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A Gunman Opened Fire On A School In Sweden, Killing 10 People In The Worst Mass Shooting In The Country’s History
The attack happened at a school for people who did not complete their primary or secondary education.
Isha Jain
Isha Jain is a reporter and producer for Almost and is based in Delhi. Contact this reporter at isha@almostmag.co.
Women
Iran Has Arrested These Two Teen Girls For Dancing In Public At A War Memorial
Dancing, especially by women and between men and women, has been banned in Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Politics
Denmark’s Prime Minister Has Said Greenland Is “Not For Sale” After Trump Said He Wants To Buy It
Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen insisted on Denmark's presence in Greenland and said the US and Denmark could collaborate to tackle security concerns.
Politics
Canada Has Announced It Is Placing Its Own Tariffs On The US To Retaliate Against Trump’s Tariffs
"I think Canadians are a little perplexed as to why our closest friends and neighbors are choosing to target us."
world
A South Korean Plane Caught Fire Just Before Taking Off And All 169 Passengers Had To Be Evacuated
All 176 people on board evacuated using the emergency slides, with at least seven people sustaining minor injuries.
Cute
These Students In Vietnam Created A Video "Exposing" Different Countries’ Controversial Issues And It’s Genius
Three students who created the video told Almost that they were inspired by the iconic Thanksgiving scene in "Gossip Girl".
Activism
The Vatican Has Revealed That Pope Francis Has Been Calling A Church In Gaza Every Night For 15 Months
The Vatican described the Pope's calls as a way to bring hope and comfort to people in Gaza during the war.
world
The ICC Has Requested Arrest Warrants For The Taliban’s Leaders For Persecuting Women In Afghanistan
The ICC said its move recognizes that Afghan women, girls and the LGBTQ community are facing an "unprecedented, unconscionable and ongoing persecution" by the Taliban.
Women
Iraq Has Effectively Legalized Child Marriage
A new law could effectively allow girls as young as nine years old to get married under Shia Islamic law, as it is allowed under certain interpretations.
LGBTQ
Hundreds Of Same-Sex Couples Got Married In Thailand After Same-Sex Marriage Was Legalized
At least 200 couples registered their marriages at a daylong celebration in a central Bangkok shopping mall.
world
The Swiss Grannies On Why Young People Give Them Hope For Climate Action
Pia Hollenstein, one of the co-founders of the KlimaSeniorinnen group, told Almost why young people gives her hope for the planet.
world
Palestinians Whose Families Were Killed By Israel’s Genocide Are Suing British Oil Giant BP Over Its Complicity
Reports showed that the oil from the pipeline is refined into jet fuel which is used by the Israeli military planes to conduct airstrikes in Gaza