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Trump Said The US Will "Run" Venezuela And Control Its Oil After It Captured Its President
Trump said the US would “run” the country until they could determine “safe, proper and judicial transition”.
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Politics
Myanmar’s Pro-Military Party Has Claimed A Huge Lead In A "Sham" Election Held By The Military
Opposition parties have been excluded from the ballot, and people living in 65 rebel-held areas will not be allowed to participate, leaving at least 20% of Myanmar unable to vote.
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63 Reasons Why 2025 Wasn't All Bad
Here are just 63 reasons why 2025 wasn’t all bad.
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Young People Making An Impact In 2025
Here are just some of the young people who are leaving their mark in the history books for 2025.
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Two Years On: What Our Collective Action Changed for Palestine
From the streets to the seas, from classrooms to parliaments, people keep showing up for Palestine, even when hope feels impossible.
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Japan’s First Woman Prime Minister Said Japan Could Respond If China Attacked Taiwan And Now The Two Countries Are Having A Huge Fight
Japanese Prime Minister said that if China were to use military force against Taiwan, it would be a “survival threatening situation” for Japan and require a military response.
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The UN Has Passed A Resolution Demanding Israel To End Its Illegal Occupation Of Palestinian Territories
The resolution — titled “Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine” — calls for Israel to withdraw from all occupied Palestinian land and reaffirmed Palestinians’ right to self-determination and an independent state.
LGBTQ
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.