*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser Thailand Same-Sex Marriage Legalized Thailand has become the first country in Southeast Asia – and second country in Asia, after Taiwan – to allow people of the same sex to marry. Nepal’s...
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*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser Ireland-Norway-Spain Countries to Recognize Palestine The European nations of Ireland, Norway, and Spain have all indicated that they would recognize a Palestinian state beginning May 28. The majority of countries in the...
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*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser Israel Israeli Troops Leaving Jenin Soldiers from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are pulling out of the West Bank town of Jenin following an anti-militant raid that began on Monday. Jenin is...
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*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser United Kingdom Judge Blocks Deportation Plan A British court has ruled the UK government’s plan to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda is unlawful. The court stated Rwanda is not a “safe third country”...
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*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser Romania NATO Focuses in on China The NATO alliance, holding a ministerial meeting in Bucharest this week, is engaging in its first dedicated talks on China. The U.S. Secretary of State recently characterized China’s...
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*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser Turkey Explosion Kills 6 in Istanbul At least six people have been killed and 81 injured in an explosion in Istanbul, Turkey. The attack took place Sunday on Istiklal Avenue, one of...
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*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser World Omicron Variant Raises Concerns The United States and a handful of other countries introduced new travel restrictions following the discovery of a new COVID-19 variant. The “omicron” variant was first reported...
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*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser United States International Travel Ban Ends Travelers from around the world arrived at airports across the United States yesterday as the country lifted its ban on non-U.S. citizens from 33 countries that had been in...
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<!doctype html> *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser El Salvador Bitcoin Currency Sparks Protest Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of El Salvador’s capital city of San Salvador yesterday to protest against President Nayib Bukele’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal currency. Although...
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*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser China Deadly Flooding In Central China Record-breaking rainfall is causing severe flooding in central China, leading to widespread evacuations, serious damages, and numerous fatalities. In the city of Zhengzhou in Henan province, a subway train...
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