Same-sex parenting rights worldwide
Becoming parents is an uphill battle for same-sex couples, with less than one country in five allowing them to adopt and many restricting their use of IVF and surrogates.
Author: Mwanzo Editor
ICC arrest warrant requests: what next?
The application now goes to a pre-trial panel of three judges who will decide whether the evidence meets the standard required to issue formal warrants.
One dead after S. Korea army training grenade explosion
The explosion, which took place at around 9:50 am (1250 GMT) occurred “during a grenade throwing training” at a military unit in South Chungcheong Province, around 100 kilometers south of the capital Seoul, the ministry said in a statement.
Israel’s Netanyahu rejects ‘with disgust’ ICC prosecutor’s arrest bid
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he rejects “with disgust” an application by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court for his arrest warrant over alleged war crimes in Gaza.
Israel’s Defence Minister Gallant: Netanyahu ally turned critic
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, whose arrest warrant was sought at the International Criminal Court on Monday, was long a staunch ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but has become a vocal critic.
UK PM sorry for institutional cover-up in infected blood scandal
More than 30,000 people were infected with viruses such as HIV and hepatitis after being given the tainted blood in Britain between the 1970s and early 1990s, the Infected Blood Inquiry concluded.
Trump trial closing arguments set for next week
Due to the upcoming holiday weekend as well as legal squabbles over jury instructions, Judge Juan Merchan told the court “we are not going to be able to sum up tomorrow” as he had hoped.
Cargo ship that destroyed Baltimore bridge towed to port
The cargo ship that collided with a Baltimore bridge nearly two months ago, collapsing it and killing six highway workers, was refloated on Monday and towed back into port.
Ethiopian legend Bekele returns to Olympics after 12 years
Bekele, 41, last competed in the Games in London in 2012 when he finished fourth in the men’s 10,000m before being overlooked for the 2016 and 2020 Olympics.
Kenya’s Haiti deployment faces new court challenge
Kenya pledged last July to deploy up to 1,000 personnel to Haiti, an offer welcomed by the United States and other nations that had ruled out putting their own forces on the ground.
