Senegal doubles maximum penalty for same-sex activity to 10 years’ jail

DAKAR, March 12 (Reuters) – Senegal’s National Assembly late on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a ‌bill doubling the maximum prison term for same-sex sexual acts to 10 years and criminalising any efforts to promote homosexuality. The law – passed by 135 … Read More

Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei vows to fight in first statement as supreme leader

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The newly appointed supreme leader delivers a combative statement, pledging Iran will keep fighting. Mojtaba Khamenei has issued his first statement since taking over as Iran’s supreme leader after his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and several family members were assassinated … Read More

West Virginia moves to block Medicaid funding for gender surgeries, abortions

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) – West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey announced the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling, upholding the state’s Medicaid policy that excludes coverage for gender-affirming surgeries. The court held that the policy does … Read More

Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei supreme leader as war fuels spike in oil prices

Iran’s clerical Assembly of Experts tapped Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country’s new supreme leader amid ongoing conflict, even as the war sent global oil prices soaring past $100 a barrel. FAST FACTS … Read More

FBI raids upscale homes of self-radicalized ISIS protesters accused of hurling bombs in NYC — including $2M mansion

The FBI raided the upscale homes of two ISIS-inspired extremists accused of hurling bombs during the weekend’s protest near Gracie Mansion, including a $2.25 million six-bedroom mansion in a leafy Pennsylvania suburb. The FBI’s Evidence Response Team searched the Bucks … Read More

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