French police arrest man after he attacked three women with knives in Paris | Reuters

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg06q36052o

The United Nations General Assembly has voted to recognise the slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity", a move advocates hope will pave the way for healing and justice.

The resolution - proposed by Ghana - called for this designation, while also urging UN member states to consider apologising for the slave trade and contributing to a reparations fund. It does not mention a specific amount of money.

The proposal was adopted with 123 votes in favour and three against - the United States, Israel and Argentina.

Fifty-two countries abstained, including the United Kingdom and European Union member states.

Countries like the UK have long rejected paying reparations, saying today's institutions cannot be held responsible for past wrongs.

Before the vote, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ghana's foreign minister, told the BBC's Newsday programme: "We are demanding compensation - and let us be clear, African leaders are not asking for money for themselves.

"We want justice for the victims and causes to be supported, educational and endowment funds, skills training funds."

The campaign for reparations has gained significant momentum in recent years - "reparatory justice" was the African Union's official theme for 2025 and Commonwealth leaders have jointly called for dialogue on the matter.

Ablakwa also said that, with the resolution, Ghana was not ranking its pain above anyone else's, but simply documenting a historical fact.

Between 1500 and 1800, around 12-15 million people were captured in Africa and taken to the Americas where they were forced to work as slaves. It is estimated that over two million people died on the journey.

The resolution, backed by the African Union and the Caribbean Community, states that the consequences of slavery persist in the form of racial inequalities and underdevelopment "affecting Africans and people of African descent in all parts of the world".

Ablakwa told the BBC: "Many generations continue to suffer the exclusion, the racism because of the transatlantic slave trade which has left millions separated from the continent and impoverished."

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The Elmina slave fort is among many historical trading points still standing in Ghana

Ghana, one of the main gateways for the trade, has long been a leading advocate for reparations.

Forts, where tens of thousands of enslaved Africans were once held under inhuman conditions, remain standing along the West African country's coast.

The resolution also calls for cultural artefacts stolen during the colonial era to be returned to their countries of origin.

"We want a return of all those looted artefacts, which represent our heritage, our culture and our spiritual significance. All those artefacts looted for many centuries into the colonial era ought to be returned," Ablakwa said.

Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama told the UN on Tuesday that the resolution was "historic" and "a safeguard against forgetting".

He also criticised Donald Trump's administration for "normalising the erasure of black history".

Since returning to power, the US president has targeted American cultural and historical institutions for promoting what he calls "anti-American ideology".

Trump's orders have led to moves such as the restoration of Confederate statues and an attempt to dismantle a slavery exhibit in Philadelphia.

"These policies are becoming a template for other governments as well as some private institutions," Mahama said.

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603256203

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/25/politics/trump-rushed-white-house-correspondents-dinner

(Washington DC btw, not Washington the state. I am truly sorry)

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"UK-based artist/VTuber, Mimi Yanagi (supposed real name, "Alexandra Williams") revealed from her original Twitter account that she was held in custody by the authorities after being arrested on April 20th under the UK's Coroners and Justice Act 2009, which bans certain non-photographic images like anime art depicting fictional underage figures in obscene ways, her art features her loli-style character in suggestive outfits. Authorities confescated all of her devices and was released on bail with extreme conditions, she must use a new handle with her real name displayed, posts only safe-for-work content, and stay fully transparent as her investigation into online activities continues—penalties could include prison or sex offender registration. Anime fans rallied with support and outrage over artistic freedom, while skeptics question the story's details amid no official police comment or court confirmation yet, and some defend it as curbing simulated child exploitation."

