A judge in Missouri says lawmakers who passed a restrictive abortion ban were not trying to impose their religious beliefs on everyone in the state, rejecting a case filed by more than a dozen Christian, Jewish and Unitarian Universalist leaders who support abortion rights. The groups sought a permanent injunction last year barring Missouri from […]
Violence has raged across New Caledonia for a third consecutive day hours after the French government imposed a state of emergency in the Pacific territory. The move boosted security forces’ powers to quell deadly unrest in the archipelago where some residents have long sought to break free from France. French authorities in New Caledonia and […]
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Feb. 27 that Poland may expand the list of banned Ukrainian goods. Warsaw has restricted Ukrainian grain imports since April 15, while allowing the shipment of grain to other countries via Poland. Poland’s Agricultural Ministry also accused Ukrainian food products of being of poor quality. In February, Polish […]