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Close aides see Pope Leo XIV as reformer on women's roles but with limits

Catholic women, vital in schools, hospitals, and faith upbringing, have long voiced frustration over their second-class status in a Church that reserves the priesthood solely for men

Poland votes for new president on Sunday as worries grow about future

Voters in this Central European nation of 38 million people will cast ballots to replace conservative incumbent Andrzej Duda, whose second and final five-year term ends in August

Argentina orders immigration crackdown, vows to 'make country great again'

The decree makes it much easier for the government to deport migrants who enter the country illegally, falsify their immigration documents or commit minor crimes in Argentina

Trump to visit US troops in Qatar, rejects past US interventionism

Trump plans to address troops at Qatar's al-Udeid Air Base, which was a major staging ground during the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Trump's sanctions on ICC prosecutor disrupt tribunal's functioning

The Hague-based court's American staffers have been told that if they travel to the US they risk arrest

Asian shares dip as Wall Street ends mixed, US futures also edge lower

On Wednesday, a choppy day of trading on Wall Street ended with a mixed finish as gains by several big technology stocks helped temper losses

Prosecutor in Trump files case invokes 5th Amendment in Congress interview

Jay Bratt, subpoenaed by the House Judiciary Committee, declined to answer key questions in a closed-door session, invoking his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent

Albania's PM thanks voters for landslide win, pledges EU membership by 2030

With only diaspora ballots remaining to be fully counted, the ruling Socialists achieved a landslide victory, winning 83 seats in the 140-seat Parliament in the May 11 polls

Hotline between military, Washington air traffic controllers down for 3 yrs

The Federal Aviation Administration official in charge of air traffic controllers, Frank McIntosh, confirmed the agency didn't even know the hotline hadn't been working since March 2022

Nasa rover detects first aurora on Mars that's visible to human eye

European and US scientists reported that the green aurora in the dusty Martian sky was generated by a solar storm last year and had three days' advance notice to set aside viewing time

Trump urges Qatar to help persuade Iran to abandon nuclear programme

Qatar, over the years, has played the role of intermediary between the US and Iran and its proxies

South African President Ramaphosa to visit US next week to meet Trump

The meeting, announced Wednesday by the South African government and set for May 21, also comes after the US welcomed 59 white South Africans as refugees this Monday

Boeing sees positive week as it tries to emerge from difficult era

The Qatar deal, which includes Boeing's 787 and 777X jets, is the biggest order for 787s and wide body jets in Boeing's history, the company confirmed

New US-backed group set to begin aid operations in Gaza within weeks

Many in the aid community believe it is meant to supplant the distribution system now run by the UN and other international aid agencies

Judge blocks Trump's bid to end Foreign Service workers' union rights

US District Judge Paul Friedman granted a federal labour union's request for a preliminary injunction that, while its lawsuit against the government is pending

Trump administration rescinds curbs on AI chip exports to foreign markets

These new requirements would have stifled American innovation and saddled companies with burdensome new regulatory requirements

France expels Algerian diplomats in tit-for-tat decision as feud deepens

France said Wednesday it will expel Algerian diplomats in response to Algeria's decision to do the same, escalating a diplomatic standoff.

Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill 48, including 22 children, say hospitals

The strikes came a day after Hamas released an Israeli-American hostage in a deal brokered by the United States

Sony's profits rise on robust performance for music, movies, games

Tokyo-based Sony Corp. said Wednesday that its annual profit totaled 1.14 trillion yen ($7.8 billion), up from 970.6 billion yen in the previous fiscal year

Wrestling gold medalist medalist Kyle Snyder charged in prostitution sting

Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder, one of the most successful wrestlers in U.S. history, was arrested in a prostitution sting, according to police in Columbus.