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Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public events, seen as a major blow to rights

Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public events, seen as a major blow to rights


April 15, 2025
Hungary’s parliament on Monday passed an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities, a decision that legal scholars and critics call another step toward authoritarianism by the populist government. The amendment, which required a two-thirds vote, passed along party lines with 140 votes for and 21 against. […]
Up to 400,000 displaced from Darfur camp after Sudan RSF takeover, UN agency says

Up to 400,000 displaced from Darfur camp after Sudan RSF takeover, UN agency says


April 15, 2025
Between 60,000 and 80,000 households – or up to 400,000 people – have been displaced from Sudan’s Zamzam camp in North Darfur after it was taken over by the Rapid Support Forces, according to data from the UN’s International Organization for Migration. The RSF seized control of the camp on Sunday after a four-day assault […]
Russian general ousted after criticizing military top brass to return to battle – in charge of notorious unit of ex-convicts

Russian general ousted after criticizing military top brass to return to battle – in charge of notorious unit of ex-convicts


April 15, 2025
One of Russia’s most outspoken generals, sacked and detained after a withering attack on the Defense Ministry two years ago, is returning to the front, according to his lawyer. But according to Russian state media, he’s been handed a poisoned chalice: front-line command of a notorious battalion of ex-prisoners that has suffered massive casualties in […]
Extended heatwave in India, Pakistan to test survivability limits, with temperatures reaching Death Valley levels

Extended heatwave in India, Pakistan to test survivability limits, with temperatures reaching Death Valley levels


April 15, 2025
For hundreds of millions of people living in India and Pakistan the early arrival of summer heatwaves has become a terrifying reality that’s testing survivability limits and putting enormous strain on energy supplies, vital crops and livelihoods. Both countries experience heatwaves during the summer months of May and June, but this year’s heatwave season has […]
Israel proposes Gaza ceasefire deal to release 10 hostages for hundreds of Palestinians, Hamas says

Israel proposes Gaza ceasefire deal to release 10 hostages for hundreds of Palestinians, Hamas says


April 15, 2025
The proposal, received by Hamas on Monday, outlines an initial framework for a 45-day truce in the Palestinian enclave during which the two sides would aim to negotiate a permanent ceasefire, according to the official. The Israeli proposal also calls for the disarmament of Gaza, previously a red line for Hamas. It does not include […]
Police arrest couple for breeding and selling exotic cats in Spain

Police arrest couple for breeding and selling exotic cats in Spain


April 15, 2025
Police have arrested two people suspected of breeding and selling exotic cats in Spain. Officers detained the pair at a property in Manacor, on the island of Majorca, after finding 19 exotic cats including a desert lynx and two servals, according to a statement from the Guardia Civil on Monday. “The detainees sold different animal […]
Multiple French prisons attacked in response to government’s narco crackdown, ministers say

Multiple French prisons attacked in response to government’s narco crackdown, ministers say


April 15, 2025
Several French prisons were attacked overnight in response to government efforts to clamp down on drug trafficking, senior officials said on Tuesday, as authorities grapple with what they have called a “tsunami” of cocaine coming into the country. Unknown assailants fired automatic weapons at the prison in the southern city of Toulon, while vehicles were […]
Ecuador votes for its next president amid deadly crime surge

Ecuador votes for its next president amid deadly crime surge


April 14, 2025
Voters in Ecuador are casting their ballots in a presidential runoff election between conservative incumbent Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González – a race overshadowed by drug-fueled violence that has consumed the once-peaceful South American country. “Tranquility … is the most important thing for the country because there is a lot of insecurity,” one […]
Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel Prize-winning author, dies at 89

Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel Prize-winning author, dies at 89


April 14, 2025
Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian-Spanish Nobel Prize-winning author whose work focused on the evils of totalitarianism and who once ran for president, has died at age 89, according to his family. “It is with deep sorrow that we announce that our father, Mario Vargas LLosa, passed away peacefully in Lima today, surrounded by his family,” […]
North Korea is making what could be its largest, most advanced warship ever, new satellite photos show

North Korea is making what could be its largest, most advanced warship ever, new satellite photos show


April 14, 2025
New satellite images show what could be North Korea’s biggest warship ever – possibly more than double the size of anything in leader Kim Jong Un’s naval fleet. Images taken by independent satellite providers Maxar Technologies and Planet Labs on April 6 show the ship under construction in the water at the Nampo shipyard on […]
China’s Xi heads to Southeast Asia to strengthen ties as Trump focuses his trade war on Beijing

China’s Xi heads to Southeast Asia to strengthen ties as Trump focuses his trade war on Beijing


April 14, 2025
Xi Jinping has appealed to Vietnam to join China in upholding multilateral trade, as he begins a high-stakes diplomatic tour of the region’s major export-reliant economies in a bid to position his country as a stable partner in contrast to the United States. Xi arrived in communist-ruled Vietnam on Monday and is set to visit […]
Sudan’s RSF claims control of major Darfur camp, civilians flee

Sudan’s RSF claims control of major Darfur camp, civilians flee


April 14, 2025
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized control of a major camp for displaced people in North Darfur, the paramilitary group said on Sunday, after a four-day assault the government and aid groups have said left hundreds dead or wounded. The fighting has centered around the Zamzam camp, which, along with the nearby Abu Shouk camp, […]
The wrong tattoo can get you stopped by police. But artists in El Salvador say more people want their ink

The wrong tattoo can get you stopped by police. But artists in El Salvador say more people want their ink


April 14, 2025
Gang tattoos were once a vital currency in El Salvador, just a few years ago when it was known as the “murder capital of the world.” Some designs confirmed membership of MS-13 or 18th Street —ultra-violent street organizations that ruled with machetes and intimidation — and commemorated slain gang members while issuing warnings to the […]
For the families still grieving Duterte’s brutal drug war, the ICC might be their only hope

For the families still grieving Duterte’s brutal drug war, the ICC might be their only hope


April 13, 2025
Editor’s Note: This article contains graphic images and descriptions. Christine Pascual’s phone started buzzing while she was at work in a hair salon with messages saying former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was about to be arrested. Laxamana, a 17-year-old with dreams of becoming an online gamer, went missing in August 2018 on his way home […]
British government takes over running of UK’s last major steel plant from Chinese owner Jingye

British government takes over running of UK’s last major steel plant from Chinese owner Jingye


April 13, 2025
The UK government took effective control Saturday of Britain’s last remaining factory that makes steel from scratch from its Chinese owners, after lawmakers approved an emergency rescue. Prime Minister Keir Starmer summoned lawmakers for the unusual Saturday sitting, only the sixth since World War II, to back a bill primarily aimed at blocking British Steel’s […]