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Exiled Iranian women in Germany: 'All that remains is rage!'

Iran's regime has been cracking down on protesters with brutal force. Images of bodies in shrouds have provoked shock and outrage around the world — including among five Iranian women living in German...

Jan 17Deutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Iran's regime crushing protests in bloody crackdown

Protesters are putting their lives on the line in Iran as the state mounts a coordinated and brutal response to the unrest. As death toll grows, hopes of outside help seem faint....

Jan 15Deutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Amid ICE clashes, New Hampshire bishop urges clergy to prepare their wills

The Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire told priests protesting ICE to get their wills and affairs in order. Some praise the bishop, while other priests say they never signed up to be martyrs. (Image cr...

6dNPR NewsPolitics

How are ICE agents recruited, and who are they?

Donald Trump's second presidential term has seen a rapid rise in the number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. But who are these people, and where is the US government finding them?...

Jan 17Deutsche WellePolitics

WATCH: Pokémon store robbed at gunpoint in Manhattan

Three men robbed a Pokémon store in Manhattan on Wednesday, stealing $1,000 in cash from a register, an unknown amount of merchandise and a cell phone, according to the New York Police Department....

Jan 15ABC NewscrimeImpact

Australia: Writers' festival called off amid boycott

The Adelaide Writers' Week retracted an invitation to an Australian-Palestinian author, citing the the Bondi Beach attack. Dozens, including the event's director and the former PM of New Zealand, with...

Jan 13Deutsche Welleculture

India: Security, terrorism laws used to silence dissent

Under UAPA, India's controversial anti-terror law, a suspect can spend years in jail without trial if the accusations against them seem true at first glance. Meanwhile, courts are expanding the defini...

Jan 16Deutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Chromebooks train schoolkids to be loyal customers, internal Google document suggests

Internal documents revealed as part of a child safety lawsuit hint at Google's plan to "onboard kids" into its ecosystem by investing in schools. In this November 2020 presentation , Google writes tha...

1dThe VergeTechnologyImpact

Germany news: More and more people turning away from alcohol

While a considerable majority of Germans drink alcohol, the proportion is on the wane with many citing health worries. Meanwhile, a debate about inheritance tax is brewing in the German government. DW...

3dDeutsche WelleHealth

Will Turkey export home-grown 'Islamic State' extremists?

Turkey is no longer just a transit country for one branch of the extremist "Islamic State" group. Experts say the group has become more professional in Turkey and could pose a danger domestically, and...

6dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

I was celibate for a year, and then I met someone 10 years younger. Our 3-month fling changed everything for me.

The author had a fling with a younger man. Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images After a difficult breakup, I was celibate for a year — until I met someone 10 years younger. I felt safe with this y...

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Now that I'm a mom, I wish I hadn't banned friends' kids from our wedding. It would have made the day more special.

The author with her husband on their (mostly) kids-free wedding day. Courtesy of Rachel Miranda Photography My then fiancé and I decided not to invite kids who weren't relatives to our wedding. We fea...

3dBusiness InsiderlifestyleImpact

Hong Kong: Life sentence looms for media tycoon Jimmy Lai

With the last stage of Jimmy Lai's national security trial drawing to a close, Hong Kong's High Court is set to decide on the sentence for the pro-democracy tycoon. Will Lai get life in prison?...

Jan 15Deutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Kurds in the Middle East: Struggle for a homeland

The Kurdish people are one of the largest ethnic groups in the world without their own country. Many are native to the region where four countries — Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey — meet and share langu...

2dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Torture, false arrests: Ukrainian women in Russian prisons

Some 20,000 Ukrainian civilians are in Russian prisons and rights activists say more than 2,000 are female. Some of the women who have managed to get out jail are now speaking out about what they expe...

Jan 16Deutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Report highlights how Russia lures young Africans to fight in Ukraine

In tonight's edition, a report highlights how Russia lures young Africans to fight in Ukraine. Also, widespread delays in Uganda's presidential election. And the official draw for the Women’s African ...

Jan 15France 24PoliticsImpact

Meta is stopping teens from chatting with its AI characters

Meta is "temporarily pausing" the ability for teens to chat with its AI characters as it develops a "new version" of the characters that will offer a "better experience." The company made the announce...

1dThe VergeTechnologyImpact

The state attorneys general are as mad as you are

The sun was already beginning to set as Portlanders in weatherproof jackets and fleeces lined up around Revolution Hall. It wasn't yet 5PM on a Wednesday but the crowd was gathering well before the to...

2dThe VergePoliticsImpact

Senate passes a bill that would let nonconsensual deepfake victims sue

The Senate passed a bill that could give people who've found their likeness deepfaked into sexually-explicit images without their consent a new way to fight back. The Disrupt Explicit Forged Images an...

Jan 13The VergePoliticsImpact

Marc Benioff says a documentary about Character.AI's effects on children was 'the worst thing I've ever seen in my life'

Marc Benioff said that Section 230 needs to be reformed and tech companies should be held responsible for online harm. Halil Sagirkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images Marc Benioff said that AI-related suicid...

Jan 15Business InsiderTechnologyImpact
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