TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The first publicly known cases have emerged of Russian authorities penalizing people under a court ruling that outlawed LGBTQ+ activism as extremism, Russian media and rights groups have reported, with at least three people who displayed rainbow-colored items receiving jail time or fines.The Supreme Court ruling…

One year after passing a law that allows Ukrainian immigrants on humanitarian parole to receive driver’s licenses, Indiana lawmakers are trying to repeal it after a federal judge recently ruled that the law must extend to all parolees.The bill that passed the House on Monday with bipartisan support would eliminate…

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco is planning on passing new laws and strengthening penalties to combat art forgeries in order to protect a multimillion dollar art market that officials believe will continue to grow.The North African nation’s chief prosecutor on Monday kicked off a series of meetings with the country’s…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Four bus and taxi drivers were killed Monday following apparently coordinated attacks by gunmen in the city of Chilpancingo, the capital of the southern Pacific coast state of Guerrero.Drug gangs battling for control in the state have long been known to kill people for not paying…

Students occupying a law school during an exam period as a protest against government plans to allow private universities were removed from the building by police in northern Greece. A dozen people were arrested.A police statement said that the operation followed a request for assistance from university authorities in the…

The U.S. government is increasing its urgent military assistance to Guyana, officials said Monday, as neighboring Venezuela threatens to seize a large part of the country’s territory it has long claimed.The U.S. is pledging to help Guyana buy new aircraft, helicopters, a fleet of military drones and, for the first…

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, self-described as the “world’s coolest dictator,” secured what global observers deemed a landslide re-election victory on Sunday. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a statement on Monday congratulating Bukele on the win. “The United States commends the work of electoral observers and looks forward to working…

A group of women at a resort in Thailand were captured on video Sunday posing for photos on a second-floor balcony when part of the structure collapsed, and they tumbled to the ground.Twelve tourists, all of whom were women who volunteered at a local public health office, were snapping photos…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is contemplating dismissing Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces.Zelenskyy said there is a need for a reset in leadership, indicating a broader shakeup beyond the military sector.The potential firing of Zaluzhnyi has caused uproar in Ukraine and pleased the Kremlin, impacting morale in…

Yang Hengjun, a China-born Australian democracy blogger, received a suspended death sentence from a Chinese court on Monday.The Australian government, which has consistently advocated for Yang, expressed shock at the verdict.Yang was convicted of espionage and given a death sentence with a two-year reprieve, a common practice in China that…