SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic has issued a landmark ruling ending a ban that criminalized same-sex conduct within the country’s…
Read more Dominican Republic court strikes down gay sex ban in the police and armed forces“For me, hell was not the moment Israel attacked; hell was the moment they wouldn’t open the door [of the cell] for us,” Motahareh Goonei recalls in an…
Read more ‘I thought it was the end of my life’: Inside Israel’s attack on Iran’s Evin PrisonSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms has shut down CrowdTangle, a tool widely used by researchers, watchdog organizations and journalists to monitor social media…
Read more Meta kills off misinformation tracking tool CrowdTangle despite pleas from researchers, journalistsThe Woodall Rodgers Freeway overpass near downtown Dallas was shut down for much of Thursday morning after a car carrying four passengers went over the side of the…
Read more North Texas Police Engage in a Surprising Number of High-Speed ChasesSaudi border guards fired “like rain” on Ethiopian migrants trying to cross into the Gulf kingdom from Yemen, killing hundreds since last year, Human Rights Watch said in…
Read more “They fired on us like rain”: Saudi border guards killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants, Human Rights Watch saysJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Widespread opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine demonstrates the strength of a unified response against human rights abuses, and there are signs that power…
Read more Rights group: Litany of crises in 2022 but also good signsCNN — English football great David Beckham has addressed criticism over his role as an ambassador for Qatar during the World Cup, saying it is “positive that debate…
Read more David Beckham responds to criticism of his ambassadorial role at Qatar World Cup | CNNCNN — David Beckham’s “status as a gay icon will be shredded” if the former England captain and Manchester United star continues in his role as a Qatar…
Read more David Beckham’s ‘status as a gay icon will be shredded’ if he continues as Qatar World Cup ambassador says British comedian | CNNEditor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here.…
Read more London-based TV channel sparks Iranian leaders’ ire amid protests | CNNCNN — About 2,100 Afghan refugees remain held in a sprawling compound in the United Arab Emirates more than 18 months after they were evacuated from Afghanistan largely…
Read more Thousands of Afghans escaped the Taliban with the help of private veteran groups. Today, many remain in limbo, held in a compound in the UAE | CNN Politics
