Belgium Permits Pensions, Maternity Leave For Sex Workers
A law has been passed in Belgium that gives sex workers the same rights and safeguards as other workers. The legislation, signed into law on Sunday, ensures that sex workers are entitled to maternity leave, pensions, and legal safeguards against exploitation. This decision followed widespread protests in 2022 during which sex workers demanded state support after being excluded from government assistance...
Russia Did Its Utmost To Prevent Forceful Scenario In Ukraine – Maria
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said that Russia had done its utmost to prevent the forceful scenario in the Ukrainian crisis. "For many years we kept saying we were doing everything to prevent the situation from sliding down, from degradation, and then to avoid a forceful scenario," she said, while speaking at the Znaniye (Knowledge) educational marathon...
Argentina’s Power Largely Restored After Fire Hits National Grid
Power has largely been restored in Argentina after more than half of the country was left without electricity for several hours. More than 20 million people in major cities and large swathes of the countryside were affected on Wednesday. The blackout is believed to have been caused by a large fire in open fields west of the capital, Buenos Aires. The blaze...
President Trump, Putin Finally Agree On Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire
President Donald Trump on Tuesday shared details of his phone conversation with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. The President described the discussion, which focused on the Russia-Ukraine war, as “a very good and productive one.” In a post on Truth Social, Trump confirmed that they had agreed to “an immediate ceasefire on all energy and infrastructure.” The leaders also reached an understanding to...
Boris Johnson’s Condition Improving As He Sits Up In Bed
Boris Johnson is 'improving' in hospital after two days in intensive care battling coronavirus, Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed this afternoon. In news that will come as a relief to the nation he said that the Prime Minister had also been sitting up in bed after two nights in St Thomas's Hospital in London. Fronting the daily news conference, Mr. Sunak began...
Turkey Rebrands As ‘Türkiye,’ Changing Name At The United Nations
The country is now called "Türkiye" in the halls of the United Nations, who agreed to recognize the change on Wednesday after a request from Turkey's government. The campaign to rebrand as Türkiye began in December. "The process we started under th...
Brazil’s Ex-President Jailed 27 Years For Plotting Coup
Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced firebrand ex-president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for coup plotting at the end of a landmark trial that divided the nation and drew US fury. The sentence could see the 70-year-old far-right leader spend the rest of his days in jail. Judges voted 4-1 to convict Bolsonaro of plotting to overthrow Luiz Inacio...
Trump Announces 35% Tariff On Canadian Exports Amid Escalating Trade Tensions
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday in a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney that a 35% tariff would be applied to Canadian exports to the United States beginning August 1. This marks the latest in a series of over 20 similar letters issued by Trump since Monday, as part of his continued push to reshape global trade terms. The...
Over 900 Lives Lost In Iran Amid12-Day Conflict With Israel
Almost a week after a ceasefire was reached, Iran's state media reported that at least 935 people were killed during the recent 12-day war with Israel—a devastating toll that includes 132 women and 38 children. The conflict, which began on June 13 when Israel launched a sweeping bombing campaign, targeted key military bases, nuclear facilities, and, sadly, residential neighborhoods across...
VIDEO: Trump Warns Iran of “Tragedy Far Greater” Following US Strikes, Thanks Netanyahu, God
United States President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to Iran, declaring that the country faces a choice between peace and a tragedy “far greater” than anything witnessed over the past eight days. The statement came in the wake of recent US military strikes targeting Iranian positions. https://youtu.be/OZDvN4FcBNE Speaking in a televised address, President Trump expressed gratitude to Israeli Prime...
