Where a Strongman Failed, Women Are Now Fueling a Democratic Revival
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Where a Strongman Failed, Women Are Now Fueling a Democratic Revival

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It was a brief remark during a mundane session of Parliament. But to Harini Amarasuriya, Sri Lanka’s prime minister, it was the moment she realized that her country, wrecked not long ago by strongman leaders and their populist politics, had entered a potentially…

US sanctions RSF commander accused of rights abuses in Sudan’s Darfur | Conflict News

US sanctions RSF commander accused of rights abuses in Sudan’s Darfur | Conflict News

Abdel Rahman Juma Barkalla is accused of leading a campaign marred by sexual and ethnically motivated violence. The United States has imposed sanctions on Abdel Rahman Juma Barkalla, whom it says is responsible for human rights abuses in West Darfur. The US Department of the Treasury outlined a series of…

Fact check: Are late-term abortions ever ‘medically necessary’? | US Election 2024 News

Fact check: Are late-term abortions ever ‘medically necessary’? | US Election 2024 News

Healthcare is considered “medically necessary” when it is required to maintain or restore a patient’s health. And, despite posts on social media claiming otherwise, abortion can fall into that category in emergency situations – even in the third trimester. “Abortion is never medically necessary in the last trimester. Literally never….

The girl with sun-shaped earrings: A family remembers a murdered daughter | Women

The girl with sun-shaped earrings: A family remembers a murdered daughter | Women

This article is a collaboration between Kyrgyzstan-based media outlet Kloop and Al Jazeera and is based on reporting conducted between 2022 and 2024. Osh, Kyrgyzstan – When Mediyana Talantbekova was about 10 years old, she would watch over her family’s calves. One day, one of them went to graze in…

Trump vs Harris: American misogyny on the ballot | US Election 2024

Trump vs Harris: American misogyny on the ballot | US Election 2024

Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again (MAGA)” movement is a macho cult. It suggests the US can be “great again” only if modern American men learn to be strong “manly men” like their fathers and grandfathers, assert dominance over “their” women, and “take back control” – whatever that means. It…

Trump, Harris head west in election race for Latino votes in swing states | US Election 2024 News

Trump, Harris head west in election race for Latino votes in swing states | US Election 2024 News

The Democratic and Republican candidates in the November 5 battle for the White House have turned their attention to two key swing states in the southwest of the United States, as the gruelling campaign race goes into the final days locked in a dead heat. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump…

‘Does a Dalit’s life have no value?’: The murder of a teenage girl in India | Women

‘Does a Dalit’s life have no value?’: The murder of a teenage girl in India | Women

Muzaffarpur, India – As protesters took to the streets of Kolkata to demand justice for a trainee doctor who was raped and murdered on August 9, 55-year-old Nirali Kumari* gasped for breath in her small wooden hut 480km (300 miles) away. She hadn’t left her home – or even her…

US women having abortions at the same rate as before ban: New study | Health News

US women having abortions at the same rate as before ban: New study | Health News

A study shows women in the US are getting around state bans by using telehealth to obtain abortion pills. Women in the United States who live in states that have banned abortions are still getting them at a similar rate compared to before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade,…

In a close presidential race, Trump is strategically ambiguous on abortion | US Election 2024 News

In a close presidential race, Trump is strategically ambiguous on abortion | US Election 2024 News

Experts say it is not likely Trump’s shifting position will prompt abortion opponents to defect to Harris’s camp. But, they warn, there is a real risk that some could stay home on election day, rather than support Trump. For instance, one prominent anti-abortion rights activist, Lila Rose, has urged her…