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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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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
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Ukraine, Russia hold peace talks in Geneva as Trump puts pressure on Kyiv @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Ukraineconflict #Ukraine #Russia #US #Geneva #VolodymyrZelenskiy #RustemUmerov #SteveWitkoff #JaredKushner #DonaldTrump

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Ukraine, Russia hold peace talks in Geneva as Trump puts pressure on Kyiv - Sight Magazine
Negotiators from Ukraine and Russia concluded the first of two days of US-mediated peace talks in Geneva on Tuesday.
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February 17, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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Iran foreign minister says progress made in nuclear talks with US in Geneva @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Iran #Irannuclearprogram #Irannucleartalks #US #USIrantalks #AbbasAraqchi #SteveWitkoff #JaredKushner #DonaldTrump

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Iran foreign minister says progress made in nuclear talks with US in Geneva - Sight Magazine
Iran and the US reached an understanding on Tuesday on main "guiding principles" in talks, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said.
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February 17, 2026 at 10:48 PM
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“I am somebody!”: Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader who ran for presidency, dies at 84 @sightmagazine.bsky.social #RevJesseJackson #RainbowPUSHCoalition #DemocraticParty #civilrightsmovement #MLK #PoorPeoplesCampaign #RevAlSharpton #BillClinton #BarackObama

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"I am somebody!": Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader who ran for presidency, dies at 84 - Sight Magazine
Rev Jesse Jackson, Sr, a longtime civil rights activist who twice vied for the Democratic presidential nomination, died on Tuesday at age 84.
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February 17, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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Tarique Rahman sworn in as Bangladesh’s PM after landslide election victory @sightmagazine.bsky.social #TariqueRahman #Bangladesh #BangladeshNationalParty #BNP #NationalCitizenParty #JamaateIslami #SheikhHasina

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Tarique Rahman sworn in as Bangladesh's PM after landslide election victory - Sight Magazine
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Tarique Rahman was sworn in as Prime Minister on Tuesday, marking an important political shift.
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February 17, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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Peru ousts President Jeri because of China-linked secret meetings @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Peru #JoseJeri #PeruvianCongress #China #Chifagate

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Peru ousts President Jeri because of China-linked secret meetings - Sight Magazine
Peru's Congress ousted President Jose Jeri following a scandal over undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessman
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February 17, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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Morocco residents begin returning to north-west as flood waters recede @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Morocco #Moroccofloods #KsarElKebir

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Morocco residents begin returning to north-west as flood waters recede - Sight Magazine
Moroccan authorities began organising the gradual return of residents to the city of Ksar El Kebir and other flood-hit north-western areas.
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February 17, 2026 at 5:43 AM
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US conducts first air transport of nuclear microreactor in bid to show technology’s viability @sightmagazine.bsky.social #microreactor #US #USDepartmentofEnergy #USDepartmentofDefense #ValarAtomics #ChrisWright #MichaelDuffey

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US conducts first air transport of nuclear microreactor in bid to show technology's viability - Sight Magazine
The US Departments of Energy and Defense on Sunday for the first time transported a small nuclear reactor on a cargo plane.
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February 17, 2026 at 5:16 AM
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Imran Khan’s sons fear for his health, seek visas to visit him in Pakistan @sightmagazine.bsky.social #ImranKhan #Pakistan #SuleimanKhan #KasimKhan

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Imran Khan's sons fear for his health, seek visas to visit him in Pakistan - Sight Magazine
Imran Khan's sons say they fear for their father's deteriorating health in a Pakistani jail and are seeking permission to visit him.
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February 17, 2026 at 5:08 AM
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Myanmar expels East Timor envoy after rights group complaint against junta @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Myanmar #Myanmarmilitaryjunta #EastTimor #ChinHumanRightsOrganization #CHRO #JoseRamosHorta

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Myanmar expels East Timor envoy after rights group complaint against junta - Sight Magazine
Myanmar has ordered the head of East Timor's diplomatic mission to leave the country within seven days, state media said.
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February 17, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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Board of Peace members have pledged more than #$US5 billion for Gaza, Trump says @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Gaza #BoardofPeace #DonaldTrump #Palestinians #Gazaaid #Gazareconstruction

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Board of Peace members have pledged more than $US5 billion for Gaza, Trump says - Sight Magazine
Donald Trump said Board of Peace member states will announce a pledge of more than $US5 billion for reconstruction and humanitarian efforts.
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February 17, 2026 at 1:39 AM
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Musings: Two things. Read PAUL CLARK's reflection... @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Musings #individuals #crowds #selfworth #humancontradictions

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Two things - Sight Magazine
As humans we want two contradictory things at the same time.
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February 17, 2026 at 1:10 AM