Peace talks begin in South Africa to end Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
Peace talks to end Ethiopia’s devastating Tigray conflict have begun in South Africa, a South African government spokesman said Tuesday. It is the highest-level effort yet to end…
Japan pushes for digital personal identification cards despite pushback
Japan has stepped up its push to catch up on digitization by telling a reluctant public they have to sign up for digital IDs or possibly lose access…
‘World’s dirtiest man’ dead at 94 ‘not long after’ taking bath for first time in decades
An Iranian man dubbed the “world’s dirtiest man” has died at the age of 94, according to state media. Amou Haji died Sunday in the village of Dezhgah,…
NHS tightens restrictions on transgender health care, warns UK parents that transgenderism is often a ‘phase’
The United Kingdom’s National Health Service now says that most children claiming to be transgender may be going through a “transient phase.” The NHS plans to begin restricting…
Haitian journalist survives assassination attempt, car was riddled with bullets
A well-known Haitian journalist survived an assassination attempt on Tuesday that left his car riddled with bullets in the capital of Port-au-Prince, officials said. Roberson Alphonse, who works…
Zilli Schmidt, Auschwitz-Birkenau survivor, passes away at 98
Zilli Schmidt, a survivor of the Auschwitz, Lety and Ravensbrueck concentration camps who became a vocal advocate for the recognition of the Nazi genocide of Sinti and Roma,…
Iran using child soldiers in attempt to stop protests as Biden administration urged to sanction regime: report
Iran has reportedly turned to child soldiers in an attempt to crack down on the ongoing riots in the country, a tactic the Islamic Republic has used in…
Court overturns sentence of feminist who simulated aborting Jesus on Catholic altar while topless, urinating
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) recently overturned the ruling of a French court that had fined and issued a jail sentence to a feminist who interrupted…
United Kingdom sees uptick in wild big cat sightings, expert calls it ‘crucial issue’
A recent uptick in “black puma” sightings in recent months has unnerved residents in the United Kingdom with one big cat expert saying that as many 1,000 of…
Family details horrific abuse at hands of female ISIS leader as judge weighs 20-year sentencing
Family members of a convicted ISIS battalion leader detailed extensive physical and sexual abuse as a judge weighs sentencing, according to a court filing. Kansas native Allison Fluke-Ekren,…