At least 16 political activists have been killed since elections were announced in December, prompting fears of a return to a climate of violence many Bangladeshis had hoped was behind them. A man walks past a police cordon a day after violent clashes erupted between supporters of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and security forces, in Gopalganj, Bangladesh, on July 17, 2025 [Abdul Goni/AP] Dhaka, Bangladesh – When Kazi Shawon Alam learned that Azizur Rahman Musabbir, a f

Hundreds of people attend a rally to protect trans kids in Calgary, in February, 2024. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press Advocacy groups are attempting a new legal strategy to combat an Alberta  law that prohibits doctors from providing gender-affirming health care to transgender youth  – legislation the provincial government has shielded with the Charter’s notwithstanding clause. Last June, Egale Canada, Skipping Stone Foundation and five youth and their parents won a court i

The new rule would enact the "Mexico City Policy" towards what it calls "gender ideology." Wikimedia Commons // WHO // Thorkild Tylleskar On Monday, the Trump administration  published a new rule  in the Federal Register that could affect more than $30 billion in U.S. foreign aid distributed to international organizations. The funding—supporting hospital clinics, HIV/AIDS programs, educational institutions, and more—would be conditioned on sweeping new restrictions barring “

A prosecutor said at least twice more people were killed in Iran in half the time compared with the Srebrenica genocide.

Rubio accused students including Mahmoud Khalil of supporting terrorism, but records unsealed after litigation by The Intercept undermine his claims.

Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks during the annual March for Life rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 23, 2026. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to expand a policy that blocks foreign aid dollars from going to organizations that discuss, refer or perform abortions to also include groups that address transgender health care or have policies on diversity, equity and inclusion, Vice President JD Vance s

Australian taxpayers are subsidising the Israel Defense Forces and illegal settlements in the West Bank via Australian charities. Stephanie Tran reports.

The case now unfolding at the International Court of Justice is not only about Myanmar. It is about the moral weather of the international system, and whether the promise made after 1945 still has meaning when confronted with raw power, strategic convenience, and deliberate cruelty.

Trump joined by women athletes signs the “No Men in Women’s Sports” executive order on February 5, 2025 in Washington, DC. The executive order prohibits transgender women from competing in women’s sports and is the third order he has signed that targets transgender people. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Trump joined by women athletes signs the “No Men in Women’s Sports” executive order on February 5, 2025 in Washington, DC. The executive order prohibits transgender wom

The US has announced the launch of ‘phase two’ of plan to end the Gaza war, but most of the goals in Trump’s 20-point plan never became a reality on the ground. Al Jazeera The US has announced the Gaza ceasefire is moving to phase two, where “demilitarisation, technocratic governance, and reconstruction” will be the focus. Hamas leaders and representatives of other Palestinian factions in Gaza are in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, for talks, but deep uncertainty remains regard