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EU, Tunisia Sign Migration Deal After Disasters

Posted on Monday, July 17, 2023

The European Union and Tunisia agreed to curb people fleeing war, persecution, and poverty more than a month after hundreds of migrants died at sea in one of Europe’s worst migrant disasters.

Iran Resumes Enforcing Hijab After Deadly Protests

Posted on Sunday, July 16, 2023

Iran warned Sunday that its morality police would resume patrols to force women to wear headscarves in public, 10 months after the death of a young woman in custody sparked nationwide protests in which hundreds died.

Thousands Attend Budapest Pride Protesting Hungary’s LGBT Law

Posted on Sunday, July 16, 2023

Thousands attended the Budapest Pride March in Hungary’s capital to express anger about a crackdown on LGBTQI+ community depictions by the rightwing government, which supports “traditional families and Christian values.”

Europe, US Facing Dangerous Heatwaves

Posted on Sunday, July 16, 2023

Dangerous heatwaves were due to intensify in the United States and Europe, with one in three Americans, about 113 million people, under heat advisories: from Florida to California and up to Washington state.

Hungary Fines Retailer For Selling Gay Novel To Youth

Posted on Sunday, July 16, 2023

Hungarian authorities have fined a national bookseller for selling a British graphic novel without closed wrapping - saying it violates a law prohibiting the depiction of homosexuality to minors.

Russia Hits Kyiv After NATO Summit

Posted on Friday, July 14, 2023

In an apparent warning that it won’t be intimidated, Russia launched a massive drone strike on Ukraine’s capital just hours after the end of a NATO military alliance summit in Lithuania.

Central Banks Plan Currency Chip Implants In People, Experts Warn (Worthy News Investigation)

Posted on Thursday, July 13, 2023

Central banks plan to roll out central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in microchips implanted under the skin, enabling government control over the world population’s personal expenditures, including buying food and water, several sources familiar with the scheme say.

Brawl Breaks Out In Kosovo Parliament As Ethnic Tensions Rise

Posted on Thursday, July 13, 2023

Fighting broke out in Kosovo’s parliament Thursday after an opposition legislator threw water at Prime Minister Albin Kurti while he explained government plans to end tensions with minority Serbs in the country's north.

Deadly Heatwave Impacting Europe, North-West Africa

Posted on Thursday, July 13, 2023

A deadly heatwave is spreading across parts of southern Europe and north-west Africa, with potentially record-breaking temperatures in the coming days, meteorologists warn.

UN Security Council: Russia vetoes Syria humanitarian aid

Posted on Wednesday, July 12, 2023

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday failed to renew a vital aid delivery program for Syria, thrusting an estimated four million people in the country into an evermore dire situation as the country's civil war grinds…

Politico: EU draws up plan for Ukraine security guarantees

Posted on Wednesday, July 12, 2023

The EU wants to commit itself to defending Ukraine for the long haul.

Ukraine Receives NATO Guarantees Angering Russia

Posted on Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Ukraine received security guarantees from leading nations and assurances that Ukraine’s future lies in NATO, prompting an angry response from Russia which invaded the country last year.

Nigeria Gunmen Release Priest and 3 Others

Posted on Wednesday, July 12, 2023

A Catholic priest and three other persons abducted by suspected Islamic gunmen in southeastern Nigeria this week have been released, several sources confirmed Wednesday.