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Women to vote for first time at Synod of Bishops discussing the Catholic Church's future

Women to vote for first time at Synod of Bishops discussing the Catholic Church's future

Pope Francis is about to open a several-week meeting involving hundreds of Catholic clergy as part of a years-long survey into the future of the church. On the agenda: the role of women in church leadership, blessing same-sex unions and how the church should be governed. But

Türkiye strikes targets in Iraq after Ankara bombing linked to Kurdish separatists

Türkiye strikes targets in Iraq after Ankara bombing linked to Kurdish separatists

Türkiye's leader says the country has destroyed 20 militant targets in Iraq with air strikes. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has taken a hard line against terrorism in a continued conflict with Kurdish separatists. Now the conflict has escalated yet again after a bombing near Türkiye's parliament.

House deadlock to send US government into shutdown as Biden inquiry holds first hearing

House deadlock to send US government into shutdown as Biden inquiry holds first hearing

Time is running out for US lawmakers to make a deal to avoid a government shutdown. Congress faces a deadline of midnight Saturday to pass a budget, before two million federal employees are placed on unpaid leave, and some are forced to work without pay. Republican house leader Kevin McCarthy

Ethnic Armenians flee Karabakh after breakaway region's defeat

Ethnic Armenians flee Karabakh after breakaway region's defeat

3,000 ethnic Armenians have fled the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, and more than 100,000 could follow. Azerbaijan says it will reintegrate the Armenian residents and give them equal rights, but Armenian officials say they fear ethnic cleansing. Meanwhile Russia, which has had peacekeepers on the ground for

Clock's ticking for best of the rest in second US Republican debate without Trump

Clock's ticking for best of the rest in second US Republican debate without Trump

US Republicans have taken to the debate stage again ahead of next year's vote for the party's presidential nominee. In a narrowing field, Florida governor Ron Desantis and the other contenders still trail former president Donald Trump by a large margin. Once again, Trump was nowhere

Brazil Supreme Court rules in favour of Indigenous land rights advocates

Brazil Supreme Court rules in favour of Indigenous land rights advocates

Brazil's leaders have been among many making commitments to the environment at the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Summit. But away from New York, the country's indigenous groups have been anxiously awaiting a ruling on land claims they say impacts their capacity to protect the environment.

Armenian protesters demand Pashinyan ouster after Karabakh surrender

Armenian protesters demand Pashinyan ouster after Karabakh surrender

Representatives from Armenia and Azerbaijan have discussed the details of a peace agreement over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. An offensive by Azeri troops saw dozens killed before the region's separatist leaders were forced into a ceasefire. The move is proving politically unpopular in Armenia.