With the death of Pope Francis, the world loses not only a church leader but also a moral compass that spoke out against inequality, discrimination, war, and climate destruction, writes MARC VANDEPITTE
What's at stake in the Huawei affair?
SOLOMON HUGHES looks at the the crisis inside the Tory Party over the controversial deal with China's - supposedly bugged - telecoms giant

THE HUAWEI row is clearly very fierce inside the Conservative Party, with leaks and sackings at the highest levels. But if you aren’t a Tory, it’s a bit harder to grasp who is doing what to whom and why.
Is Theresa May willing to let the Chinese Communist Party spy on all our mobile phones in exchange for a bit of investment?
Or does spider-wrangling fantasist Gavin Williamson want to start a war with China to show he is big, and suck up to President Trump to feel even bigger?
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