Albert Wagner 
Lahore, Pakistan – The eldest daughter and close aide of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday became the country’s first-ever female chief minister in eastern Punjab province. Her rivals accused authorities of nepotism and boycotted the session of the provincial assembly. Mariam Nawaz, 50, became chief minister in a 220-0 vote … Read more
Netflix wants its customers to stop paying for its streaming subscription through Apple’s App Store. Members billed through Apple may soon be prompted to change their payment plan, a new addition to Netflix’s help site reads. According to a spokesperson for Netflix, if a new payment isn’t added by the monthly subscription … Read more
Charleston, W.Va. – Hundreds of medical professionals in West Virginia have signed a letter condemning a bill advancing in the House of Delegates that would bar transgender youth at risk for suicide from accessing medical interventions such as hormone therapy. The bill before the full House would completely ban minors’ access to hormone … Read more
UNITED NATIONS – More than two-thirds of the UN Security Council’s members demanded Monday that the Taliban rescind all policies and decrees oppressing and discriminating against women and girls, including banning girls education above the sixth grade and women’s right to work and move freely. A statement by 11 of the 15 council … Read more
The first time Lorelei Williams saw a T-shirt being sold by the Canadian comedy group Danger Cats, which depicts a grinning cartoon Robert Pickton and the caption “Over 50 Flavours of Hookery Smoked Bacon,” she couldn’t believe her eyes. “It was sickening. I actually felt sick to my stomach,” said Williams, whose cousin … Read more
NEW YORK – Don Henley was asked in a New York courtroom Monday about a seamy episode from his past: his 1980 arrest after authorities said they found drugs and a naked 16-year-old girl suffering from an overdose at the Eagles co-founder’s Los Angeles home. Henley was testifying at an unrelated criminal trial, … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A bill that would largely ban displaying pride flags in public school classrooms was passed by the GOP-led Tennessee House on Monday after Republicans cut a heated debate short. The 70-24 vote sends the legislation to the Senate, where a final vote could happen as early as this week. The motion to … Read more
Covid-19 vaccine mandates for Queensland police and ambulance workers were made unlawfully, the stateâs supreme court has found. The court on Tuesday delivered its judgments in three lawsuits brought by 86 parties against Queenslandâs police ambulance services for their directions to workers issued in 2021 and 2022. The judgments did not make a ruling or … Read more
The Palestinian Authority’s (PA) prime minister announced his government’s resignation on Monday, seen as the first step in a reform process urged by the United States as part of its latest ambitious plans to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But it will do little to address the authority’s longstanding lack of legitimacy among its … Read more
Miami, Fla. – Emergency crews responded Monday after a letter containing an unidentified white powder was sent to the Florida home of Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of former U.S. president and GOP front-runner Donald Trump. A person familiar with the matter said that results on the substance were inconclusive, but officials … Read more
