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LGBT rights have become a hot button issue in Poland ahead of the October 13 general election in the heavily Catholic country
World
26.05.2024
Poland's LGBT community under fire ahead of elections
The Houston Rockets went to Asia for exhibition games but were plunged into a political firestorm following their general manager's tweet supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong
World
26.05.2024
NBA backs free speech after Hong Kong tweet furore
Right groups say China has detained around one million Uighurs and other Muslims in re-education camps in western Xinjiang region
World
26.05.2024
US blacklists 28 Chinese entities over abuses in Xinjiang
UN Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet urged Australia to reform its criminal and refugee detention systems
World
26.05.2024
UN rights chief urges Australia to overhaul detention policies
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Carrie Lam told reporters she believed Hong Kong can tackle the crisis on its own
World 26.05.2024
Hong Kong 'won't rule out' Chinese over protests: leader
Iran sees protests in neighbouring Iraq as being driven by Tehran's foes, and motivated by a desire to drive a wedge between the two countries, which have become increasingly intertwined since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003
World 26.05.2024
For Iran, Iraq's unrest is plot to undo bilateral ties
Turkish-backed Syrian rebel fighters gather near the Syrian-Turkish border as Ankara threatened an offensive against Kurdish militias it considers terrorists
World 26.05.2024
IS threat to spread if Turkey invades northern Syria
Italy currently has the second highest number of lawmakers in the EU after Britain
World 26.05.2024
Italy to vote on streamlining parliament
Gay rights advocates celebrate outside the Supreme Court in 2015 after judges ruled in favor of same-sex marriage: new rulings on sexual minorities' rights in the workplace may face a rockier passage
World 26.05.2024
US Supreme Court to take on gay and transgender rights in the workplace
'South Park' creators Matt Parker and Trey Stone frequently skewer authority figures
World 26.05.2024
'South Park' creators issue mock apology over China censorship
NBA commissioner Adam Silver has come under pressure to speak out more strongly in defence of free speech
More sports 26.05.2024
China punishes NBA as crisis over democracy tweet deepens
Turkish-backed Syrian rebel fighters are gathering near the border, with Ankara saying preparations have been completed for an offensive into northern Syria
World 26.05.2024
Turkey preparations for Syria offensive 'completed'
Tiffany & Co have removed a tweet showing a woman covering one eye after Chinese consumers accused the jeweller of supporting the Hong Kong democracy movement
World 26.05.2024
Tiffany removes advert over Hong Kong controversy
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