Nigeria and Uganda — among 32 of the 54 African nations with laws criminalizing same-sex relations — have some of the strictest anti-LGBTQ laws in the world. Human rights advocates say such laws also have a chilling effect on the day-to-day lives of members of the LGBTQ community.
Former Proud Boys member Joseph Biggs was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Thursday for a failed plot to keep Donald Trump in power after the last presidential election, part one of the most significant prosecutions related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Former president Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia, waiving his right to appear at an arraignment next week.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday his country has developed a weapon that hit a target 700 kilometres away, in an apparent reference to the previous day's strike on an airport in western Russia.
Greek authorities further reinforced firefighting forces in the country's northeast Thursday, where a massive blaze has flared up once more and prompted authorities to alert area residents that they may have to leave their homes.
North Korea said Thursday its latest missile launches simulated "scorched earth" nuclear strikes on South Korea and that it's also been rehearsing an occupation of its rival's territory in the event of conflict.
