Genocide scholars say policies targeting transgender Americans match early warning signs of mass atrocity. Genocide scholars are sounding the alarm over what they describe as escalating attacks targeting transgender, nonbinary, and intersex Americans in the United States Experts, including two former presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGC), warn that the nation may already be in the early stages of committing genocide. “I am concerned about gen

In a CNN interview, the Trump aide also echoed the president’s intent to run Venezuela as he laid out a case for the United States to control weaker states by flexing its military might. Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, at the White House last year. Mr. Miller’s remarks were part of a broader rhetorical push in interviews to justify American imperialism and a vision for a new world order. | Anna Rose Layden for The New York Times Stephen Miller, a top ai

The Israeli military continues to demolish structures in northern Gaza while also blocking the entry of aid. Displaced Palestinian children watch as the first supermoon of the year, the ‘Wolf Moon’, rises over the Bureij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, on January 3, 2026 [Eyad Baba/AFP] The Israeli army has launched more attacks into parts of Gaza outside its direct military control, despite the ceasefire deal mediated by the United States in October. At least three

The Lemkin Institute for the Prevention of Genocide has alerted to a growing state repression against the Armenian Apostolic Church , denouncing arrests, intimidations, and the use of the judicial system to silence its religious leadership. The warning was made in a public statement dated December 28, 2025 . According to the Institute, these actions pose a threat to the country’s democratic institutions and directly affect one of the historical pillars of Armenian identity.

As Israel's genocide continues unchecked, we must examine how the destructive forces of imperialism are transforming the region A Palestinian woman cries as she carries the body of a baby killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza City, before a funeral procession outside al-Shifa hospital, on 4 September 2025 (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP) In recent days, 168 Palestinians were certified as medical doctors next to the ruins of Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital; 500 were celebrated at al-Shati camp for

Breakaway region dismisses Somalia’s allegations as attempt to undermine diplomatic progress. File: Farhan Aleli/AFP Somaliland has rejected accusations that it agreed to host Israeli military facilities and resettle displaced Palestinians from Gaza in exchange for recognition by Israel. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday dismissed the claims as baseless, saying its engagement with Israel was “purely diplomatic” and conducted “in full respect of international law”. T

Image by Alisdare Hickson As the Prisoners for Palestine hunger strike enters its 48th day, the eight political prisoners in British jails are now at risk of death. The ongoing "Prisoners for Palestine" hunger strike in British prisons, now exceeding 46 days is the largest protest in UK prisons since the 1981 Irish republican strike. Eight political prisoners, remanded without bail for direct action against Israel-linked arms manufacturer Elbit Systems and a Royal Air Force

Sudan Doctors Network says two of the victims were pregnant and calls for immediate action to protect Sudanese women and girls. By David D. Lee and News Agencies Published On 8 Dec 20258 Dec 2025 A prominent Sudanese doctor’s group has accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of raping at least 19 women as they fled the city of el-Fasher in Darfur. The Sudan Doctors Network said in a statement on Sunday that it documented the rapes among women who had fled to the

QueerAF December 2025 TL;DR: Within one day of each other, the Women's Institute and Girl Guiding both announced they would reverse their trans-inclusive approaches with the “utmost regret and sadness”, citing communications with "references to legal challenge" as one of the reasons as their response to the Supreme Court decision on the definition of a woman under the Equality Act 2010. Two culturally significant women's organisations have reversed long-standing trans-inclusi

Exposing the truth: The real children behind the headlines and the outrage Photograph: Medium 2025 Whenever trans inclusion in Girlguiding comes up, social media fills with dramatic claims about “masses” of trans girls joining, supposedly threatening the very fabric of the organisation. As a parent who has actually looked at the numbers, I wanted to understand the basic question: how many trans girls are we really talking about? The short answer: very few . The long answer: e