Hong Kong police have accused eight activists living overseas of national security offences. They are wanted under a national security law that Beijing imposed on the former British colony in 2020, shortly after anti-China protests the previous year. Nathan Law is among eight accused of foreign collusion and other charges …
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Why gay couples using surrogacy are the latest target for Europe’s far right
The anti-surrogacy movement is rapidly gaining momentum among the newly empowered far-right parties of Europe, according to experts who say it's bolstering hostile narratives aimed at LGBTQ families that find a broad audience on both sides of the Atlantic. Italy's far-right government the latest to propose harsh penalties for families …
Read More »Grandmother of teen killed in France traffic stop pleads for end to rioting after mayor’s home targeted
The grandmother of a teenager shot dead during a police traffic stop in a Paris suburb pleaded for the rioting to stop Sunday, the sixth straight night of unrest, while authorities expressed outrage over the targeting of a mayor's home with a burning car as his family slept. Over 3,000 …
Read More »In this Italian town, around every corner is a work of art that startles
Thousands of stunningly picturesque towns and villages in Italy sit half-empty, as the country's declining birth rate and prolonged economic crisis have led to an exodus of people from non-urban areas. In Civitacampomarano, a small town in the southern region of Molise, residents are drawing people in with street art. …
Read More »More than 1,300 arrested in France after 4th night of rioting ahead of funeral for slain teen
Rioting raged in cities around France for a fourth night despite a huge police deployment and 1,311 arrests, with cars and buildings set ablaze and stores looted, as family and friends prepared Saturday to bury the 17-year-old whose killing by police unleashed the unrest. Unrest continues after police fatal shooting …
Read More »A fight over the future of electric vehicles is unfolding in Washington. Canadians are involved
At issue: the Biden administration is writing rules to implement its Inflation Reduction Act. There's a tussle over the objective. Should it be to sell more electric vehicles? Or build more manufacturing here? Administration weighing goals of selling more EVs, building up manufacturing here A struggle is unfolding in Washington …
Read More »Canada calls on Israel to reverse thousands of West Bank settlement approvals
The Canadian government has joined a chorus of allies condemning Israel’s approval of more than 5,700 settlement units in the occupied West Bank, a move that comes amid surging violence in the region. Violence has been on the rise over the past 15 months The Canadian government has joined a …
Read More »Defeat for Biden as U.S. Supreme Court rejects plan to cancel $400B in student loans
The U.S Supreme Court handed President Joe Biden a painful defeat on Friday, blocking his plan to cancel $430 billion in student loan debt — a move that had been intended to benefit up to 43 million Americans and fulfil a campaign promise. Justices ruled against Biden in a 6-3 …
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court says Christian web designer can refuse to serve same-sex weddings
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the constitutional right to free speech allows certain businesses to refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings, ruling in favour of a web designer who cited her Christian beliefs in challenging a Colorado anti-discrimination law. Conservative justices form 6-3 majority in case …
Read More »With chaos consuming France, police rules for firing their guns are under scrutiny
France is facing some of its worst violence in decades in the aftermath of the police shooting of a 17-year-old at a police traffic stop. Many blame the government's culture of letting police solve their problems, along with a new law that empowered officers to fire their weapons more easily. …
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