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Sight Magazine is an editorially independent, Australian-based website covering local and global news and issues from a Christian perspective.

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Sun, sand and empty beaches: Trump oil squeeze chokes Cuba’s tourism. @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Cuba #tourisminCuba #Venezuela #Venezuelanoil #USoilblockade #US #DonaldTrump #Varaderopeninsula

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Sun, sand and empty beaches: Trump oil squeeze chokes Cuba's tourism - Sight Magazine
DAVE SHERWOOD, of Reuters, reports on the impact Cuba's fuel shortage is having on the country's tourism sector...
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February 19, 2026 at 12:56 AM
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Iranian mourning ceremonies prompt new crackdowns in echo of 1979 revolution @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Iran #Iranprotests #Chehelom #Abdanan #Iran1979Revolution

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Iranian mourning ceremonies prompt new crackdowns in echo of 1979 revolution - Sight Magazine
Iranians have returned to the streets this week to mourn those killed by security forces during last month's anti-government demonstrations.
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February 19, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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Essay: All things bright and beautiful need to be sustainable as well, says Church of England’s new flower policy. @sightmagazine.bsky.social #ChurchofEngland #BishopMartinGorrick #BishopofDudley #SustainableFlowersResearchProject #churchflowers

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Essay: All things bright and beautiful need to be sustainable as well, says Church of England’s new flower policy - Sight Magazine
JILL TIMMS looks at what a recent move to use sustainable flowers in the Church of England means...
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February 19, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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Postcards: Amid tributes to civil rights icon Jesse Jackson, advocates see test for US race relations. @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Postcards #JesseJackson #USracerelations #civilrightsmovement #DEI #MarcMorial #NationalUrbanLeague #ArevaMartin #NAACP

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Postcards: Amid tributes to civil rights icon Jesse Jackson, advocates see test for US race relations - Sight Magazine
BIANCA FLOWERS, KAT STAFFORD and DISHA RAYCHAUDHURI report from the US following the death of US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson...
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February 18, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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At least 37 die from gas inhalation at Nigeria mining site @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Nigeria #mininginNigeria #irregularmining #Kampani #PlateauState

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At least 37 die from gas inhalation at Nigeria mining site - Sight Magazine
At least 37 miners died of carbon monoxide poisoning at a mining site in Nigeria’s Plateau state, a police source and a security report said.
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February 18, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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In the US, Cardinal Tobin leads Ash Wednesday Masses inside New Jersey ICE facility @sightmagazine.bsky.social #US #AshWednesday #DelaneyHall #ICEdetentioncentres #CardinalJosephTobin #USimmigrationraids

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In the US, Cardinal Tobin leads Ash Wednesday Masses inside New Jersey ICE facility - Sight Magazine
Cardinal Joseph Tobin entered the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark to celebrate an Ash Wednesday Mass.
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February 18, 2026 at 11:29 PM
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Four hundred US Christian leaders urge resistance to Trump administration on Ash Wednesday @sightmagazine.bsky.social #USChristians #USchurches #Trumpadministration #USimmigrationraids #AshWednesday

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Four hundred US Christian leaders urge resistance to Trump administration on Ash Wednesday - Sight Magazine
A group of nearly 400 prominent Christian leaders called President Donald Trump’s administration “cruel and oppressive”.
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February 18, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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Eight backcountry skiers perish in California avalanche, ninth presumed dead @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Californiaavalanche #SierraNevadaMountains #CastlePeak #Truckee #BlackbirdMountainGuides #TahoeDonner #AlderCreekAdventureCenter #SierraAvalancheCenter

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Eight backcountry skiers perish in California avalanche, ninth presumed dead - Sight Magazine
Eight backcountry skiers died when their tour group was overtaken by a football field-sized avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada mountains
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February 18, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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UN human rights chief raises alarm after drone strikes kill more than 50 civilians in Sudan @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Sudan #Sudanconflict #VolkerTurk #dronestrikes #SudaneseArmedForces #SAF #RapidSupportForces #RSF

