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Varadkar concedes defeat in Ireland’s referendum on family, women’s roles
The Irish PM had called the referendum a chance to do away with 'very old-fashioned, very sexist language about women'.
Asif Ali Zardari elected Pakistan’s president for second time
Pakistani lawmakers vote for return of widower of Benazir Bhutto after elections marred by rigging claims.
This Ramadan, give to Gaza
Donating to Gaza charities will not address the cause of Palestinian suffering, but it can help alleviate dire need.
Israel hits landmark residential tower in Rafah as Gaza truce talks stall
Israel hits one of the largest residential towers in Rafah with air raid, displacing hundreds who fled the building.
From Malcolm X to ‘reality rap’: Decoding hip-hop album art
Amid institutional racism in the US, album artwork sends pointed messages about Black culture and politics.
Sweden resumes aid to UN agency for Palestinians
First payment of $20m to be disbursed after Sweden gets assurances of the UNRWA's checks on spending and personnel.
Israel’s ‘anti-Zionists’ brave police beatings, smears to demand end to war
Some have been jailed for refusing to serve in the armed forces while others face threats and harassment.
Iran condemns UN experts’ report on protest crackdown as ‘false’, ‘biased’
Report by UN fact-finding mission says Iran's brutal suppression of 2022 protests amounted to crimes against humanity.
Will a four-day work week solve Germany’s labour shortage?
Counterintuitively, a new German experiment is testing whether working less can help overcome a labour crunch.
UN Security Council calls for ceasefire in Sudan during Ramadan
Fighting has forcibly displaced more than 8 million people, with millions more in need of food and humanitarian aid.