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In A Setback For LGBTQ Rights, Japan Has Found Its Ban On Same-Sex Marriage Constitutional
The Tokyo judge said that the current marriage system is “useful in preparing an environment for raising children."
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The EU’s Top Court Has Ruled All Member Countries Must Respect And Recognize Same-Sex Marriages
The ruling came after a same-sex Polish couple sued the Polish government for not recognizing their same-sex marriage.
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Italy Has Officially Made Femicide A Crime With Life Imprisonment As Punishment
The law legally defines femicide as "an act of hatred, discrimination, domination, control, or subjugation of a woman as a woman."
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Sudan’s Paramilitary RSF Declared A Three-Month Unilateral Humanitarian Truce In Its War Against The Army
The announcement came after backlash over RSF attacks on civilians in late October, when it took El-Fasher, the Army’s last holdout in Darfur.
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At Least 32 Miners In The DRC Have Been Killed At A Copper And Cobalt Mine After A Bridge Collapsed
It is later confirmed that most of those killed were unauthorized artisanal miners.
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Latvian Lawmakers Have Voted To Withdraw From An International Treaty Protecting Women From Violence, Causing Outrage
The results was met with mass opposition from women’s rights groups and Latvians, with more than 22,000 people signing a petition not to leave the treaty.
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King Charles Has Stripped His Brother, Prince Andrew, Of His Prince Title Over Ties To US Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein
Buckingham Palace said on Thursday, Oct. 30, that it had begun a formal process to remove the “style, titles and honors of Prince Andrew.”
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This New Zealand Māori Woman MP Gave A Powerful First Speech, Leading To A Haka That Suspended Parliament
Kaipara spoke first in te reo Māori before switching to English, starting her speech by saying she does not identify herself “as a survivor of colonization” but “as the product of Māori resilience.”
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The ICJ Has Found Israel Is Violating International Law By Banning UNRWA And Blocking Aid To Gaza
ICJ President Yuji Iwasawa said Israel was "under an obligation to agree to and facilitate relief schemes provided by the United Nations and its entities".
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Japan Has Elected This Hardline Conservative Politician As Its First Woman Prime Minister
In Japan, only 10% of government positions are held by women.
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After Israel Bombed Gaza And Killed Over 42 Palestinians, Trump Said The Ceasefire Is "Still In Place"
US President Donald Trump said that the ceasefire is still in place and that the US would ensure that it is going to be “very peaceful.”
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Trump Gave A Speech At The Israeli Parliament Praising Netanyahu And Saying Israel Had Won The War
Trump added that Israel had achieved a “total victory” with the US’ help and now had the chance to make peace.