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Pope Francis begins Asia - Pacific tour

He will also travel to Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore as part of his visit, which is expected to focus on inter-religious harmon.

Pope Francis has just arrived in Indonesia at the start of a four-nation tour . The eighty-seven year old leader of the Catholic Church will be promoting a message of interfaith dialogue and warning of the threat from climate change.

Protests are continuing in Israel by people angry with the government's failure to reach a deal to bring hostages home. But the government is maintaining a tough line in negotiations.

We also have a ±«Óătv investigation into land grabs by Israel settlers in the West Bank.

And a major survey of African youth has found high levels of concern over corruption.

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