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What is the Society of St Pius X? Why Pope Leo excommunicated its bishops 

02 July 2026

The Vatican has declared the Society of St Pius X (SSPX) to be formally in ‘schism’ with the Catholic Church after t...

Who is Iranian oil tycoon Shamkhani whose ship is stranded in Hormuz? 

02 July 2026

Maritime monitoring service TankerTrackers.com said on Thursday that a ship which Iranian media reported had run aground...

UK’s Starmer apologises for the state’s role in decades of forced adoptions 

02 July 2026

News|Child Rights United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer has issued a formal apology over the forced adoption of bab...

Why has Trump refused to renew the USMCA, and what will that mean? 

02 July 2026

The United States has announced that it will not renew a trilateral trade agreement covering $1.6 trillion of trade betw...

Gaza war’s 1,000 days: 90% of strip ‘destroyed’, 80% ‘seized’ by Israel 

02 July 2026

More than 90 percent of the Gaza Strip has been destroyed, and Israeli forces are in control of 80 percent of the besieg...

With Hormuz reopened, has the oil shortage turned into a glut? 

02 July 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is reopening faster than expected, after the US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)...

Vatican expels members of rebel Catholic group over unapproved ordination 

02 July 2026

News|Religion The Vatican says priests and lay Catholics who are part of a breakaway right-wing Catholic group that orda...

Explosion heard in Syria’s capital Damascus: state media 

02 July 2026

An explosion has taken place inside a cafe in the Syrian capital, Damascus, according to state media. An explosion occur...

Syria explosion live: Blast rocks Damascus as authorities investigate cause 

02 July 2026

Skip linksSkip to Content It remains unclear what caused the explosion in Syria’s capital [AFP] Published On 2 Jul...

What’s China’s new ethnic unity law, and what does it mean for minorities? 

02 July 2026

China has brought into effect a new ethnic unity law that rights groups and foreign officials have warned could accelera...