The Holy See has officially apologized to anyone who took offense at a term Pope Francis reportedly used to describe behavior at Catholic seminaries. During a closed-door conference with Italian bishops last week, the pontiff stated his opposition to gay men enrolling in seminaries, as there is too much “frociaggine” (Italian for “faggotry”) there already, several Italian…

Japan’s new trade restrictions are “clearly directed” against Beijing, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has said China has strongly criticized export curbs on chip-making equipment that took effect in Japan on Sunday.

The alleged launch comes after Seoul and Washington conducted several live fire drills near the North Korean border Pyongyang launched two short-range ballistic missiles towards its eastern waters on Thursday, according to South Korean and Japanese military officials. The rockets reportedly failed to reach land and fell into the sea in Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone…