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Iowa Becomes First US State To Remove Gender Identity Protections In Civil Rights Law

01 Mar 2025

Iowa is the first US state to eliminate gender identity protections from its civil rights law after Governor Kim Reynolds signed a controversial bill on Friday. The bill, which goes into effect on July 1, eliminates legal protections for transgender individuals, triggering intense backlash from civil rights organizations. Reynolds, who...

US Slams Thailand For Deporting 40 Uyghurs To China Amid Genocide Fears

28 Feb 2025

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday sharply rebuked Thailand for deporting at least 40 Uyghurs to China, where Washington claims the ethnic minority is under genocide. Contrary to the warnings of UN human rights officials, who called for Thailand to stop the repatriation because of the risk of...

Texas Child Dies From Measles As Outbreak Spreads, Experts Blame Falling Vaccination Rates

27 Feb 2025

A Texas child died of measles, the first fatality in an outbreak that infected over 130 people, state health officials reported Wednesday. The unvaccinated school-age child was admitted to a hospital in Lubbock last week and was found to be positive for the virus before passing away from the disease...

Zelenskyy Seeks Trump’s Backing As Ukraine Strikes Key Minerals Deal With US

26 Feb 2025

Ukraine has entered into a pre-agreement on revenue-sharing for its huge mineral wealth with the United States, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday. Zelenskyy, who has been discussing the deal with Washington for weeks, described the agreement as a critical component to gain continued US support for Ukraine. He explained...

US And Russia Seek Diplomatic Reset In Istanbul Amid Ukraine War Shifts

26 Feb 2025

US and Russian diplomats will sit down in Istanbul on Thursday to talk about issues of interest to embassies, a move towards improved bilateral relations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confirmed. The meeting follows a shift in the foreign policy of the United States under President Donald Trump, who took...

Ukraine Gains Global Support As US Takes Neutral Stance In UN Resolution Shift

26 Feb 2025

Dozens of countries rallied behind Ukraine at a United Nations session in Geneva on Tuesday, following the adoption of a US-drafted Security Council resolution that took a neutral position on the war. The meeting, which was convened to mark Ukraine's resistance to Russian aggression, followed the resolution that had been...

US Implements Lifetime Visa Ban On Trans Athletes Over ‘Fraud’ Allegations

26 Feb 2025

US State Department has instructed officials around the globe to refuse visas to transgender players seeking to visit the United States for sporting events. The directive also includes a lifetime ban on granting visas to those who are found to have misrepresented their birth sex in visa applications. Under a...

US Tightens Visa Rules, Targets Cuba’s Lucrative Overseas Medical Program

26 Feb 2025

United States has broadened its current visa restriction policy to cover Cuban officials associated with a labor program that sends Cuban workers overseas, especially in the health sector, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reported on Tuesday. In a statement, Rubio announced the prolonged restrictions will target individuals and their...

Tragic Shock In Paris: American Tourist Allegedly Throws Newborn From Hotel Window

25 Feb 2025

An American young woman touring Europe has been arrested in Paris after reportedly dumping her newborn out of a hotel window, where the baby died, according to officials on Tuesday. French child protection police are treating the case as a minor homicide under the age of 15. Officials are also...

US Declares Tren De Aragua, Sinaloa Cartel As Global Terrorist Organizations

20 Feb 2025

United States has formally listed Tren de Aragua, the Sinaloa Cartel, and other drug cartels as international terrorist groups, a Federal Register notice published on Wednesday stated. The action is part of President Donald Trump's overall strategy to enhance immigration enforcement and fight organized crime. Secretary of State Marco Rubio...

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