from her residence in Badin district.

Television footage showed thick black smoke billowing from the Grand Hyatt Hotel near the Orchard Road shopping district, but the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said the fire was quickly put out.

The 67-year-old leader has been indicted along with nine others in the Ashiana Iqbal Housing scam case.

Some 26 provinces out of 31 now have flood warnings due to torrential rain in a country more accustomed to drought.

New Zealand's spy agencies have faced criticism in the wake of the attack for concentrating on the threat from Islamic extremism.

Mueller also declined to rule on whether evidence showed Trump obstructed justice, according to a summary submitted to Congress by Attorney General Bill Barr.

Authorities fear the toll will be more than 1,000 in one of the worst storms to hit southern Africa.

The woman, whose name was not available, was one of two relatives of shooting victims to die this week as the city's close-knit Muslim community reels from Christchurch killings.

FEMA allegedly shared financial records, personal details and home addresses of people displaced by hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria and the California wildfires in 2017 with their emergency shelter program contractor.

The police said that its forensic officers are working to identify evidence and CCTV is being examined, while neighbourhood officers are carrying out proactive patrols and working closely with mosques around the West Midlands region of England.