UN says reproductive rights are ‘foundation’ of gender equality
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RECENT NEWS ON RUSSIAN GENOCIDE IN UKRAINE
Creating a Shared Language of Genocide Prevention Across the Globe
Demonstrators gather during a rally in support of abortion rights on May 3, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. [David Ryder/Getty Images]...
This Is Why It Took More Than 100 Years to Get an Anti-Lynching Bill
On Tuesday, President Biden signed a bill to make lynching a federal crime. Devised by a group of Black lawmakers in the House and Senate...
El Salvador proclaims state of emergency as homicides soar
El Salvador deputies during Sunday's extraordinary session of congress. El Salvador's legislative assembly approved a state of emergency...
Russia could use nuclear weapons if existence threatened: Kremlin
Kremlin spokesperson says Russia has a ‘concept of domestic security’ that outlines when nuclear weapons can be used. Kremlin spokesman...
Oklahoma state House passes near-total ban on abortion, to be enforced through civil action
The Republican-controlled Oklahoma House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that would lead to a near-total ban on abortion and...
Iran claims missile attack on Kurdish-populated Erbil in Iraq
The US said it is working with the Iraqi and the regional Kurdish governments to get missile defense capabilities after Iran attacked...
The Western World Is in Denial
I understand why democratic countries are reluctant to fight, but I worry they don’t understand what will happen next. It’s been 19 days...
Iraq demands “clear explanation” from Iran over Erbil attack, summons ambassador
Iraq demanded a “frank and clear explanation” from Iran regarding the ballistic missile attack on its Kurdish regional capital of Erbil,...
American journalist Brent Renaud shot and killed by Russian forces in Ukraine
An American journalist was killed and another was wounded by Russian forces in the town of Irpin outside the capital of Kyiv as they were...
Chile swears in new President Gabriel Boric in ‘historic shift’
Boric, elected on an ambitious social-democratic agenda, will oversee a referendum on Chile’s new constitution. Chile has sworn in its...
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