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The United Nations has expressed concern at the increase in U.S. state laws restricting people's rights based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

Europe backs aggressive operations by governments in North Africa that lead to migrants being dumped in barren deserts, a joint investigation shows.

ROME -- Pope Francis formally approved letting Catholic priests bless same-sex couples, the Vatican announced Monday, a radical shift in policy that aimed at making the church more inclusive while maintaining its strict ban on gay marriage.

Pope Francis has issued a verdict on artificial intelligence.

And President Joe Biden's statements of support for Israel did little to quell the violence across the region.

A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours.

The conservative government has expressed a preference for more Italian museum directors.

How soon is too soon to call a progressive and libertarian policy obsession a public policy fiasco? In the case of Oregons Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act, better known as Measure 110, the moment cant come soon enough.

How soon is too soon to call a progressive and libertarian policy obsession a public policy fiasco? In the case of Oregon’s Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act, better known

PETER HITCHENS: One of the great myths of our age is the Portuguese Drug Paradise. Now that myth lies crumpled in the dustbin, destroyed by the liberal Washington Post newspaper.