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1. Uganda president signs anti-LGBTQ bill, which includes death penalty provisions, into law

   

   Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has signed one of the world's toughest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality," in defiance of Western condemnations and potential sanctions from aid donors.

2. Turkey's Erdogan declared winner of presidential runoff

   

   Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won re-election Sunday, extending his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade as the country reels from high inflation and the aftermath of an earthquake that levelled entire cities.

3. Vatican to bishops, Catholic leaders: Lay off the divisive social media posts

   

   The Vatican urged bishops and high-profile lay Catholic leaders on Monday to tone down their comments on social media, saying some were causing division and stoking polemics that harmed the entire Church.

4. Teen girl accused of starting fire in Guyana dorm charged as adult with 19 murders

   

   A 15-year-old girl who is accused of deliberately starting a fire at a school dormitory in Guyana last week was charged as an adult with 19 murders on Monday.

5. Latvians got a surprise day off today. Here's why

   

   Latvians woke up to go to work on Monday morning, only to find they didn't have to. Their parliament had met at midnight to declare a holiday after the national ice hockey team chalked up its best-ever result at the world championship.