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Girlguiding will require non-biological women to leave by September 2026 under new rules following a court ruling · ©  Andrea Domeniconi/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images · Transgender members in one of Britain’s largest organizations for women and girls, Girlguiding, have been told they must leave by September 2026 under new rules introduced after a Supreme Court ruling on biological sex.   · Girlguiding, …

The US state of New Mexico ordered Facebook’s parent company to pay $375 million over profiting from exposing youngsters to online abuse · ©  Getty Images/Matt Cardy · Meta has been ordered to pay $375 million for knowingly harming children’s mental health and concealing evidence of child sexual exploitation on its social media platforms. · The New Mexico Department of Justice issued the ruling on Tuesday after a jury…

Berlin plans to use Ukraine’s experience to develop an advisory tool, Lieutenant General Christian Freuding has said · FILE PHOTO: German Lieutenant General Christian Freuding. ©  Global Look Press / IMAGO / Mike Schmidt · [RT] The German military is developing an artificial intelligence system to speed up battlefield decision-making by analyzing combat data, Lieutenant General Christian Freuding has said, adding that it…

The skeleton of the legendary musketeer, the central hero of Dumas’ famous novel, may have been discovered at his reputed death site · ©  nos.nl · [RT] Archaeologists say they may have discovered the skeletal remains of the legendary D’Artagnan, the figure immortalized by French writer Alexandre Dumas in ‘The Three Musketeers’, Dutch regional broadcaster L1 reported on Wednesday. · The remains were found in the Dutch…

Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally’s predecessor resigned amid criticism of his handling of a serial sexual abuse cover-up · Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally after her enthronement ceremony at Canterbury, UK, March 25, 2026. © Getty Images / Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool · [RT] The Church of England has enthroned Dame Sarah Mullally as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury since the church’s establishment in…

The ex-tech executive once defended his silicon valley employer’s underpayment of tax in the UK · Matt Brittin speaks during the Web Summit 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, November 7, 2018 ©  Getty Images;  Pedro Fiuza · [RT] The BBC has announced the appointment of former Google executive Matt Brittin as its new director-general, placing the UK’s state media outlet in the hands of a…

Tehran has dismissed the roadmap, saying it will not allow the US president to dictate terms · Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth listen to US President Donald Trump during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago club on January 03, 2026, in Palm Beach, Florida. ©  Joe Raedle/Getty Images · [RT] Iran has dismissed out of hand a proposed US 15-point roadmap for peace.  · Iranian Press TV reported on…

US forces open fire on a military base in Iraq killing 7 servicemen. It comes as the authorities in Baghdad summon the US envoy there in light of a recent attack on the headquarters of the army's Popular Mobilisation Forces. A huge explosion rocks Southern Israel as Iran reportedly hits a nuclear facility in the city of Dimona. Two tankers bound for India pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz. Despite that oil prices remain…

Trump has opened a new diplomatic space with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, Pakistan, and Gulf States to de-escalate the Iran conflict—while the U.K., EU, and NATO are absent and increasingly irrelevant. · Susan Kokinda · Susan Kokinda argues President Trump has opened a new diplomatic space to de-escalate the Iran conflict by working through a regional roster—Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, Pakistan, Gulf States, and back channels into…

There is a second space race, with America on the back foot · By Alexander Ermakov, research fellow at the Center for International Security at the IMEMO RAS · ©  Joe Raedle / Getty Images · The Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle has once again been rolled out to the launchpad, preparing to send the Artemis II spacecraft into orbit. This mission, first reported at the end of January, is meant to mark a milestone: the…