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The US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade, removing federal abortion protections and placing the responsibility for legalizing or banning the procedure upon individual states, in a decision handed down Friday. “The Constitution does not prohibit the citizens of each State from regulating or prohibiting abortion. Roe and Casey …

A “landmark” defense deal has been signed by the governments of Australia and Japan, amid increased tensions with China in the Asia-Pacific. The pact sees the two nations commit to reciprocal military access. On Thursday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held a virtual meeting …

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Kate Wilson began a relationship with Mark Stone after they met in 2003 and had a “whirlwind romance” with him until they went their separate ways in 2005. Half a decade later, however, she found out that her former lover was actually a married police officer called Mark Kennedy, who …

The Women’s Health Protection Act passed the House on Friday, in a largely party-lines vote of 218-211, with only one Democrat, Henry Cuellar of Texas, joining the unanimous Republican opposition.  The bill would enshrine the right to have an abortion, criminalizing attempts by states to hinder terminations, whether by banning …

The decision of the national Supreme Soviet, or Rada in Ukrainian, to declare itself sovereign on August 24, 1991 was the pivotal turning point in its shared history with Moscow. A few months later, the declaration was backed by a referendum with a high turnout and more than 92% of …

PSG supporters have also mobbed the entrance to the French giants’ Parc des Princes home, reacting to rumors that departing Barcelona icon Messi was on a flight to formally complete his shock move. Other accounts claimed that supporters had been outside the stadium since the early morning while speculating that Messi is …

Friday morning Justice Michael Lee said he was not convinced of the evidence put forth by Qantas – Australia’s most dominating airline – that the laying off of thousands of employees was not, at least in part, motivated by their union membership. Qantas dismissed more than 2,000 ground handlers during …

Two gun owners and the New York affiliate of the NRA are looking to overturn a decision by a lower court, which rejected their challenge to the state’s gun regulations. New York is one of just eight US states which currently limit a gun owner’s right to carry their weapon …

The ruling poses a challenge to Japan’s constitution, which defines matrimony as being based on “the mutual consent of both sexes.” The wording has been interpreted as only allowing marriage between a man and a woman, and currently same-sex partners are barred from inheriting each other’s assets. They also have …