(Sky News) Six people have been charged with being members of the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party after an investigation by counter-terrorism police in London. The two women and four men were arrested and detained under the Terrorism Act 2000 on Wednesday, 27 […]
(Sky News) An MP has spoken against calls to ban first cousin marriage in the UK, suggesting instead that advanced genetic screening is made available to prospective married couples. Independent MP Iqbal Mohamed said while “freedom of women must be protected at […]
(Brussels Times) The province of Flemish Brabant has been accused of discrimination for banning full-body swimsuits at the Halve Maan provincial domain in Diest, according to a ruling by the Flemish Human Rights Institute on Monday. In July 2023, a community centre […]
(AP) Nearly a decade after he arrived in Germany from Syria and took a selfie with then-Chancellor Angela Merkel, Anas Modamani has finished his university studies and has a German passport. He’s less positive about some German politicians’ reactions to the fall […]
(DPA) German police arrested three men on suspicion of plotting an Islamist attack, authorities announced on Tuesday. The men procured an assault rifle and ammunition, among other preparations, according to the Baden-Württemberg State Office of Criminal Investigation. Two of the suspects are […]
(Canadian Press) Quebec’s Catholic bishops have come out against Premier François Legault’s desire to end prayer in public places, saying it would violate people’s constitutional rights. Martin Laliberté, president of the assembly of Catholic bishops of Quebec, says he was “stunned” by […]
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