President’s daughter hopes to help Cameroon’s gays by coming out
The daughter of Cameroon’s president said she hoped that by coming out as a lesbian she can help change laws that ban homosexuality in the country. Brenda Biya, who lives…
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Amid the Gaza war, a 4-year-old embarks on a life-saving journey
Aged just four, Julia Abu Zeiter suffers from a rare neurological disease that can be fatal without medication. The nine-month war in Gaza nearly took Julia’s life, as the fighting…
Manhunt underway in London for suspected crossbow killer
A manhunt is underway in north London for a man suspected of being armed with a crossbow, after three women were killed Tuesday evening. Police said they were searching for…
From $7 graffiti to arson and a bomb plot: How Russia’s ‘shadow war’ on NATO members has evolved
Arson at warehouses linked to arms for Ukraine. Surveillance cameras where NATO trains Ukrainian troops. Blunt vandalism of ministerial cars. Even an apparent, failed bomb plot. Russia has been engaged…
Russia pledges to discharge Indians fighting for Moscow in Ukraine, New Delhi says
Russia has promised to discharge Indian nationals who were “misled” into joining its army to fight in Ukraine, India’s foreign secretary said Tuesday. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi “strongly raised…
No music, no Western-style haircuts: UN report details life in Afghanistan under Taliban’s moral enforcers
Listening to music, smoking hookah, and getting a Western-style haircut are all punishable acts under the suffocating rule of the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to a new UN report. The…
Former Japanese soldier reaches settlement with sexual assault perpetrators
A former soldier who was sexually assaulted while serving in Japan’s military has reached a civil settlement with three of her convicted attackers in a case that exposed a widespread…
UN says ‘high likelihood’ a Russian cruise missile hit Ukraine’s main children’s hospital
Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital likely took a direct hit from a Russian missile on Monday, a United Nations assessment has found, as NATO agreed to strengthen Kyiv’s air defenses in…
American mountaineer’s body found by fellow US climbers 22 years after going missing in Peru
The body of an American mountaineer has been discovered by a pair of fellow US climbers 22 years after he went missing following an avalanche in the Peruvian Andes. American brothers Ryan…
After spending decades transporting Palestinians to Israeli hospitals, his mission did not stop after October 7
For nearly two decades, the Israeli nonprofit Road to Recovery has transported sick Palestinians roundtrip from checkpoints in Gaza and the West Bank to Israel for medical treatment. On October…