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Vatican gathering tackles topics from women in ministry to LGBTQ+ Catholics

Vatican gathering tackles topics from women in ministry to LGBTQ+ Catholics

Roman Catholic leaders from around the world are gathering at the Vatican for a synod, or meeting, to address issues facing the church, including whether to allow women to become deacons.
by Jason DeRose

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Panda Diplomacy: The departure of DC's beloved pandas may signal a wider Chinese pullback

Panda Diplomacy: The departure of DC's beloved pandas may signal a wider Chinese pullback

The National Zoo’s three giant pandas are set to return to China in early December with no public signs that the 50-year old exchange agreement struck by former President Richard Nixon will continue.
by The Associated Press

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Suicide bomber detonates a device in the Turkish capital. A second assailant is killed in a shootout

Suicide bomber detonates a device in the Turkish capital. A second assailant is killed in a shootout

Turkey’s interior affairs minister says a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near his ministry while a second assailant was killed in a shootout with police. 
by The Associated Press

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After Libya's catastrophic floods, survivors and recovery teams assess losses

After Libya's catastrophic floods, survivors and recovery teams assess losses

The floods in Derna left thousands dead, missing and displaced. Here are scenes from last week, as search and rescue teams and survivors dug through mud, continuing the work of recovery.
by Virginia Lozano

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Three astronauts return to Earth after a year in space. NASA's Frank Rubio sets U.S. space record

Three astronauts return to Earth after a year in space. NASA's Frank Rubio sets U.S. space record

A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts returned to Earth on Wednesday after being stuck in space for just over a year. American Frank Rubio set a record for the longest U.S. spaceflight — a result of the extended stay.
by The Associated Press

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Canada's House speaker has stepped down after inviting a Nazi veteran to Parliament

Canada's House speaker has stepped down after inviting a Nazi veteran to Parliament

Just after Ukrainian President Zelenskyy gave an address in the House of Commons, Canadian lawmakers gave 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka a standing ovation when the House speaker drew attention to him.
by The Associated Press

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In Twin Cities speech, Somali prime minister praises community, asks for support

In Twin Cities speech, Somali prime minister praises community, asks for support

In a speech in Bloomington, Hamza Abdi Barre, the first sitting Somali prime minister to visit Minnesota, praised the young generation of Somalis born and raised in the U.S., saying they offer hope for the future.

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