Pastor blames 'power-hungry men' after U.S. Baptist group ousts churches with female leaders

Rev. Linda Barnes Popham says she’ll keep leading her Baptist church in Kentucky so long as her congregation stands behind her.

source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/southern-baptist-convention-women-pastors-1.6876357?cmp=rss

U.S. central bank holds interest rate steady but says 2 more hikes are coming

The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday after having raised it 10 straight times to combat high inflation. But in a surprise move, the Fed signaled that it may raise rates twice more this year, beginning as soon as next month.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/federal-reserve-rate-decision-1.6876375?cmp=rss

U.S. regulator to require secondary cockpit barrier on commercial airplanes

U.S. officials said Wednesday they will require new airline planes to have a second barrier to make it harder for passengers to break into the cockpit when the main door is open.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/faa-cockpit-barriers-1.6876098?cmp=rss

At least 78 people killed after boat sinks off the coast of southern Greece

At least 78 people have died and dozens are feared missing off the coast of southern Greece after a fishing boat carrying migrants capsized and sank, authorities said Wednesday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/greece-migrants-boat-1.6875817?cmp=rss

Russian missile attacks on Odesa and Donetsk region kill at least 6 Ukraine says

Russian missiles struck civilian buildings in Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa and eastern Donetsk region overnight, killing at least six people, Ukraine's military and local officials said early on Wednesday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/odesa-missile-strike-russia-invasion-1.6875782?cmp=rss