Justice Minister Naomi Long says she wants to "provide equality" as part of a bill aimed at changing sentencing laws.

Hundreds of current and ex members, leaders, parents and allies turned out in joyful force to oppose Girlguiding's ban on trans girls.

Fights among conservatives over racism and antisemitism broke out into the open last week.

EU climate and environment ministers are meeting to try to agree on a 90-percent emission reduction target by 2040 — with the clock ticking in time for the UN COP30 climate summit in Brazil next week.

Much of the country is afraid: afraid of the government. Afraid of their fellow citizens. Afraid U.S. laws will no longer protect them.

Time is running out to deliver a stockpile of contraceptives intended as aid for low-income women, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa.

The godfather of evidence-based medicine on rejecting anti-trans "misuse" of his work.

President Donald Trump received a Covid vaccine and flu shot during his visit to Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday, his physician said in a memo released by the White House.

It is a great challenge to pay sustained attention to any one of the onslaught of moral or legal indignities unfolding in this moment.

From voting rights to trans rights, presidential powers and beyond, the new Supreme Court term is a win-win for the court’s conservatives, and Trump.

A review of observation-based evidence suggests that four interconnected Earth system tipping elements have moved towards their critical thresholds, highlighting the need for better monitoring and increased mitigation efforts.

The FBI employee was fired on the first day of the government shutdown as President Trump threatened more terminations.

Ukraine’s president comments come after the seventh summit of the European Political Community European Council president António Costa opens his speech with congratulations for Moldova and its president Maia Sandu for the win of pro-European forces in last weekend’s parliamentary elections there. He also congratulates the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan for their recent peace deal. “I know that for some of you, the threat from Russia is very clear and very present. For others, it still seems further away, but none of us can no longer be naive. The war was never just about Ukraine. It is about Europe, all our nations, all our citizens, our values and our freedom.” “Please just take one look at the history of our continent, from the expansion of the Russian Empire to Soviet tanks rolling across several borders during the cold war, shattering hopes of freedom. Recent history tells us the exact same story. So why shouldn’t it happen again? Continue reading...

The frontrunner in the party’s deputy leadership race says trying to emulate Nigel Farage is making voters ‘sick’

The lesson, once again, is that Americans aren't as offended by autocracy as you might have thought.

Eighteen state Attorneys General unite to stand up in defense of trans Americans, in opposition to a Federal Trade Commission investigation into trans healthcare.