Russia’s Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, has defended the country’s decision to remove children from Ukraine in an informal United Nations meeting. The meeting was boycotted by US and UK ambassadors and over 40 other countries. According to Lvova-Belova, Russia’s…
A French bill related to the 2024 Paris Olympics, which opponents argue could enable invasive video surveillance technology in France and other European countries, has garnered significant support from lawmakers in a recent vote. The proposed law would temporarily authorize using advanced…
Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), was dissolved by the military-appointed election commission on Tuesday due to its failure to register for an upcoming general election, as reported by state television MRTV. The NLD, which has…
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine visited the Sumy region on Tuesday, maintaining his recent tour of front-line areas affected by Russia’s invasion, as anticipation grows for a possible Ukrainian counteroffensive. Zelenskyy met with officials, locals, and border guards in the region, which…
The All England Club has reversed its ban on Russian and Belarusian players for Wimbledon 2021. The ban was implemented last year due to the two countries’ involvement in the Ukraine conflict. However, the players must sign declarations of neutrality and cannot…
Alec Baldwin has received backlash on social media for reposting a message about gun control in light of his fatal shooting on the set of Rust. The actor, charged with the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, shared the statement after a mass…
Authorities in Nashville, Tennessee, shared graphic body camera footage on Tuesday that captured the fatal encounter between police and an armed attacker at a local elementary school on Monday morning. The violent incident resulted in the deaths of six individuals, including three…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has instructed nuclear scientists to ramp up the production of weapons-grade materials for use in the country’s growing arsenal of armaments. Images from the meeting revealed what seemed to be a compact new tactical warhead that…
FIFA has stripped Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, of its hosting rights for the men’s Under-20 World Cup due to political unrest surrounding Israel’s involvement in the tournament. The decision was announced on Wednesday, after a meeting in Doha between…
At least 40 people were killed in a fire at an immigration detention center near the US border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The fire was started by migrants who feared deportation and erected mattresses in protest. Most of the 68 individuals held…