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Muslim Council demands apology for Cologne police ‘racial profiling’
June 6, 2019
Muslim Council demands apology for Cologne police ‘racial profiling’
Calls of “Allahu Akbar” [“God is great”] by young Muslims wearing long gowns and vests outside Cologne’s main rail station…
Social Democrats win Danish general election, ousting right wing
June 6, 2019
Social Democrats win Danish general election, ousting right wing
Denmark’s opposition Social Democrats won Wednesday’s general election after a campaign focused on concerns over the climate, welfare and immigration,…
‘Not here for decoration’: Thai transgender MPs make history in parliament
June 6, 2019
‘Not here for decoration’: Thai transgender MPs make history in parliament
Smiling broadly, Tanwarin triumphantly cast her vote for prime minister as the first transgender MPs enter parliament in Thailand, where…
Wrecked mosques, police watch: A tense Ramadan in Xinjiang
June 5, 2019
Wrecked mosques, police watch: A tense Ramadan in Xinjiang
The corner where Heyitkah Mosque in China’s restive Xinjiang region once hummed with life is now a concrete parking lot…
Trump, queen and world leaders remember D-Day heroes
June 5, 2019
Trump, queen and world leaders remember D-Day heroes
US President Donald Trump and Queen Elizabeth II gathered with 300 veterans on the south coast of England on Wednesday…
China’s Xi in Russia to usher ‘new era’ of cooperation
June 5, 2019
China’s Xi in Russia to usher ‘new era’ of cooperation
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Russia Wednesday for talks he said would boost strategic cooperation, as Beijing and Moscow…
Cardinal Pell appeals ‘impossible’ child sex conviction
June 5, 2019
Cardinal Pell appeals ‘impossible’ child sex conviction
Jailed Australian Cardinal George Pell asked appeals court judges Wednesday to quash his landmark conviction for child sex abuse, branding…
No country meeting global goals for gender equality: study
June 5, 2019
No country meeting global goals for gender equality: study
No country is on track to achieve the gender equality called for in the United Nations’s development blueprint, a report…
Thousands of killed or missing Indigenous women and girls are victims of a ‘Canadian genocide,’ report says
June 4, 2019
Thousands of killed or missing Indigenous women and girls are victims of a ‘Canadian genocide,’ report says
(CNN)–The thousands of Indigenous women and girls who have been killed or have vanished in Canada in the past decades…
Climate change could pose ‘existential threat’ by 2050: report
June 4, 2019
Climate change could pose ‘existential threat’ by 2050: report
(CNN)–Twenty days of lethal heat per year. Collapsed eco-systems. And more than one billion people displaced. Those are all probable…