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Cardinals are scheduled to convene next month in a confidential conclave to select the next pope, as announced by the Vatican. The private assembly will commence within the Sistine Chapel on 7 May, involving approximately 135 cardinals from around the globe. This event follows the passing of Pope Francis, who died at the age of [...]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has initiated an investigation into California’s Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI) due to concerns that it may have granted federal benefits to undocumented immigrants. At the heart of the investigation is a federal subpoena issued to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services, which manages CAPI. [...]

An urgent travel alert has been issued for Australians intending to visit or transit through Qatar, which is a well-known global transit hub. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), via its Smartraveller service, has raised Qatar’s travel advisory level from Level 1 to Level 2, advising travellers to “exercise a high degree of [...]