Impact
Zimbabwe Has Abolished The Death Penalty, Becoming The 24th African Country To Do So
On Dec. 31, President Emmerson Mnangagwa approved a new law banning the death penalty for all offenses and changing existing death sentences to prison terms.
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Iran Has Arrested And Jailed This Italian Woman Journalist While She Was Reporting In The Country
29-year-old Cecilia Sala, who has nearly half a million Instagram followers, had traveled from Rome to Iran on Dec. 12 on a valid journalist visa.
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Israel Bombed Yemen’s Main Airport And Killed Three People While The WHO’s Director Was About To Board
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X that he was “just a few metres from” the area of the attack.
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An Azerbaijani Plane Crashed In Kazakhstan And At Least 38 People Are Dead
An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines crashed in Kazakhstan, on Wednesday, Dec. 25, killing at least 38 people with 29 survivors.
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In His Christmas Address, Netanyahu Said Israel Wants Peace But Will “Do Whatever It Takes” To Fight Evil
"We shall prevail,” Netanyahu said, before wishing everyone “Merry Christmas and a Happy new year.”
world
As Christmas Is Canceled Again In Palestine, Pope Francis Condemned Israel's Genocide In Gaza As "Cruelty”
After Israel accused the pope of double standards, he instead doubled down on his condemnation, calling it Israel's genocide "so much cruelty."
world
Israel Bombed Near A Kindergarten In Gaza While Children Were Playing During A Mental Health Event
"Unfortunately, all of the healing we did today was immediately undone."
Politics
Ireland’s Prime Minister Said Israel Closing Its Irish Embassy Is A Distraction From Its Genocide In Gaza
"This is the diplomacy of distraction."
Impact
Gisèle Pelicot’s Ex-Husband And The 50 Men He Invited To Rape Her Have All Been Found Guilty
Dominique Pelicot has been sentence to 20 years in prison, but Gisèle's children have said they were "disappointed" with the low sentences.
Climate
After Destroying Mayotte, A Huge Cyclone Has Now Hit Mozambique, Wrecking Havoc And Killing 73
Mozambique's authorities have called Cyclone Chido "one of the most intense storms ever recorded".
Politics
Ukraine Has Assassinated Russia’s Chemical Weapons Chief With A Bomb Hidden In A Scooter In Moscow
Ukraine’s Security agency claimed responsibility for the killing, calling Kirillov a “war criminal" for orderin the use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine.
Women
Iran Will Pause A Harsher Dress Code Law After It Was Criticized For Jailing This Singer For Not Wearing A Hijab
While women in Iran already face punishments for not wearing a hijab, the new law would have introduced heavy fines and prison sentences for women “who do not cover their hair, forearms or lower legs”.