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September 14, 2023

The Unveiling

The Egyptian government banned the wearing of full-face veils in the country’s schools, a decision that sparked a fierce debate online in the Muslim-majority country, Agence France-Presse reported Tuesday. Earlier this week, the education ministry issued a decree banning the niqab, a garment that only leaves...

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September 13, 2023

No Respite

More than 5,000 people are presumed dead and at least 10,000 are missing after Storm Daniel caused two dams to collapse in northeastern Libya, in what observers have described as one of the deadliest storms in North Africa, CNN reported. Libya’s weather agency said the storm...

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September 13, 2023

The Showdown Begins

Israel’s supreme court heard the first legal challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul plan on Tuesday, a case that underscored the tribunal’s showdown with the government and which risks plunging the country into a constitutional crisis, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. The case centers...

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September 11, 2023

Local Only

China ordered government workers and state-owned companies not to use iPhones and other Apple products for work, a ban that comes amid ongoing geopolitical and trade tensions with the United States, the Guardian reported. A number of state agencies last week instructed their employees not to...

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September 08, 2023

The Declaration

African leaders proposed a global carbon tax aimed at tackling climate change and providing financial assistance to less developed nations, following a three-day climate summit in Kenya this week, the Financial Times reported Thursday. Known as the Nairobi Declaration, the initiative advocates for the establishment of...

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September 08, 2023

Cheers and Tears

Mexico’s supreme court ruled to decriminalize abortion nationwide, a ruling that marks a major victory for women’s rights advocates in the predominately Catholic country, CNN reported. On Wednesday, the court said in its judgment that national laws prohibiting abortion are unconstitutional because they violate “the human...

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September 07, 2023

The Name Game

France is drafting a law that would impose restrictions on naming plant-based meat alternatives, the first European country to do so, Sky News reported. Under the draft legislation, the government will outlaw 21 names of meat from describing protein-based products, including “steak,” “spare ribs,” “ham” or...

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September 06, 2023

Freedom and Mischief

Canada began Tuesday a criminal trial for two key organizers of 2022’s “Freedom Convoy” protests that disrupted the country’s capital, affected US-Canada border crossings, and inspired similar actions worldwide, the Washington Post reported. The defendants Tamara Lich and Chris Barber face a slew of charges, including...

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