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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France’s President Went To China To Meet With Xi Jinping And Push Him To Help With A Ceasefire In Ukraine
On Thursday, Dec. 4, Macron sat down with Xi at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, where he urged China to help pressuring Russia toward a ceasefire.
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Egypt Has Opened The World’s Largest Museum And Wants Other Countries To Return Its Stolen Artifacts
After the opening, the Netherlands said it would return an artifact to Egypt and people are now calling for stolen egyptian artifacts to be returned.
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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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These Chinese White Dolphin Mascots Are So Chaotically Cute People Can’t Stop Watching Them
Inspired by Chinese white dolphins, the mascots, named Xiyangyang and Lerongrong, were created for China’s 15th National Games.
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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.