France on-track to constitutionalize abortion rights
The French National Assembly has passed a historic bill that moves the country one step closer to enshrining the right to abortion in its constitution. In a vote in the…
Economy
3555 posts
Powerful Iran-backed militia in Iraq to suspend military ops against US forces in region
In a surprise move, the most powerful Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Kataib Hezbollah, announced on Tuesday the suspension of its military operations against US forces in the region two days…
US moves to reimpose sanctions on Venezuela after opposition candidate barred from presidential election
The US has reimposed economic sanctions against a Venezuelan state-owned mining company and says it could go on to reimpose further sanctions on the country’s oil and gas sector after…
Israeli tanks ‘firing live ammunition’ in Khan Younis hospital complex, aid group says
Israeli tanks fired live ammunition and smoke grenades after entering a hospital complex in southern Gaza where more than 8,000 people are sheltering, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said…
Astronomers discover strange new type of star hidden in the center of our galaxy
A decade-long survey of the night sky has revealed a mysterious new type of star astronomers are referring to as an “old smoker.” These previously hidden stellar objects are aging,…
‘We are dying slowly:’ Palestinians are eating grass and drinking polluted water as famine looms across Gaza
Hanadi Gamal Saed El Jamara, 38, says sleep is all that can distract her children from the aching hunger gnawing at their bellies. These days, the mother-of-seven finds herself begging…
London police shoot dead man allegedly armed with crossbow
Police in the British capital shot dead a man who was reportedly trying to enter a property armed with a crossbow in the early hours of Tuesday, according to a…
Undercover Israeli troops dressed as medical staff kill three militants in West Bank hospital raid, officials say
Israeli special forces, dressed as civilians and medical staff, infiltrated the Ibn Sina hospital in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday and killed three Palestinian men, according…
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan sentenced to 10 years in prison
Pakistan’s former leader Imran Khan has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaking state secrets, his political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said in a statement Tuesday. The hearing took place Tuesday in a…
The demise of the UN’s Palestinian agency could spell disaster for millions. Here’s why Israel wants it dismantled
The suspension of funding by a growing number of Western countries for a United Nations agency for Palestinians has raised questions about the fate of the 5.9 million refugees it…