Argentina’s lower house of Congress approves bill liberalizing abortion laws
Summary The Argentine Chamber of Deputies voted to legalize elective abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. The bill now goes to the more …
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Trump urges House GOP to fix immigration system, expresses no strong preference on rival bills amid uproar over family separations
Summary President Trump scheduled to visit Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill this Tuesday to lobby them on producing comprehensive immigration legislation, which would also provide …
Lifeline ship resisted pressure to return refugees to Libya
Summary On June 21, German charity Mission Lifeline picked up 233 refugees and migrants just outside Libya’s 12-mile territorial waters and refused to hand over …
The newest human rights outrage from Trump
Summary The Trump administration plans to detain migrant families together in custody rather than release them. The Flores settlement agreement allowed the government to …
As Trump Criticizes NATO, E.U. Leader Warns: You ‘Won’t Have a Better Ally’
Summary On Tuesday, President Trump criticized European allies again and expressed his optimistic attitude about the meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia …
North Koreans Are No-Shows at Meeting to Discuss U.S. Soldiers’ Remains
Summary The long-expected meeting between North Korean officials and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that was going to be held at the inter-Korea border …
Tensions Escalate Between Greece and Russia, With Macedonia in the Middle
Summary On Wednesday, there was a worded exchange with the unusually fierce rhetoric between Athens and Moscow, which was caused by their dispute over …
Trump to Invite Putin to Washington as Top Advisers Seek Details of Their Summit Talks
Summary President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin could have another meeting someday in the fall. The recent meeting between the two leaders, which was …
U.N. Agrees on Migration Pact, but U.S. Is Conspicuously Absent
Summary The United Nations on Friday completed an agreement to handle the global flow of migrants. However, it was boycotted by the United States. The …
Legal aid cuts have made human rights ‘unaffordable’, warn MPs
Summary A cross-party group of MPs has warned that cuts to legal aid have made the enforcement of human rights “simply unaffordable” for many people …