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World Italy’s parliament made it illegal on Wednesday for couples to go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy — a pet project of Prime Minister’s Giorgia Meloni party that activists say is meant to target same-sex partners. PM Giorgia Meloni has pursued a highly conservative social agenda since taking officeThomson ReutersContinue Reading

World “I simply had no choice. I had my mother and my daughter left at home,” Mikhail Pichugin said from his hospital bed. Mikhail Pichugin’s brother and nephew, who had been in the boat with him, both diedThe Associated Press · Posted: Oct 16, 2024 12:01 PM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Palestinian health officials called on Wednesday for a humanitarian corridor to three hospitals in northern Gaza that have come close to collapse as Israeli troops have cut off the area during almost two weeks of heavy fighting against Hamas. Doctors at the Kamal Adwan, Al-Awda and the Indonesian hospitals haveContinue Reading

World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy unveiled his much anticipated “victory plan” on Wednesday, calling on his allies to take urgent steps to bolster Kyiv at a precarious moment, in a bid to end the war with Russia next year. In response, Kremlin says Kyiv must ‘sober up’ and see futilityContinue Reading

The Israel-Hamas war has devastated Gaza in ways that may be irreversible — and a picture of the environmental harm is only just beginning to emerge, as violence spreads across the region. Israel has dropped thousands of bombs, wiping out most of Gaza’s tree cover and agricultural land in addition toContinue Reading

Why marital rape still isn’t a crime in India Warning: Video contains discussion of sexual violence | In India, it’s not a crime to rape your wife if she’s over 18 — even though some have been fighting for years to change the law. CBC’s Salimah Shivji takes a closerContinue Reading

World The arrival of a U.S. high-altitude defence battery — along with dozens of American troops — will help boost Israel’s air defence systems, which, according to one Israeli defence expert, are straining under repeated attacks from Iran and its proxy in Lebanon, Hezbollah. Arrival of U.S.-manned system will add new layer toContinue Reading

World Lilly Ledbetter, an former Alabama factory manager whose lawsuit against her employer made her an icon of the equal pay movement and led to landmark wage discrimination legislation, has died at 86. Ledbetter died Saturday of respiratory failure, according to a statement from her familyThe Associated Press · Posted:Continue Reading

World The European Union has condemned attacks on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon and rejected allegations that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is responsible for obstructing the Israeli army. Israel accuses peacekeeping force of ‘providing a human shield’ to HezbollahThe Associated Press �· Posted: Oct 14, 2024 9:50 AM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading