Young girls in Iraq who are years away from becoming teenagers could be forced to become wives if a new Shia-backed law passes. The new law would lower a girl’s consent from 18 to age 9. This includes allowing parents to have arranged marriages for their young daughters. Iraq doesn’t have a male guardianship system…
Last week’s election of Donald Trump as president of the United States for a second time sent geopolitical shock waves as the international community waits to see what happens next for U.S. ties abroad, particularly as Russia’s war continues in Ukraine. Trump and running mate-turned-Vice President-elect JD Vance rallied against the Biden administration’s support for…
Haiti sees worsened gang violence UN warns crisis in Haiti is escalating as gang violence across the country continues to worsen. (Video courtesy of AP, thumb courtesy of Reuters) A transitionary council removed Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille from office on Monday, replacing him in the role after just six months. The council has named…
China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship, signaling its progress toward developing a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The project, located at the Longwei site in Sichuan, is identified as part of China’s plan for naval nuclear propulsion. China’s navy, already the world’s largest, aims to create a “blue-water” force capable…
Taiwan is considering a massive $15 billion military package in a show to the incoming Trump administration that it is serious about defending itself against the threat posed by China. Officials from Taipei are already engaged in “informal” talks with the incoming Trump team, according to a report by the Financial Times on Monday; although,…
An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expert, a government department said Monday. The adult male was found on Nov. 1 on a popular tourist beach in the town of Denmark in temperate southwest Australia — about 2,200 miles north…
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) recently announced that U.S. forces conducted retaliatory strikes against Iran-associated targets on Monday. In a statement obtained by Fox News, CENTCOM said that the strikes were in response to “several attacks” against U.S. forces. “Today, U.S. CENTCOM forces conducted strikes against nine targets in two locationsassociated with Iranian groups in…
Dozens of people armed with sticks and firecrackers set a tram on fire in Amsterdam on Monday, police said, while the city is facing tensions following violence last week targeting fans of an Israeli soccer club. Police said the fire was quickly extinguished and riot officers cleared the square. Images online showed people damaging property…
Dozens of people exercising were killed, and 43 others were injured after a man drove a small off-road vehicle into a large group of people outside a sports center in Zhuhai, China, on Monday evening. The 62-year-old suspect, who is only identified by police by his family name of Fan, was upset over his divorce…
A mural of Holocaust survivors in Italy has been defaced in a “demented act” of vandalism. The Milanese mural by artist aleXsandro Palombo features Holocaust survivors Liliana Segre and Sami Modiano, whose faces and Stars of David were scratched out. The Auschwitz-Birkenau survivors were portrayed in striped camp uniforms and bulletproof vests. SENATORS VOW TO…
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