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2 killed in southern Lebanon as protests against Israeli presence erupt for a second day
Lebanese officials say firing by Israeli troops has killed two people and wounded 17 in the second day of deadly protests in southern LebanonABC News - 13h -
Taliban ambassador warns Rubio against bounty threat over Americans in Afghanistan
A Taliban ambassador is warning new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio against making threats after he said he would place bounties on Afghanistan’s rulers for their continued detention of U.S. ...ABC News - 1d -
Marshall leads Albany (NY) against NJIT after 25-point outing
Albany (NY) hosts the NJIT Highlanders after Amar'e Marshall scored 25 points in Albany (NY)'s 92-87 overtime loss to the UMBC RetrieversABC News - 3d -
Tens of thousands in Slovakia protest against PM’s shift towards Russia
Around 60,000 people gather in Bratislava to oppose Robert Fico’s policy moves, with rallies also held in 20 other cities. Tens of thousands of protesters thronged a central square in the Slovak ...The Guardian - 3d -
Tens of thousands protest in Slovakia against PM Fico
Tens of thousands come onto the streets, as Robert Fico threatens to deport foreigners he says are fomenting a coup.BBC News - 3d -
Newark mayor speaks out against ICE raid in New Jersey city
Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka said Friday he was appalled by news of an ICE raid at a work site in his city. CBS News correspondent Adam Yamaguchi has more.CBS News - 4d -
I.C.C. Prosecutor Seeks Arrest of Taliban Leader for Persecuting Afghan Women and Girls
Karim Khan said that a crime against humanity was being committed by top officials against “Afghan women and girls, as well as the LGBTQI+ community.”The New York Times - 4d -
Afghan women’s group hails court's move to arrest Taliban leaders for persecution of women
An Afghan women's group is welcoming the decision by the International Criminal Court to arrest Taliban leaders for their persecution of womenABC News - 4d -
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders over persecution of women
The International Criminal Court prosecutor said he had applied for arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over the persecution of women and girls.NBC News - 4d -
ICC chief prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women
Reasonable grounds to believe crimes against humanity are being committed against women and girls in Afghanistan, application says. The international criminal court’s chief prosecutor has requested ...The Guardian - 4d -
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Taliban leaders over persecution of women
The chief prosecutor of the U.N.'s International Criminal Court is seeking an arrest warrant for the Taliban chief for suspected crimes against humanity.CBS News - 5d -
International court seeks arrest of Taliban leaders over treatment of women and girls
Karim Khan is seeking arrest warrants for the Taliban government's Supreme Leader and chief justice.BBC News - 5d -
ICC prosecutor requests warrants for Afghan Taliban leaders over persecution of women
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor says he has requested arrest warrants for two top Afghan Taliban officials over the repression of womenABC News - 5d -
Democratic attorneys general speak out against Trump's immigration agenda
More than 20 states have sued the Trump administration over the president's executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett spoke ...CBS News - 5d -
Afghans fleeing Taliban urge Trump to lift refugee program suspension
Afghans who fled after the Taliban seized power have appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump to exempt them from an order suspending the relocation of refugees to the United States, some saying ...ABC News - 6d -
‘The end of women and children’s rights’: outrage as Iraqi law allows child marriage
The Iraqi parliament has passed a ‘terrifying’ law permitting children as young as nine to marry. Iraqi MPs and women’s rights groups have reacted with horror to the Iraqi parliament passing a law ...The Guardian - 6d -
Sabalenka ‘finds way out’ with final-set escape against Pavlyuchenkova
Australian Open champion was break down in third set Survives to secure 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 win and reach semi-final After coming as close to defeat here as she has for three years, trailing by a ...The Guardian - Jan. 21 -
Jim Jordan on bringing TikTok back online: 'Right now, the law is the law'
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chair of the House Judiciary Committee, said Sunday that a change in the law would be necessary to keep TikTok online if ByteDance does not sell the video app to an entity ...The Hill - Jan. 19 -
Taliban deputy rebukes education bans on Afghan women and girls
A senior Taliban figure says the group's leader should scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls.CBS News - Jan. 19 -
Taliban deputy urges leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls
A senior Taliban figure says the group's leader should scrap education bans on Afghan women and girlsABC News - Jan. 19 -
Thousands protest in Washington against Trump as he prepares for inauguration
The march took place ahead of Trump's arrival to the nation's capital as he prepares to be sworn in on Monday.BBC News - Jan. 19 -
More than 70 arrested at London protest against Israel’s war in Gaza
Thousands gather in Whitehall and allegedly break through police line to advance to Trafalgar Square. More than 70 pro-Palestinian demonstrators were arrested in central London on Saturday on ...The Guardian - Jan. 18 -
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Students lead massive protests in Serbia against state broadcaster and president
Tens of thousands of protesters led by university students have held a noisy rally outside Serbia’s state television headquarters in Belgrade to protest what they called the broadcaster’s ...ABC News - Jan. 17 -
House Passes Bill to Deport Immigrants Convicted of Violence Against Women
Scores of Democrats joined Republicans in approving the measure, even though existing law already allows immigrants with contested legal status who are convicted of sex crimes to be deported.The New York Times - Jan. 16 -
Most romcoms don’t dare ask what women in their 30s really want. We Live In Time does | Hollie Richardson
Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield’s bold new film about a woman who falls in love and then gets an ovarian cancer diagnosis tackles messy questions about motherhood most films won’t touch. The ...The Guardian - Jan. 14 -
The class-action suit against Israel's funding defies law and logic
Their case is entirely without legal merit.The Hill - Jan. 13 -
Taliban don't see women as human beings, Malala Yousafzai says
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai decried the state of women’s rights in Taliban-led Afghanistan as “gender apartheid.”NBC News - Jan. 13 -
Thousands of students protest in Serbia against violation of civil rights, spy agency crackdown
Serbia’s striking university students have protested outside the Balkan country’s top court to draw their attention to what they say have been violations of their civil rights under the populist ...ABC News - Jan. 13 -
Officials who spoke out against U.S. role in the Israel-Hamas war
As the Israel-Hamas war continues and the Gaza death toll rises, former State Department officials tell 60 Minutes their concerns about how the Biden administration has handled the war.CBS News - Jan. 12 -
Taliban 'do not see women as human', says Malala
Malala Yousafzai urges Muslim leaders to challenge policies restricting girls and women's schooling.BBC News - Jan. 12 -
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Tens of thousands protest in Romania’s capital against annulled presidential race
Tens of thousands protested in Romania’s capital against a top court’s decision last month to annul the presidential election after an outsider candidate unexpectedly emerged as the frontrunnerABC News - Jan. 12 -
Online safety laws unsatisfactory, minister says
Peter Kyle responds as internet safety campaigner Ian Russell says laws to protect children need fixing.BBC News - Jan. 12 -
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Dignity and humanity of Afghan women must be worth more than game of cricket | Jonathan Liew
The Taliban uses the success of its men’s team as propaganda – cricket’s powerbrokers should pursue a collective boycott. “There’s all types of lines you can draw. We’ve drawn a line.” So explained ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
As the Taliban open their doors to tourism, they are closing windows on women | Catherine Bennett
Specialist travel companies are using euphemisms to avoid the gender apartheid. Having denied Afghan women jobs, education and free movement, ordered them to be totally covered, banned them from ...The Guardian - Jan. 5 -
