LGBTQ
In A Rare Move, K-Pop Idol Bain From Boy Band JUST B Publicly Came Out As Gay During A Concert
Bain said he didn’t come out to make an impact on the K-pop industry and had simply wanted to share his true self and be authentic with his fans.
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The DRC and Rwanda Have Agreed To Start Working On A Peace Deal
On Wednesday, April 23, the DRC and M23 said in a surprise announcement that after a round of negotiations in Qatar, they had agreed to pause fighting and work towards a broader peace deal.
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Pope Francis Requested The Final People To Bid Him Farewell Are Migrants, Trans People, Prisoners And Homeless People
During his 12-year papacy, Francis consistently called for an “open church, a welcoming church, able to become close to each person and to heal the wounds of those who suffer.”
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Russian President Vladimir Putin Has Declared A Surprise One-Day Truce In Its War On Ukraine For Easter
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian attacks were continuing but called on Russia to extend the ceasefire beyond Easter day on April 20.
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Israel Has Finally Released This 23-Year-Old Palestinian Man Who It Jailed When He Was Just 13
Manasra was arrested at age 13 for being with his then-15-year-old cousin, who stabbed two Israeli men at the Pisgat Ze’ev illegal Israeli settlement in occupied East Jerusalem in 2015.
Politics
China Said It Will Fight Trump "To The End" As The Two Countries Keep Imposing More Tariffs On Each Other
China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on April 8 that Beijing will "fight to the end" if the US is persists in disregarding “the common interests of both countries and the international community" with its tariffs.
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Syria’s President Has Named A New And Diverse Transitional Government Including Minorities And A Woman
“Together as a people and a government we will build a strong country,” Ahmed al-Sharaa said, to “work through our hardships and create a Syria we deserve.”
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15 Palestinian Medics In Gaza Who Disappeared While Saving People Have Been Found Massacred By Israel
The emergency teams had gone missing on March 23, when they were responding to Israeli attacks in Rafah.
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Myanmar’s Military Is Still Bombing The Country Even After The Huge Earthquake That Killed 2,000
In recent years, the military government has increasingly been carrying out airstrikes as an attempt to crush the resistance but these have attacked
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Hamas Says It Has Accepted A New Ceasefire Deal By Egypt And Qatar But It Will Not Disarm
According to Al Jazeera, the deal would involve Hamas releasing five living Israeli hostages in exchange for a 50-day halt to fighting.
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Israel Has Now Directly Bombed A Residential Area In Lebanon’s Capital, Violating Its Ceasefire With Hezbollah
The airstrike struck a residential and commercial area and was close to at least two schools.
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Celebrations Have Erupted In Sudan After The Army Recaptured The Capital After Nearly Two Years Of Civil War
The RSF had taken control of nearly all of Khartoum, including government offices and the presidential palace when the civil war erupted.