The president of Uganda signed a punitive anti-gay bill on Monday that includes the death penalty, enshrining into law an intensifying crackdown against L.G.B.T.Q. people in the conservative East African nation and dismissing widespread calls not to impose one of the world’s most restrictive anti-gay measures. The law, which was introduced in Parliament in March, […]
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Anger Over Pensions Law Fuels May Day Protests in France
French workers headed to the streets across the country on Monday, as the annual May Day demonstrations in France coincided with smoldering anger over an unpopular pension overhaul that President Emmanuel Macron pushed through last month. From Le Havre in the north to Marseille in the south, tens of thousands of people had taken to […]
Zelensky Signs Law Banning Russian Place Names in Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has signed two laws that strictly reinforce his country’s national identity, banning Russian place names and making knowledge of Ukrainian language and history a requirement for citizenship. The moves late Friday were Ukraine’s latest steps to distance itself from a long legacy of Russian domination, an increasingly emotional subject since […]
Putin Declares Martial Law in 4 Areas of Ukraine as Russian Proxies Move Civilians in South
Pro-Kremlin officials said they would move tens of thousands out of Kherson as Ukrainian forces press toward the key southern city.