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LGBTQ+ identification in the United States is approaching 10 percent of the adult population, a new survey finds. The poll ...

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Following the death of a pope, or in rare cases of resignation such as with Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican convenes a papal ...

Sanctions against Russia remain a key tool of international pressure, Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister Olha ...