Athens, Greece – A crowd gathered outside a court in Athens displaying banners, signs and rainbow flags as they awaited the verdict in a trial over the death of queer activist Zak Kostopoulos. Kostopoulos, also known by his drag persona Zackie Oh, was beaten to […]
The United Nations has expressed concern over the recruitment of children by Haitian gangs, as escalating violence in the capital, Port-au-Prince, has forced thousands from their homes and killed dozens of civilians. The UN “is particularly worried about the recruitment of minors within the gangs, […]
Stocks rallied the most since May 2020 and Treasury yields fell after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell eased concern the central bank will embark on a more aggressive pace of tightening after delivering its steepest rate increase in two decades. Traders pared their bets on […]
Washington, DC – Late last year, US Justice Sonia Sotomayor asked whether the Supreme Court would survive the “stench” of perceived politicisation if it were to revoke the constitutional right to abortion in the United States. For some critics of the top court’s conservative majority, […]
Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, NATO membership barely featured in political debate in Finland and Sweden. But Moscow’s actions and nuclear threats could lead to the western military alliance gaining two new members. The leaders of both countries have the support of Germany – […]
Russia has bombarded railway stations and other supply-line points as it accused Western countries of “stuffing Ukraine with weapons”. The Russian military said it used sea- and air-launched missiles to destroy electric power facilities at five railway stations across Ukraine, while artillery and aircraft also […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked the UN chief for help save people in Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant. Pentagon says recent Russian strikes in western Ukraine were aimed at critical infrastructure. Russia says its forces will halt hostilities at the Azovstal steel plant and open […]
As the United States Supreme Court appears on the verge of possibly overturning the landmark ruling that gave women the constitutional right to access abortions, courts in many other parts of the world have been moving in the opposite direction. In February, Colombia’s Constitutional Court […]
Rebel fighters have killed at least seven people in an attack in northeast Borno State in Nigeria, witnesses have told The Associated Press. The rebels attacked Kautukari village in the Chibok area of Borno on Tuesday evening, residents said on Wednesday. The attack happened at […]
The United States Forest Service (USFS) has confirmed that one of its burns in New Mexico went out of control early last month and later merged with another fire, to become the second largest blaze in state history. Daniel Encinias standing next to his camping […]
