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🇵🇪 Peru's health ministry sparked outrage by classifying transgender identity as a "mental disorder" in a new decree, which officials say aimed to expand mental health care access but activists argue will increase discrimination against the already marginalized trans community.

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🌍 Nations fail to finalize pandemic treaty at World Health Assembly due to disputes over vaccine access and funding, as negotiators seek more time to address complex issues and counter misinformation surrounding the agreement.

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🇩🇪 The far-right German party AfD has been expelled from its pan-European parliamentary group, ID, following controversies surrounding its lead candidate's comments about the Nazi SS. The expulsion is expected to significantly impact ID's projected gains in the upcoming European elections.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

theindex, 6 days ago to random

🇬🇧 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal U.S. extradition, a U.K. court rules. The WikiLeaks founder faces 18 counts under the Espionage Act in the U.S. Australia backs Assange's return home, with the PM seeking a resolution and Biden considering dropping charges. Assange argues that U.S. assurances are inadequate.

theindex, 7 days ago to random

🇸🇩 El-Fasher, North Darfur's capital, faces a dire humanitarian crisis as intense fighting between SAF and RSF traps 1M civilians. Aid groups warn of a potential "Darfur's Srebrenica" and urge international action to prevent mass atrocities targeting non-Arab groups.

theindex, 7 days ago to random

🇮🇱 Netanyahu's war cabinet is divided as defense minister Gallant & centrist rival Gantz demand a decisive Gaza strategy. They accuse him of putting politics over security, urging either full military control or a Hamas alternative. Sullivan met Netanyahu as the US pushes to limit the Rafah incursion.

theindex, 9 days ago to random

🇸🇩 The UN warns of a catastrophic situation in Sudan's el-Fasher as violence escalates, with 1.8 million civilians at risk of famine. Despite urgent appeals, humanitarian aid remains critically underfunded, with only 12% of the $2.7bn needed raised so far.

theindex, 9 days ago to random

🇫🇷 A man set fire to a synagogue in Rouen, France, causing significant damage. Police shot and killed the assailant, a 24-year-old Algerian man, as he attacked officers. French authorities are treating the incident as an antisemitic act.

theindex, 9 days ago to random

🇦🇫 Gunmen killed three Spanish tourists and one Afghan in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, on Friday, injuring seven others. The attack is expected to hinder the Taliban's recent efforts to attract foreign visitors and bolster the country's struggling economy.

theindex, 9 days ago to random

🇺🇦 Ukraine escalates attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, hitting oil facilities and a power station in SW Russia and Crimea with drones, as it struggles to contain Russian advances on the battlefield.

theindex, 9 days ago to random

🇮🇱 Israeli forces recover bodies of 3 hostages taken during Oct. 7 Hamas attack; over 630K flee Rafah amid Israeli offensive; Israel defends actions at UN court as aid trickles in via US-built pier.

theindex, 11 days ago to random

🇺🇸 US inflation slowed in April, rising 0.3% from March and 3.4% year-over-year, as food and auto prices eased. The cooling may provide relief for the Fed and Biden's re-election bid, but prices remain elevated compared to pre-pandemic levels.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

theindex, 12 days ago to random

🇸🇩 Sudan war: Rights groups accuse Rapid Support Forces of war crimes and ethnic cleansing in West Darfur. Over 9 million displaced since April 2023 conflict began.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

theindex, 12 days ago to random

🇳🇨 New Caledonia unrest: 3 dead, 130+ arrested after France approves voting changes seen as diluting Indigenous Kanak vote. Riots, looting, and shooting amid worst violence since 1980s. Curfew imposed, airport closed.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

theindex, 13 days ago to random

🇨🇳 Zhang Zhan, jailed in China for reporting on COVID-19 in Wuhan, was set to be freed after serving a 4-year sentence, but her whereabouts remain unknown as supporters struggle to contact her amidst ongoing suppression of pandemic discussion.

theindex, 13 days ago to random

🇸🇩 According to alleged Hamas files obtained by Israeli intelligence and reviewed by The New York Times, Hamas conducted extensive surveillance on Palestinians in Gaza, quelling dissent and enforcing conservative social norms.