Human Rights
Nicaraguan ambassador to OAS condemns Ortega's 'dictatorship'
McFields said he was speaking on behalf “of the 177 political prisoners and the more than 350 people who have lost their lives”
Health
Mexico's Supreme Court legalizes abortion as second largest Catholic nation shifts pro-choice
Before 2019, the procedure was largely criminalized throughout Mexico. Catholics dominate the North American country by more than 72% of the population, and Mexico harbors the second largest Catholic population in the world, an estimated total of more than 90 million people.
Human Rights
Nicaragua seizes properties of exiled businessman
The businessman has been an outspoken critic of the Ortega regime since 2018, when anti-government protests swept the country
Human Rights
Golden State Warriors co-owner slammed for saying 'nobody cares' about Uyghurs
"I’m telling you a very hard ugly truth," he said, adding that "of all the things that I care about, yes, it is below my line."
Politics
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau urges capitalist democracies to unite against China
“We’ve been competing and China has been from time to time very cleverly playing us off each other," he stated
Politics
Post slams Biden for 'classic non-denial denial' about Saudi Arabia trip
After denying reports from the Washington Post and New York Times of confirmed travel to the Kingdom, the Post slammed the president for issuing a "classic non-denial denial," a phrase the Post popularized during its coverage of Watergate
Culture
Nobel winner Desmond Tutu dies at 90, led fight against South Africa’s apartheid
Tutu’s battle achieved global acclaim and culminated with Nelson Mandela’s 1994 election as South Africa’s first black president.
Politics
Senior U.S. envoy Chris Dodd to visit Honduras as it considers cutting ties with Taiwan
Dodd’s visit comes days after Honduran President Xiomara Castro said her government planned to seek diplomatic ties with China, in part due to the country’s financial challenges and a $600 million debt it owes to Taiwan
Coronavirus
Kim Jong-un was ‘seriously ill’ with a ‘high fever,’ confirms sister
The officials in attendance broke down in tears as she broke the news.