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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Pope Leo Has Said The Vatican Endorses A Two-State Solution Even If "Israel Does Not Accept" It
“We all know that that in this moment Israel does not accept that solution but we see it as the only solution that could offer a solution to a conflict that is still lived,”
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Israel Is Still Violating The "Ceasefire," Bombing Tents In Gaza Sheltering Palestinians And Killing Five People
The attack set several tents on fire, killing five people: two women aged 46 and 30, a 36-year-old man, and two children, aged eight and 10, and injuring at least 32 other people.
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1,338 People Have Been Killed Across South And Southeast Asia Due To Intense Floods And Tropical Storms
The monsoon rains affected several countries, including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines.
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Netanyahu Formally Requested To Be Pardoned In His Corruption Trial, Claiming It Is For "National Interest"
Netanyahu has faced bribery, fraud, and breach-of-trust charges since 2020, but denied wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty in 2021.
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Israeli Soldiers Were Filmed Killing Two Unarmed Palestinian Men In The West Bank After They Surrendered
The Israeli military said its troops had pursued wanted individuals who were “affiliated with a terror network” in the Jenin area and had “initiated a surrender procedure that lasted several hours,” Reuters reported.
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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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Gaza Has Been Flooded By Heavy Winter Rains, Worsening Conditions For Palestinians Mostly Living In Tents
90% of housing in Gaza has already been damaged or destroyed by Israel’s genocide, and about 1.5 million Palestinians live in makeshift shelters or tents.
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A Massive Fire Broke Out In Hong Kong At An Apartment Complex, Killing 55 People With 279 Still Missing
Experts say the non-compliant, flammable mesh may have been a major factor in the fire, but the exact cause has not been confirmed.
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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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With 15 Women Killed Every Day, South Africa Has Declared Violence Against Women A National Disaster
South Africa buries a woman every 2.5 hours, and every day at least 15 women are murdered and 117 women report rape cases to the police.