Climate
More Than 300 People Have Been Killed In Afghanistan Due To Devastating Flash Floods
The disaster began on Friday, May 10, when heavy rains lashed Baghlan province, causing severe flooding and destroying thousands of dwellings.
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Activism
Young People In Georgia Are Holding Huge Unprecedented Protests Against A “Russia-Like Law” That Could Crack Down On Opposition
The law would require media, non-governmental and non-profit organizations that receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as “carrying the interests of a foreign power”.
LGBTQ
The Taiwanese Drag Queen Who Won "RuPaul’s Drag Race" Met With Taiwan’s President And It Was Iconic
“Having been a president for more than eight years, this is the first time that the presidential office is so lively and so colorful and filled with so many beautiful people,” Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen said in a speech after the performance.
Activism
Israeli Police Cracked Down On People Protesting Against The Government’s War On Gaza
The protests come after Israel began its full-blown invasion of Rafah, killing at least 35 Palestinians and injuring 129 others in the first 24 hours.
world
A "Portal" Between Ireland And New York Has Been Shut Down After People Started Acting Inappropriately
The inappropriate behavior included a woman flashing her breasts, a man baring his butt and a person displaying pictures of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center in New York.
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Leaked Images Have Exposed The Horrific Conditions Palestinians Abducted By Israel Face In Israeli Detention Camps
Leaked photos showed rows of men in grey tracksuits sitting on paper-thin mattresses, blindfolded and forbidden from moving or speaking.
Activism
Police Tried To Catch This Dutch Pro-Palestine Protester But He Escaped In The Most Original Way
"From the canal to the sea, Palestine will be free."
world
A Leaked Document Has Revealed That Iranian Security Forces Sexually Assaulted And Killed This Teen During The Mahsa Amini Protests
16-year-old Nika Shakarami had attended protests in Tehran on Sep. 20 sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death but then went missing for almost 10 days.
Women
This Deaf Indian Woman Has Become The First Lawyer To Argue At India’s Supreme Court Using A Sign Language Interpreter
28-year-old had been denied an interpreter during trials because the courts thought an interpreter would not have the legal knowledge to properly interpret legal cases.
world
Hong Kong’s High Court Has Banned The “Glory To Hong Kong” Protest Anthem, Saying It Can Be Used “As A Weapon”
The song became an unofficial anthem during the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong in 2019.
Politics
Israel’s Representative Shredded The UN Charter Because The UN Voted To Reconsider Palestine’s Membership
"You are shredding the UN Charter with your own hands."
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Biden Says The US Will Stop Supplying Some Weapons To Israel Over Rafah But Israel Hasn’t Crossed His Red Line
"If they go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah," Joe Biden said.