Russian lawmakers endorse bill to ban adoptions by gender-transition countries
Russia’s upper house of parliament on Wednesday endorsed a bill banning adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries ...
Pakistan reports new polio case in northwest, raising nationwide tally to 50 cases this year
Pakistan detected one more polio case in the restive northwest bordering Afghanistan, raising the country’s tally of the ...
Higher energy bills push UK inflation to 6-month high in October
Inflation in the U.K. rose sharply to a six-month high in October and back above the rate targeted by rate-setters at the ...
Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy
Maxim Timchenko, CEO of DTEK, the largest private energy company in Ukraine, pulls out a piece of paper with bar charts ...
‘Bomb cyclone’ knocks out power and downs trees across northwest US, killing 1
A major storm swept across the northwest U.S. Tuesday evening, battering the region with strong winds and rain and causing ...
North Korea sent more conventional weapons to Russia, South Korea says
North Korea recently supplied additional artillery systems to Russia to support its war efforts against Ukraine, while some ...
Trump has called for dismantling the Education Department. Here’s what that would mean
Throughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump heaped scorn on the federal Department of Education, describing it as ...
What to know about Transgender Day of Remembrance and violence against trans people
Wednesday is Transgender Day of Remembrance, which focuses on trans people who have lost their lives because of violence.
Health advocates in Africa worry Trump will reimpose abortion ‘gag rule’ governing US aid
Carrying her infant daughter, 19-year-old Sithulisiwe Moyo waited two hours to get birth-control pills from a tent pitched in ...
Australia won’t force social media users to share their personal details when child ban takes effect
Australia’s communications minister said Wednesday the government won’t force social media users to hand over their personal information to tech companies, ...
Snack justice: Spanish court slaps supermarket that fired a worker for eating a croquette
A Spanish court has upheld a ruling that a supermarket worker was unlawfully fired for having eaten a croquette that was going to be thrown away after not having been sold ...
Trump nominates WWE co-founder Linda McMahon to lead Department of Education
President-elect Trump announced on Tuesday that he will nominate Linda McMahon to serve as secretary of the Department of ...