The French National Assembly rejected the government’s immigration control and integration bill on Monday at the first reading following the adoption of a preliminary rejection motion with a majority of 270 votes in favor and 265 against. The rejection motion was submitted by the National Assembly group Les Écologistes and hindered the examination of the [...]

In the nearly three years that have passed since Myanmar’s coup d’état, the global media has shifted its attention to other crises, from the sudden withdrawal of Western forces from Afghanistan to Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. But despite a lull in headlines, the turmoil that resulted from the coup remains life-altering for the generation [...]

The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) announced Monday it would close after ten years of service. Mali previously called upon the UN to withdraw from the country “without delay” in June. The UN began withdrawing the mission in July. MINUSMA expressed gratitude to the countries that supported their effort and thanked the [...]

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider a case that would have restricted the use of “bubble” zones around abortion clinics, areas where protesters are not permitted. The court’s decision means that the buffer zones will remain in place. The case under consideration involved Debra Vitagliano, a Catholic woman in Westchester County, New [...]

A US federal judge prohibited the practice of separating migrant children from their families for eight years on Friday following a settlement that will allow migrant children and their families, who were separated at the US-Mexico border, to be reunited. The “Mrs. L” deal, the result of a lawsuit against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement [...]

Several UK LGBTQIA+ and military organizations published a letter Monday to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak demanding the government address its commitment to discuss reparations owed to LGBTQIA+ veterans, days after the UK government announced that the planned debate in the House of Commons regarding the issue will no longer be going ahead. Previous Defence Minister, [...]

In a report issued Monday, Human Rights Watch expressed concern for the residents of Taizz, Yemen, who have been unable to access clean water for the past eight years during the conflict between Houthi forces and the Yemeni government, calling upon both parties to “allow Taizz’s local water agency to access, repair, and operate water [...]

The Indian Supreme Court upheld the Union Government’s 2019 decision to repeal the special status accorded to the state of Jammu & Kashmir under Article 370 of the India Constitution on Monday. The Court declared Article 370 a temporary provision, stating that the constitution did not indicate that Jammu and Kashmir should retain sovereignty after [...]

A spokesperson for Russian dissident Alexei Navalny said on social media Monday that the activist has been missing within the prison system for six days. Spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said that Navalny’s team doesn’t “know where is or what’s happening to him.” A long-time critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government, Navalny has been behind bars [...]

The Telegraph released an exclusive report claiming that there is an extensive illicit cash-for-kidney transplant scheme purportedly linked to Apollo Hospitals in Delhi, prompting an investigation by Delhi authorities. The report alleges that individuals from Myanmar were enticed into selling their kidneys to affluent patients, potentially infringing upon Indian and international laws prohibiting organ trafficking. [...]