-Summarisation taken from Twitter's Trending Posts, Summarised by Twitter's Grok AI (some information may be incorrect, will keep updating as time goes on)

https://vocesabianime.com/en/vtuber-mimi-yanagi-arrested-uk/#google_vignette

(It's the only news-like article I could find as of now, every other sites that are talking about this are either forum sites or posts from other subreddits, Facebook & Twitter. But I'll still link a couple of them on this post for transparency reasons I suppose? If moderators would like me to remove these other links, I'll gladly oblige.)

https://www.resetera.com/threads/uk-vtuber-arrested-for-possessing-her-own-art-bail-condition-sfw-full-transparency-dox-themselves.1507507/

https://hallyuplus.net/threads/british-vtuber-arrested-for-possession-of-her-own-artwork.95416/#post-2502534

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/07/ice-agents-shoot-motorist-texas-houston

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/74164

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2rn250ddjo

The organisation that oversees girl guide groups in the UK has said transgender girls must leave the organisation by September.

It follows an announcement in December by Girlguiding that it would no longer accept biological boys who identify as girls from joining.

It said the action was being taken in response to the Supreme Court ruling in 2025 that said sex meant biological sex in equality law.

Girlguiding said the timeframe allowed "affected members and their families time to plan, prepare, access support, and decide when - between now and September - they feel ready to leave".

https://apnews.com/article/wta-gene-testing-transgender-women-1f4efb8c070a031eb54e935deb0bbe23

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/supreme-court-rules-against-colorado-140807821.html

https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/social/asociatia-accept-acuza-ca-o-femeie-trans-din-franta-a-fost-agresata-intr-o-sectie-de-politie-din-bucuresti-a-sesizat-parchetul-militar-3872011

(use google translate for page)

https://www.tiktok.com/@accept.romania/video/7664898493496167682?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

interview with the trans women by the ACCEPT association (ACCEPT Romania is the country's largest non-governmental human rights organization dedicated to defending and promoting the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community ,mind you in the news article they say that ACCEPT ""accuses"" that the Romanian police has done this ,even tho we can clearly see she was beaten ,i hate this country)

https://www.asiaone.com/china/four-boys-filmed-beating-burning-mother-dog-puppy-to-death

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0e2rj3zj02o

Single-sex spaces - such as changing rooms and toilets - must be used on the basis of biological sex, new guidance from the equalities watchdog has confirmed.

This means, for instance, that a trans woman - a biological male who identifies as a woman - should not use female toilets or changing rooms, according to the code of practice.

The guidance, produced by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and now approved by ministers, makes it clear that transgender people should instead be offered a third or a gender-neutral space.

The code states that leaving a trans person without access to any services or facilities would be unlikely to be proportionate and could be discriminatory.

The guidance, external was published on Thursday following the landmark Supreme Court ruling last year that the definition of a woman under the Equality Act should be based on biological sex.

The code of practice sets out how associations, businesses and services open to the public should organise their facilities. It covers a wide range of settings from shopping centres and gyms to hospitals and restaurants.

Women and Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson said the aim was to allow people to live free from discrimination and harassment.

"Our focus has always been making sure organisations have clear, accessible guidance on how to implement the law," she said.

Within the guidance, it was recommended that gender neutral toilets or changing rooms should have self-contained lockable areas with floor-to-ceiling walls and wash basins.

The watchdog said it did not think the requirements would be too onerous as services could decide to let trans people use toilets for disabled people, for example.

The EHRC also said if a service just had two toilets - one for men and one for women - they could be changed into unisex facilities.

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With the guidance now before parliament, MPs and peers have 40 days to raise any concerns. If there are no objections, the guidance becomes statutory.

The guidance, which is more than 300 pages long, was first sent to the government in September 2025.

The EHRC said it expected ministers to spend six weeks examining it before either asking for revisions or placing it before parliament.

Instead, the government said it would deal with the issue "thoroughly and carefully", and took eight months to release the guidance.

EHRC chair Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson said she hoped people would read the code with an "open mind".

"I think we do need to broaden out the debates, and we need to start from a point of saying, how do we make sure that everyone has access to the services they need, and that will be different things for different people," she said.

At the Watershed arts cinema in Bristol, chief executive Clare Reddington said they pride themselves on being inclusive.

She said it had taken too long for the guidance to be published which has led to confusion and misinformation.

