President Emmanuel Macron recently forced through a plan to raise the retirement age in France from 62 to 64.
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Where it’s a crime to be gay: A visual guide to where LGBTQ rights are repressed
Uganda enacted one of the harshest anti-gay laws in the world. See where sexual and gender minority rights are criminalized.
Turkey’s leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins presidential runoff, extends rule into third decade
Turkey’s all-powerful leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the right to extend his rule into a third decade.
Confusion as Ukraine’s Zelenskyy appears to confirm loss of Bakhmut
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walked back comments Sunday that appeared to confirm Russian claims that its forces captured the besieged city of Bakhmut.
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Fate of Black Sea grain deal between Ukraine and Russia hangs in balance
Negotiators have 24 hours to save a pact that’s enabled Ukraine to export millions of tons of grain and help ease a global food crisis despite the war it is fighting with Russia.
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Rocket fire, missile attacks: How a hunger strike caused new Israeli-Palestinian violence
Israeli-Palestinian violence flares as part of what appears to be the worst bout of fighting in months. Here’s why it’s happening now.
At King Charles III’s coronation, these dogs stole the show
While King Charles III was being crowned at Westminster Abbey, dozens of spaniels who share his name paraded down King’s Road.
Wagner mercenary group boss threatens to pull paramilitary troops from Bakhmut
Russia’s Wagner mercenary group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin threatened to pull his troops out of Bakhmut, Ukraine next week due to an ammo shortage.