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In A Lightning Offensive, Syrian Rebels Have Seized Control Of Most Of Aleppo City From The Regime
Aleppo has been controlled by Bashar Al-Assad's regime since 2016.
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LGBTQ
This Taiwanese Trans Woman Sued The Government For Not Letting Her Change Her Legal Gender And Won
Meet Lisbeth Wu, a Taiwanese trans woman who sued the government for not letting her change her legal gender without undergoing surgery and won.
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Netanyahu Has Called The ICC “Antisemitic” For Issuing His Arrest Warrant For War Crimes In Gaza
"[The ICC] is falsely accusing me, the democratically elected prime minister of the State of Israel and Israel’s former defense minister Yoav Gallant, of deliberately targeting civilians, this when we do everything in our power to avoid civilian casualties."
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The International Criminal Court Has Issued Arrest Warrants For Netanyahu And Israel’s Defense Minister
The ICC said there were "reasonable grounds" to believe Netanyahu and Gallant had committed crimes including murder, persecution and starvation as a weapon of war.
Activism
Tens Of Thousands Of New Zealanders Marched For Nine Days To Protest A Bill To Roll Back Indigenous Māori Rights
The new Treaty Principles Bill would reinterpret the Treaty of Waitangi, a foundational document in New Zealand.
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Is Israel Ethnic Cleansing North Gaza? Israel’s Military Said Palestinians It Expelled Won't Be Allowed To Return Home
An Israeli general told reporters that his task was to “create a cleansed space” and move the population “for its protection” in order to “create freedom of action for our forces”.
Politics
Young People in Botswana Voted Out The 58-Year Ruling Party And Elected A Human Rights Lawyer To Lead
The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) had ruled the country for 58 years since Botswana gained independence from Britain in 1966.
Women
Women In Sudan Are Mass Killing Themselves To Avoid Being Raped By Paramilitary Fighters In The Civil War
Between Oct. 20 to 29, RSF fighters indiscriminately shot at civilians, sexually assaulted women and girls, looted markets and homes and burned down farms, according to the UN.
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Georgia’s Ruling Pro-Russia Party Won The Election Despite Reports Of Fraud Sparking Huge Protests
The elections on Oct. 26 had been seen as crucial crossroads for the country to decide between whether to align with Russia or the West.
Cute
These Taiwanese People Dressed Up As Cockroaches For Halloween And Chased A Rubbish Truck
The people cockroaches were seen swarming a rubbish truck as it stopped on the side of the street, followed by two men dressed as flies, as well as a third person dressed as a box of cockroach repellent.
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Israel Has Now Accused Six Al Jazeera Journalists Covering Its Siege Of North Gaza Of Being Hamas
Anas al-Sharif, Hossam Shabat, Ismail Abu Omar, Talal Aruki, Ashraf Saraj and Alaa Salama have all been covering Israel’s siege of North Gaza since Oct. 6, which has killed more than 450 Palestinians.
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Liam Payne From One Direction Has Died At Age 31 After Falling From A Hotel Balcony In Argentina
Payne had been visiting Argentina with his former One Direction bandmate Niall Horan, who had performed in Buenos Aires on Oct. 2.