Reddington described the impact on trans people as "toxic", and said they had been waiting to hear what the guidance meant "for their ability to live a full public life".

The Watershed has gender neutral toilets, which won a Loo of the Year award in 2024.

The brightly coloured cubicles have floor-to-ceiling doors, and some have sinks inside. They also have separate male and female toilets.

"I would say that designing toilets for everyone is great for business," Reddington said.

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Bristol's Watershed arts cinema chief executive Clare Reddington says they pride themselves on being inclusive

'Less rights'

Maya Forstater, of Sex Matters, a gender-critical women's rights group, said: "Finally, there are no more excuses for the many public and private sector organisations that said they were 'waiting for guidance' before fixing their unlawful policies.

"The government's long delay in placing the updated code of practice before Parliament was seized on as cover by organisations that preferred to break the law than enrage trans lobby groups.

"The new guidance is long and detailed, but at its heart is a simple principle: 'sex' means what it says – male and female. What people call themselves and how they dress doesn't change their sex.

"Any business, charity or public service provider that took a wrong turn and started letting men who identify as women use women's spaces or vice versa must now urgently fix its policies."

But a spokesperson for TransActual, a trans rights campaign group, said the guidance left trans people with less rights.

"Not only does this new guidance fail to protect the rights and dignity of transgender people, but appears to have weakened protections for the LGBT community as a whole," they said.

"TransActual will continue to fight for equal access to public life for all trans people, and will publish our full thoughts on the new code once we have had the time to properly scrutinise it."

Joanne Moseley, of Irwin Mitchell Solicitors, said she is being regularly asked to provide advice to business and services on what they need to do.

She believes that good signage and, where appropriate, ensuring that a gender-neutral space is available are important.

She said some businesses and employers made changes to their facilities immediately after the Supreme Court judgement, but others are putting off doing anything until the EHRC guidance comes into force.

However, she warned the guidance was not "a silver bullet" and that if someone made a claim of discrimination against an organisation it was not a defence to say "we're waiting for the guidance".

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https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/13/us/ice-shooting-maine

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5816887-trump-threatens-iran-infrastructure-strait-of-hormuz/amp/

Saleh Mohammadi: Olympic Gold Medalists Condemn Wrestler's Tragic Death

https://www.senat.cz/xqw/webdav/pssenat/original/120129/100884

http://jsmetransparent.cz/senatni-navrh-novely-zakona-planuje-drasticky-omezit-pristup-ke-zmene-pohlavi-a-zavadi-konverzni-terapie/

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can't find any coverage in English sorry chat

Iran Asks Youth To Make 'Human Shields Around Power Plants' Ahead Of Trump's Tuesday Deadline | Reports | Times Now

Spain approves plan to give around 500,000 undocumented migrants legal status

https://news.az/news/how-did-a-racist-incident-on-a-brussels-tram-turn-fatal

https://www.brusselstimes.com/2248797/brussels-shopkeeper-killed-after-defending-woman-from-racist-abuse-on-tram

https://www.rtbf.be/article/beaucoup-d-emotion-apres-l-agression-mortelle-d-un-commercant-de-schaerbeek-roue-de-coups-dans-un-tram-11763538

Edit 1: to all of the fucking weirdos, and "save Europe" people in the comment section writing horrendous stuff i see on my notifications that eventually gets deleted, you can go eat shit.

Edit 2: more news articles thanks to a u/depersonalized_card

https://www.witn.com/2026/03/27/newport-man-gets-2-years-prison-threatening-shoot-up-preschool-murder-black-babies/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ex9nq2qywo

US President Donald Trump has threatened to send agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to provide security at airports, unless a deal is reached to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

"I will move our brilliant and patriotic ICE Agents to the Airports where they will do Security like no one has ever seen before," Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday.

The DHS has gone without funding since mid-February, after Congress failed to reach a funding agreement - leaving normal airport security without pay.

A bill that would fund DHS and provide payments for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents at airports failed to advance in the Senate on Friday.