An Australian judge on Friday awarded a transgender woman $10,000 for her claim of gender discrimination, finding she had been indirectly discriminated against by a women-only social media app. Justice Bromwich rejected the woman’s claim of direct discrimination but found her claim of indirect discrimination on the basis of gender successful since the app imposed [...]

The Association of Autonomous Austrian Women’s Shelters (AÖF) reported a record high in femicides in the country on Sunday. AÖF reports that every month, about three women are murdered in Austria. The majority of these murders involve a partner or family relationship between the perpetrator and the victim. The organization claims there have been 15 [...]

The Archbishop of Canterbury on Monday joined Archbishop Hosam Naoum in protesting the closure of a hospital in Gaza and an attack on an ambulance vehicle. The Al Ahli Anglican Hospital was compelled to close by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) amidst “escalating military activity.” An ambulance was also fired at while en route to [...]

Berlin police said released a police report on Sunday detailing damage by unknown persons to a Jewish memorial in Steglitz and said that an investigation was ongoing. Police said that at around 4:10pm on Saturday, officers noticed paint smeared on the monument on Hermann-Ehlers-Platz. The mirror surface of the monument was damaged with “political content,” [...]

South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Tuesday that soldiers fired warning shots to repel North Korean soldiers who violated the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) by about 20 meters. Around 20-30 North Korean soldiers, while engaging in unspecified construction work on the northern side of the border, crossed the Demilitarised Zone dividing the [...]

Peru’s Justice Department said on Monday it has extended the pre-trial detention of jailed former president Pedro Castillo, by 14 months. Castillo is charged with rebellion, abuse of authority, and disrupting the peace. The former president has been detained in Barbadillo Prison since December 2022. The local news service Andina reported that the measure was [...]

Polish authorities held a press conference on Monday at the headquarters of the General Staff of the Polish Army, revealing details of a multi-year plan aimed at fortifying the Polish border with Belarus and Russia called “Shield East,” The program involves strengthening detection, improving warning and tracking systems, preparing forward operational bases, preparing logistics hubs [...]

The Australian National University (ANU) on Monday officially ordered all students to pack up and leave an on-campus pro-Palestine encampment due to serious safety concerns. A notice to vacate was ordered on Monday following safety concerns about the location of the encampment. It is situated in the primary emergency evacuation zone for the large number [...]