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Christian parents in the U.K. are accusing a Church of England primary school of going against the Christian faith by indoctrinating young students with transgender ideology, claiming children as young as 3 years old can be “non-binary.” Parents Calvin and Nicola Watts removed their three children from St. Michael’s Church …

Brazil’s Federal Police on Thursday began serving dozens of search warrants targeting supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro for blocking highways after his election loss, authorities said. The operation was ordered by Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes, who also presides over the nation’s electoral authority. He is responsible for two …

This is a story about an Afghan soldier and a tragically broken U.S. immigration and asylum system. Abdul Wasi Safi was trained by the U.S. military to be an elite special forces commando in Afghanistan. When Kabul fell, Wasi was still fighting the Taliban in the north. On Aug. 30, …

Iran has sought to aggressively prosecute protesters amid the largest pushback against the Islamist regime in decades, with courts in and around the capital of Tehran sentencing 400 people to prison sentences of up to 10 years in the crack down. “One hundred and sixty people were sentenced to between …

The president of the European Parliament said Thursday sweeping reforms will be necessary after a scandalous series of arrests on corruption charges shook the legislative body. President Roberta Metsola made an emphatic apology for the blow to Europeans’ trust in the supernational governing body, which boasts 705 members from 27 …

A suspect driving a car in the southern French city of Montpellier “violently hit” and killed a teenage boy as crowds celebrated France’s victory in the World Cup semifinal, local authorities said Thursday. The vehicle was found nearby, but the driver fled the scene. Police are trying to locate the …

India on Thursday successfully test-fired a long-range “Agni-5” intercontinental nuclear-capable ballistic missile, a government minister said, that is expected to strengthen its deterrence against long-time rival China. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said the missile was fired Thursday from Abdul Kalam Island in eastern Odisha state. “The missile will add …

An Irish U.N. peacekeeper was killed and several others were wounded after unidentified attackers opened fire on a convoy in southern Lebanon, Irish and Lebanese military officials said Thursday. The Irish Defense Forces said in a statement that a pair of armored vehicles carrying eight Irish UNIFIL peacekeeping troops was …

New Zealand’s prime minister is turning her hot mic gaffe into a charitable moment as she and her political rival plan to auction off her comment for charity.  ACT Party Leader David Seymour called the gesture a “very Kiwi resolution to what might be seen as a nasty incident.”  “In …

A Dutch court on Wednesday upheld the Netherlands’ ban on assisted suicide, a setback for activists who said the prohibition infringes on their right to determine when their lives end. The Hague District Court rejected the activists’ argument that the ban violated the European Convention on Human Rights. The “right …