am sure that many people share my concern about the present worldwide moral crisis and will join in my appeal to all humanitarians and religious practitioners who also share this concern to help make our societies more compassionate, just, and equitable

Severe flooding in Bihar, India, is estimated to have displaced half a million people.

Hundreds of thousands of Muslims have taken part in a protest rally called by separatist leaders in Indian-controlled Kashmir's main city, Srinagar.

He reviewed that history to point out the Chinese Communist Party has the ability to change "according to reality." The 21st century, he added, should be about transparency. Hypocrisy and distortion, he noted, "will no longer work."

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