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UN human rights chief raises alarm after drone strikes kill more than 50 civilians in Sudan - Sight Magazine
The United Nations human rights chief expressed alarm following reports of more than 50 civilians being killed in drone strikes in Sudan.
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February 18, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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Ukraine dissatisfied with “difficult” talks, US sees “meaningful progress” @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Ukraineconflict #Ukraine #Russia #US #Genevatalks #UkraineRussiatalks #VolodymyrZelenskiy #SteveWitkoff #JaredKushner

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Ukraine dissatisfied with "difficult" talks, US sees "meaningful progress" - Sight Magazine
Two days of peace talks in Geneva between Ukraine and Russia ended without a breakthrough as Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he was dissatisfied.
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February 18, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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Pope laments “ashes of international law” left by today’s conflicts in Ash Wednesday liturgy @sightmagazine.bsky.social #AshWednesday #PopeLeoXIV #CatholicChurch #Easter #Vatican #internationalaw

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Pope laments "ashes of international law" left by today's conflicts in Ash Wednesday liturgy - Sight Magazine
Pope Leo XIV opened the Roman Catholic church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday.
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February 18, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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Vatican says it will not participate in Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Vatican #CatholicChurch #BoardofPeace #DonaldTrump #CardinalPietroParolin #Gaza #Palestinians

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Vatican says it will not participate in Trump's 'Board of Peace' - Sight Magazine
The Vatican will not participate in US President Donald Trump's so-called "Board of Peace" initiative, Cardinal Pietro Parolin said.
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February 18, 2026 at 6:47 AM
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Church explosion in upstate New York injures five people, including firefighters @sightmagazine.bsky.social #NewYorkstate #AbundantLifeFellowshipChurch #Boonville

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Church explosion in upstate New York injures five people, including firefighters - Sight Magazine
A fiery explosion that ripped through a church in upstate New York on Tuesday injured five people, including the pastor and firefighters.
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February 18, 2026 at 6:44 AM
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StrangeSights: Meet Romeo, the world’s oldest manatee; an unwanted Valentine’s Day collapse; and, a serial thief unmasked. @sightmagazine.bsky.social #StrangeSights #Romeothemanatee #worldsoldestmanatee #LoveArch #Italy #ApanuiSchool #Whakatāne #catburglar

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StrangeSights: Meet Romeo, the world's oldest manatee; an unwanted Valentine's Day collapse; and, a serial thief unmasked... - Sight Magazine
DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…
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February 18, 2026 at 5:07 AM
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In Russia, the humble cucumber becomes latest symbol of rising wartime prices @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Russia #cucumber #foodprices #Ukraineconflict #UnitedRussiaparty #SergeiMironov #JustRussiaparty

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In Russia, the humble cucumber becomes latest symbol of rising wartime prices - Sight Magazine
The humble cucumber, a favourite in Russian salads and meals, is the latest staple to suddenly skyrocket in price, angering consumers.
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February 18, 2026 at 5:03 AM
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Independent UN body condemns “vicious attacks” on UN expert on Palestinian rights @sightmagazine.bsky.social #FrancescaAlbanese #UNspecialrapporteur #UNCoordinationCommittee #Palestinians #Gaza #WestBank #PetrMacinka #France #Germany #Italy #Israel

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Independent UN body condemns "vicious attacks" on UN expert on Palestinian rights - Sight Magazine
An independent UN body condemned what it described as vicious attacks against the organisation's special rapporteur for Palestine.
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February 18, 2026 at 3:43 AM
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Four islanders land on remote Chagos atoll, hope to block UK–Mauritius deal @sightmagazine.bsky.social #ChagosIslands #UK #Mauritius #MisleyMandarin #UNCommitteeontheEliminationofRacialDiscrimination #GavinGlover

