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Berman endorses Armenian genocide resolution

A key Jewish lawmaker urged passage of a resolution recognizing the Ottoman genocide against Armenians.

U.S. circulating tougher Iran sanctions at U.N.

The United States reportedly wants the U.N. Security Council to make existing Iran sanctions airtight and to add sanctions targeting its central bank.

Long wait for Vatican douments on Pius

It could be five years before the Vatican’s secret archives dealing with Pope Pius XII’s reign are fully catalogued and opened to scholars, a Vatican offical said.

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