For Kentuckians across the state, it’s almost time to throw on your John Deere hat, a plaid shirt, or a pair of overalls and head on down for the 2024 National Farm Machinery Show. At the largest indoor farm show in the country, attendees are bound to have a good time, and likely won’t leave […]
Two of the country’s largest transgender rights organizations are merging, telling NBC News that joining forces will allow them to better combat years of conservative efforts to roll back trans rights. The National Center for Transgender Equality, or NCTE, a group that focuses primarily on federal policy reform, and the Transgender Legal Defense and Education […]
Put active community organization and rapid digitalization together and you get the story of contemporary Ukrainian society. You also get Monobank— Ukraine’s hugely popular mobile-only bank that has facilitated nearly $1 billion in donations to fund the war effort since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. In the first year of the […]
MALE, Maldives (AP) — The president of the Maldives said Saturday that his country’s small size doesn’t give anyone the license to bully it, in a sign of defiance toward India, the archipelago state’s giant neighbor. President Mohamed Muizzu, speaking to the media on his return from India’s regional rival China, said the Maldives is […]
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a law into effect that significantly tightens control over various religious denominations and organisations. The law, published on the presidential website this week, mandates that all denominations and religious groups reapply for state registration, which authorities reserve the right to refuse. It is the latest step in Mr Lukashenko’s […]
On 29 December, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba held a telephone conversation with Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, while being in the bomb shelter of the Foreign Ministry during the air-raid alarm. Source: Kuleba on Twitter (X), as reported by European Pravda Details: During the conversation, the parties “agreed to […]
People in the Czech capital are mourning the victims of the worst mass shooting in the country’s history. Political leaders, students, friends of the victims and others came together to light candles in tribute to the 14 dead at an impromptu vigil outside the university headquarters in Prague where the gunman opened fire, injuring 25 […]
Serbia’s ruling populists have claimed a sweeping victory in the country’s parliamentary election, which have been marred by reports of major irregularities both during a tense campaign and on voting day. Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said that with half of the ballots counted, the Serbian Progressive Party’s projections show that President Aleksandar Vucic won 47% […]