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The grinding misery in Yemen just got worse. Yet while their own suffering goes on in virtual silence, hundreds of thousands still protest in towns across the country about the Israeli bombing in Gaza.Yemen, one of the poorest countries in the world, has found itself thrust into the centre of the war on Gaza.As if that wasn’t unlikely enough, the Houthi militants who control the bulk of the Yemeni population through a combination of force, fear and extensive outside help from Iran, are now being viewed by many as heroes.The Houthi actions in wreaking havoc on global shipping routes in…

Missouri authorities executed on Tuesday a 52-year-old murderer convicted of killing his cousin and her husband almost two decades ago, despite appeals to grant him clemency. Brian Dorsey received a single-dose lethal injection at the state prison in Bonne Terre. His execution was the first in Missouri this year and the fifth in the United States. He was convicted of shooting and killing his cousin Sarah Bonnie, and her husband Ben, on December 23, 2006 at their home, where they had taken him in after he sought to borrow money to pay two drug dealers. Their then 4-year-old daughter was…

Ecuador’s former Vice President Jorge Glas was back in prison on Tuesday, after being hospitalized a day earlier, amid growing angry reactions to his arrest. Glas, formerly convicted of corruption and facing fresh charges, was arrested during a highly controversial raid on the Mexican Embassy in Quito last weekend, where he was seeking refuge.Mexico to cut ties with Ecuador after embassy stormedTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video What do we know about Glas’ health? The Ecuadorian SNAI prisons agency said the former vice president was returned to prison…

Europe’s top human rights court has sided with a 2,000-strong group of elderly women who said Switzerland’s government had not done enough to combat climate change. Senior Women for Climate Protection, whose average age is 74, say older women’s rights are especially infringed on because they are most affected by the extreme heat that will become more frequent due to global warming. This is the first time the court has ruled on climate change.Judgments from the European Court of Human Rights are not legally binding for all 46 of the European Council’s member states, but they set a legal precedent…

Insults, hostility, and hate speech are a major problem in public spaces and on social networks. Governments around the world are seeking to take firmer legal action against these phenomena. Germany, for example, introduced the Network Enforcement Act in 2017. The European Parliament has called for a more forceful prosecution of hate crimes throughout the EU. Initially, then, it appeared to be a good thing that the Scottish government had decided to tighten the existing regulations. What are the rules in Scotland? The new Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act came into force on April 1. It extends existing regulations, in that racially motivated acts…

Yemen’s fishermen set out at dawn to take on seas where they know they could face pirates, smugglers, and now Houthi militant missile attacks.”We’re always scared,” Awad tells us as he sits on the edge of the wooden fishing boat. “Because you don’t know when you will be attacked.”The Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden have become the new battleground in the spreading war in Gaza.Houthi missiles targeting international shipping routes have caused havoc to global trade, led to a rise in food prices and brought heightened misery to the Yemenis who rely on the waters for their livelihoods.…

A South African court on Tuesday overruled electoral authorities’ decision to bar former President Jacob Zuma from running in the country’s general elections next month. South Africans will on May 29 vote for a new parliament, which will in turn elect the president. What do we know about the decision? “The decision of the Electoral Commission… is set aside,” the Electoral Court wrote in its ruling seen by AFP news agency.  The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) decided last month to bar Zuma from running for a seat in Parliament on behalf of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK). The IEC disqualified Zuma over…

Thousands of people protested on Tuesday in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, against a plan to reintroduce a law that would allow the government to more easily monitor NGOs and the media. The ruling Georgian Dream party announced last week it intends to bring back the bill. It had been abandoned last year following widespread protests. The law would require groups receiving more than 20% of their funding from overseas to register as an “organization pursuing the interests of a foreign power.” The previous version of the law that was dropped in 2023 used the wording “agent of foreign influence.” Georgian Dream…

One of the most anticipated moments of the year has come and gone as a total solar eclipse swept across North America.As millions of spectators gazed at the phenomenon from the ground, Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite captured the eclipse during an orbit. Astronauts from NASA witnessed the event from space as the International Space Station shared a clip that showed the shadow of the moon passing over the Earth.Read more:Best pictures and videos of the eclipse X This content is provided by X, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission…

The political landscape in Turkey experienced a significant shift as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s conservative Justice and Development Party (AKP) suffered a historic defeat in local elections on March 31. The center-left Republican People’s Party (CHP) celebrated a resounding victory that echoed throughout the nation, as it secured wins in 21 smaller municipalities and claimed victory in 14 major cities, including the crucial centers of Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir. The victory has revived hopes among the opposition, which was deeply disappointed by Erdogan’s reelection victory in last year’s general election. The streets were filled with people celebrating and cheering for the first time in a…