Russia announced plans on Thursday to stage elections in occupied parts of Ukraine in just three months, Moscow's latest bid to signal it is in control, even as a Ukrainian counteroffensive has pushed its forces back in some areas. Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelenskyy says troops facing 'very tough resistance' Russia …
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Why these Honduran women would like to see their country’s ‘macho’ culture change
Honduras has the highest femicide rate in all of Latin America. Part of that is due to the country's aggressively masculine culture — a culture some Honduran women are trying to change. Lyzanka Garcia was abused emotionally and physically. Now, she’s helping other survivors WARNING: This article contains details of …
Read More »Pastor blames ‘power-hungry men’ after U.S. Baptist group ousts churches with female leaders
Rev. Linda Barnes Popham says she’ll keep leading her Baptist church in Kentucky so long as her congregation stands behind her. Southern Baptist Convention upholds expulsion of 2 member churches with female pastors Rev. Linda Barnes Popham says she'll keep leading her Baptist church in Kentucky so long as her …
Read More »Russian missile attacks on Odesa and Donetsk region kill at least 6, Ukraine says
Russian missiles struck civilian buildings in Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa and eastern Donetsk region overnight, killing at least six people, Ukraine's military and local officials said early on Wednesday. Three killed while working at warehouse when missile hit, setting it ablaze Russian missiles struck civilian buildings in Ukraine's …
Read More »Peru is enduring its worst dengue outbreak ever. Is El Niño making it worse?
Peru is battling the worst dengue outbreak in its recorded history, with more than 140,000 registered cases so far this year and more than 200 people believed to have died from complications related to infections. Experts say situation offers insight into effects of climate change on mosquito-borne illnesses Peru is …
Read More »The Jan. 6 case against Trump: He knew he was lying
Thirty-one months later, Donald Trump has been charged over the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, with his unprecedented role in an unprecedented event spelled out in a lengthy indictment. The case amounts to this: Trump knew he was lying about the election. Prosecutors have notes from his VP, …
Read More »Impeachment won’t turf Biden. Here’s what Republicans are really trying to achieve
Impeachment won't turf U.S. President Joe Biden. Here's what Republicans are trying to achieve by kick-starting hearings. It's about the next election. And, in the meantime, passing a budget, and avoiding an intra-party battle royale. They have one eye on the election, the other on averting a fast-approaching mess in …
Read More »Brash Ramaswamy overshadows DeSantis and Trump in Republican debate
With frontrunner Donald Trump deciding to skip Wednesday night's first Republican presidential candidate's debate in Milwaukee, it was thought that Ron DeSantis, would be the prime target by the other candidates. Instead, it was the 38-year entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy put on the defensive. Trump barely mentioned in 2-hour debate When …
Read More »Trump, advisers charged in Georgia for 2020 election interference scheme
Former U.S. president and current candidate for the Republican nomination Donald Trump has been indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the fourth criminal case against him. Charges also laid against several Trump allies, including lawyer Rudy Giuliani Former U.S. president Donald Trump was hit with a fourth set of …
Read More »Biden and Trump are already acting like there’s no one else running for president
Did the U.S. general election campaign just start months early? With a Biden versus Trump matchup appearing increasingly inevitable, this week offered scenes from what could be an abnormally long election to be fought on three fronts: the campaign trail, Congress and the courts. First scenes from a long slog …
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