Mauritius’ top court decriminalizes same-sex relations

The Mauritian ruling stands in sharp contrast to developments elsewhere in Africa, most recently in Uganda,…

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India: Supreme Court turns down woman’s plea to terminate 26-week pregnancy

The Indian Supreme Court has turned down the plea of a 26-week pregnant woman for abortion…

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Ferdinand Marcos Jr drops Philippines holiday marking toppling of father

The Philippine president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, has dropped a public holiday marking the anniversary of a…

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Race for US House speaker in chaos as Republican nominee Steve Scalise drops out

Steve Scalise narrowly won a secret internal Republican ballot Wednesday to replace ousted speaker Kevin McCarthy,…

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Canadians in Israel left with few options as loved ones back in Calgary try to help

UPDATE: The federal government announced Tuesday afternoon that it planned to begin assisting Canadians out of…

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‘Like Ukraine, Israel has every right to protect itself’: Zelenskyy on Hamas attack

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on world leaders on Saturday (local time) to show solidarity and…

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