Category: World News
Germany proposes rules to ease legal changes of gender
Washington Post The German government has presented a proposal for a law that will make it easier for people to legally change their name and gender, ending decades-old rules that require them to get expert assessments and a court’s authorization https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/09/germany-gender-change/400bfcd0-ee5e-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreGermany saw more politically motivated crimes in 2022
Washington Post The number of politically motivated crimes reported in Germany rose by 7% last year https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/09/germany-political-crimes-racism-antisemitism-lgbtq/fffd4920-ee5b-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreLive Updates: Putin Is Defiant on Victory Day After Russia Aims Missiles at Kyiv
New York Times President Vladimir V. Putin gave a televised address from Moscow’s Red Square ahead of a pared-back military parade, hours after Ukraine’s air defenses intercepted Russian cruise missiles headed for the capital. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/05/09/world/russia-ukraine-news
Read MoreDebt Showdown
New York Times Lawmakers are starting discussions on the debt limit, weeks before a critical deadline. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/briefing/debt-limit-discussions-four-scenarios.html
Read MoreChina raids another global business consultancy, cites spying concerns
Washington Post Capvision offices in four Chinese cities were raided by spy agencies and regulators. Experts say the crackdown is the result of worsening U.S.-China relations. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/09/china-raid-capvision-bain-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreImran Khan, Pakistani opposition leader, is arrested
Washington Post Attempts to arrest former prime minister Imran Khan in March led to standoffs at his residence in Lahore. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/09/pakistan-imran-khan-arrest/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreParty officials: Imran Khan arrested in court in Islamabad
Washington Post Officials from the party of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan say he has been arrested as he appeared in a court in the capital, Islamabad, to face charges in multiple graft cases https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/09/pakistan-imran-khan-arrested-charges/a33d9a84-ee4f-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreGermany’s Scholz urges EU to reform, strike migrants deal
Washington Post German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for the European Union to address the political, economic and strategic challenges it faces by embracing a series of reforms https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/09/european-union-germany-scholz-speech-migration-parliament/c2d222de-ee4f-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreChinese woman appeals in fight for right to freeze her eggs
Washington Post An unmarried Chinese woman has filed her final appeal of a hospital’s denial of access to freeze her eggs in a landmark case of female reproductive rights in the country https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/09/china-woman-freeze-eggs-court/3f881298-ee4b-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreOusted Caritas chief denounces Vatican ‘power grab’
Washington Post The recently ousted head of the Vatican’s main charitable organization is breaking six months of silence to denounce his removal as a “brutal power grab.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/09/vatican-caritas-charity-abuse-pope/4a287e48-ee48-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
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