Wendy Chuang is a reporter and producer with Almost and is based in Austin, Texas.
LGBTQ
Ali “Alireza” Fazeli Monfared, a 20-year-old gay Iranian man, was allegedly killed by his family after they found out he was gay, on Saturday May 4.
Activism
Miss Universe Myanmar, Thuzar Wint Lwin, won the national costume contest at Miss Universe 2020, using the pageant to call on the world to speak out against the coup in her country.
Activism
New Zealand Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi was ejected from the parliament after he performed a haka to protest what he said was racism from the opposition party.
world
A gunman opened fire at a school in the Russian city of Kazan on Tuesday May 11, killing seven children and two adults and injuring 21 other people, mostly children.
Activism
Priests in more than 100 churches around Germany have offered blessings to same-sex couples despite the Vatican banning them from doing so.
Trending
At least 85 people, mostly young girls, have been killed and another 147 wounded in a bomb attack outside a girl’s school in Afghanistan on Saturday May 8.
Cute
A Belgian farmer accidentally shifted a stone on his farm, which actually marked the border with France, making his country 1,000 square meters bigger for a few days.
Impact
In a landmark ruling, Taiwan has recognized a same-sex marriage between a Taiwanese man and his partner from Macau, where same-sex marriage is illegal.
world
At least 24 people, including children, are dead and dozens injured after a Mexico City Metro overpass collapsed while a train was driving over it on Monday night.
world
Turkmenistan’s president has created a new national holiday to honor the Alabai, a large native dog breed.
world
45 people, including several children, have been killed and dozens injured in a stampede that occurred at a religious ceremony at Mount Meron in northern Israel.
Video
Portugal has opened the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the north of the country.