Swedish Parl votes to ease gender change process
(): The Swedish parliament passed a law Wednesday lowering the age required for people to legally change their gender from 18 to 16. Young people under 18 will still need approval from a guardian, a doctor, and the National Board of Health and Welfare. However, a gender dysphoria diagnosis — defined...
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Pak’s ruling PML-N party loses two seats after LHC ruling
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Sharif optimistic Saudi delegation visit will boost Investments
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New Indian envoy meets Sergey Lavrov
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‘IS detainees in Syria subjected to widespread abuse’
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Biden seeking higher tariffs on Chinese steel
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Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest
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Leaked graft report sparks conntroversy against Muizzu
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Russian missiles slam into Ukraine killing 14
Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, hitting an eight-floor apartment building and killing at least 14 people, authorities said. At least 61 people, including two children, were wounded in the morning attack, Ukrainian emergency services said. Chernihiv lies about 150...
With calls for sanctions on Iran, Italy seeks G7 message of restraint as mins meet
Group of Seven foreign ministers are meeting on the Italian resort island of Capri, with calls for new sanctions against Iran over its attack against Israel and more aid to Ukraine to fight Russia’s war topping the agenda. Under Italy’s rotating stewardship, the G7 leaders are expected to issue a...
Sunak tells Netanyahu to exercise restraint in wake of Iran attack
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called on his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu to exercise restraint and let “calm heads” prevail in the wake of Iran’s missile attacks as his Foreign Secretary David Cameron landed in Tel Aviv for talks on Wednesday.On a phone call, Sunak reiterated the UK’s “steadfast...
Israel ‘making decision to act’ as Iran vows to respond
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said Wednesday that Israel “is making a decision to act” in response to Iran’s missile and drone attack over the weekend, while Iran warned that even the “tiniest” invasion of its territory would bring a “massive and harsh” response. srael has vowed to respond to Iran’s...
Germany’s Scholz warns against dumping during China visit
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for fair competition in trade relations with China while warning about dumping and overproduction as he spoke to students in Shanghai on Monday. Scholz is visiting China against the background of looming EU tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and other trade-related tensions. The two countries are...
18 killed in landslides at Indonesia island
A search and rescue team found 18 people killed by landslides on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island and are still looking for two missing, officials said on Monday. Rescuers found about 14 bodies in Makale village on Sunday afternoon and four in South Makale, said Mexianus Bekabel, the chief of Makassar Search and...
Bushra Bibi moves HC for medical exam at hosp run by Imran trust
(): Jailed ex-Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, on Monday moved the Islamabad High Court seeking a medical examination at a hospital after alleging that she was poisoned while incarcerated at their private residence, which was turned into a sub-jail. The plea was filed in Islamabad High Court (IHC)...
