Politics
Germany’s Far-Right Party Has Come Second In The National Elections, The Biggest Far-Right Win Since WWII
The AfD’s result marks the strongest performance by a far-right party in Germany since World War II.
Cici Xiao
Cici Xiao is a Chinese Reporter and Producer for Almost and is based in Stockholm.
world
As Trump Rolls Back Trans Rights In The US, Thailand Is Increasing Funding For Trans People To Get Gender-Affirming Care
The Thai government is investing about 4.3 million US dollars to fund gender-affirming healthcare for about 200,000 trans people.
Activism
This Saudi Woman Jailed For 34 Years For Retweeting Activists On Twitter Has Been Freed After Four Years
Salma al-Shehab was sentenced for the "crime" of using an internet website to "cause public unrest and destabilize civil and national security".
world
New Zealand Has Granted A Mountain "Personhood", Giving It The Same Legal Rights As A Human Being
This gives the mountain, located in the country's North Island, all the same rights, power, duties and responsibilities of a person, recognizing it as an ancestor of the local Māori people
Climate
Parts Of Australia Have Been Hit By Record-Breaking Floods, Forcing Thousands Of People To Evacuate
Experts say the floods could be the worst in the region in more than 60 years.