France decriminalised the voluntary termination of a pregnancy with the 1975 Veil Law, named after women’s rights champion and health minister Simone Veil, who championed legalising abortion.
Approximately 91,500 illegal abortions were carried out in Sierra Leone in 2021, according to a report by the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) published in 2024
Mobutu era left few visible traces behind: a handful of palaces and monuments to the late dictator lie decrepit, while virtually no infrastructure from his time survives to this day
Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel prize, was detained Friday after addressing a memorial ceremony in the eastern city of Mashhad for lawyer Khosrow Alikordi, who was found dead earlier this month.
Since the start of 2025, Saudi Arabia has executed 232 people in drug-related cases, constituting the majority of the 340 executions carried out so far, according to AFP’s tally, based on ministry and SPA announcements.
Two and a half years of war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have ravaged the South Kordofan state capital, with strikes intensifying in recent weeks.
Maelfu wamekimbia huku raia wakijikuta tena katikati ya mapigano kati ya M23, jeshi la Congo na washirika wao.
Jamhuri Day, observed every December 12, commemorates Kenya’s independence from Britain in 1963 and the country’s transition into a republic exactly one year later, on December 12, 1964
Around 10 bodies were collected from the streets between Wednesday and Thursday, according to local sources and witnesses.
“The October 29 election is null and void and all results must be cancelled,” Heche said, adding that Tanzanians were denied a genuine chance to choose their leaders.
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