HHS moves to slash funding and access to care for transgender minors
The Trump administration announced Thursday that it would begin to take steps aimed at ending transition-related care — or what HHS has termed “sex-rejecting procedures”
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Parents of sextortion victim who took his own life sue Instagram owner Meta
The family of a teenage boy who took his own life after being blackmailed on Instagram are suing the platform’s owner Meta.
Beijing’s reaction to US-Taiwan arms deal is “information warfare”
“All the [US] weapon systems [sold to Taiwan] … are defensive in nature.”
Shop owner who helped Bondi victims speaks to Al Jazeera
When gunmen opened fire on people celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach, shop owner Youssef Hamdan rushed to help victims.
EU summit on knife-edge over plan to fund Ukraine using Russian assets
The proposal centres on whether the EU can use about $246bn in Russian central bank frozen assets.
New plaques on Trump’s ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’ insult, mock former U.S. presidents
President Tweety McTreason has affixed partisan plaques to the portraits of all U.S. commanders in chief, himself included, on his Presidential Walk of Fame at
Zelensky gives stark warning as EU leaders hold crunch talks on Russia’s frozen assets
The EU is deciding whether to loan tens of billions of euros of Russian money to fund Ukraine’s military and economic needs.
Peter Arnett, Pulitzer-winning war reporter, dies aged 91
He was known for covering the Vietnam and Gulf Wars – and for interviewing both Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden.
Thailand bombs near Cambodia’s Poipet border crossing
The bombings come as renewed border clashes show no sign of letting up between the two countries.
Rebels start to withdraw from key DR Congo city, leaders say
DR Congo’s government say the announced withdrawal is intended to distract the US mediation team.
Controversial FBI deputy director to resign next month
The FBI’s deputy director, formerly a controversial podcast host who spread conspiracy theories, has said he will resign in the new year.
India’s Mohun Bagan banned by AFC for refusal to play football game in Iran
AFC have sanctioned India’s Mohun Bagan for refusing to visit Iran for their Asian Champions League match in September.
Uproar in India over Bihar chief minister pulling down Muslim woman’s hijab
Nitish Kumar, a BJP ally, removes the veil of a female doctor during a government event, triggering widespread outrage.
These Arabic words are commonly used in everyday English
Hundreds of Arabic words are used in the English language today, and there are surprising stories behind them.