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Four islanders land on remote Chagos atoll, hope to block UK–Mauritius deal - Sight Magazine
Four Chagos islanders have landed on one of the Indian Ocean archipelago's atolls to establish what they say will be a permanent settlement.
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February 18, 2026 at 3:17 AM
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Migrants in Libya, including young girls, face rape and torture, UN office says @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Libya #migrants #migrantboats #UNHumanRightsOffice #UNSupportMission

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Migrants in Libya, including young girls, face rape and torture, UN office says - Sight Magazine
Migrants in Libya, including young girls, are at risk of being killed, tortured, raped or put into domestic slavery, according to a UN report
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February 18, 2026 at 1:41 AM
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Allegations in Epstein files may amount to “crimes against humanity”, UN experts say @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Epsteinfiles #JeffreyEpstein #UNHumanRightsCouncil #crimesagainsthumanity #USJusticeDepartment

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Allegations in Epstein files may amount to "crimes against humanity", UN experts say - Sight Magazine
Files suggest a "global criminal enterprise" that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity, experts say.
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February 18, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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US midterms: How some Democrats are using Scripture to try to reach Christian voters. @sightmagazine.bsky.social #USmidterms #Democrats #Christianvoters #SarahTroneGarriott #MattSchultz #JamesTalarico #RaphaelWarnock #USimmigrationraids #Blackchurches

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US midterms: How some Democrats are using Scripture to try to reach Christian voters - Sight Magazine
HELEN COSTER and JOSEPH AX, of Reuters, report on moves by some Democratic candidates to infuse their campaigns with their faith...
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February 18, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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Watchdogs say Russian church helped recruit young Kenyans who have fought in Ukraine @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Ukraineconflict #Russia #Kenya #foreignfighters #RussianOrthodoxChurch #OrthodoxChurch #CharlesWaithakaWangari #VocalAfrica #TraceKenya

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Watchdogs say Russian church helped recruit young Kenyans who have fought in Ukraine - Sight Magazine
A memorial ceremony was held in central Kenya in memory of Charles Waithaka Wangari, a 31-year-old who died in the Russian war in Ukraine.
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February 18, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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Essay: How Jesse Jackson was shaped by Southern segregation – and went on to reshape American political life. @sightmagazine.bsky.social #JesseJackson #US #South #segregation #racism #civilrightsmovement #SouthCarolina #Greenville #Greensboro

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Essay: How Jesse Jackson was shaped by Southern segregation - and went on to reshape American political life - Sight Magazine
GIBBS KNOTTS and CHRISTOPHER A COOPER look at how Jackson's life was impacted by his experiences in the South...
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February 18, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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Hezbollah rejects disarmament plan and government’s four-month timeline @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Lebanon #Hezbollah #Hezbollahdisarmament #SheikhNaimQassem #PaulMorcos

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Hezbollah rejects disarmament plan and government's four-month timeline - Sight Magazine
Hezbollah rejected Lebanon's decision to grant the army at least four months to advance the second phase of a disarmament plan.
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February 18, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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Sight-Seeing: Why ashes? The gift of finding our finitude in a digital world. @sightmagazine.bsky.social #SightSeeing #AshWednesday #Easter #ashes #Bible #dusttodust #digitisation

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Sight-Seeing: Why ashes? The gift of finding our finitude in a digital world - Sight Magazine
MICHAEL DELASHMUTT says against the backdrop of imagined cyber-immortality, the church dares to say something unfashionable: “You are dust".
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February 18, 2026 at 12:07 AM
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New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras, the indulgent conclusion of Carnival season @sightmagazine.bsky.social #MardiGras #NewOrleans #FatTuesday #Easter #Carnival

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New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras, the indulgent conclusion of Carnival season - Sight Magazine
People leaned out of wrought iron balconies as a massive Mardi Gras parade rolled down New Orleans' historic St Charles Avenue on Tuesday.
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February 17, 2026 at 11:38 PM