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Taliban Divorce Decree Formalizes Child Marriage by Letting Silence Count as Consent

Rights groups warn the rule could entrench sexual and domestic violence and further shut women out of justice and education.

Frankfurt Migrant Council Re-Elects Jumas Medoff as Chair

Retirement Entry Cuts Poverty for New French Pensioners, Study Finds

Security Tops Brazilians’ Concerns in New Ipsos and Paraná Polls

Cook County and Illinois Officials Warn of SNAP Cuts as New Work Rules Take Effect Feb. 1

Mattarella Urges Unity, Calls EU Defense Spending ‘Necessary’ in Quirinale Address

EU Backs Revised PNRR as Svimez Highlights Southern Jobs Surge and Youth Exodus

No Green Light Yet for ONP 4 UIT Withdrawal as Congress Weighs Multiple Bills

Jujuy Poverty Line Rises to $1,131,712 in October as Food Costs Climb

Mexican Bishops Decry Worsening Violence, Pledge Active Role Ahead of Cristero Centenary

Maryland Ends Hotel Placements for Foster Youth as GOP Lawmakers Seek DHS Chief’s Ouster

Peru’s Congress Ousts Boluarte, Installs José Jerí as Interim President

Morocco’s GenZ 212 Protests Press On as Arrests Mount and Legal Defense Grows

Bondi Says Memphis Task Force Arrests Reach 227 After Overnight Sweep

Social Movements Hold Nationwide ‘Ollas Populares’ to Press for Food Aid and Social Wage

Starmer Opens High‑Risk Labour Conference With Pledge to Take On Reform UK

UK Taskforce Poised to Urge Lifting Two-Child Benefit Limit Before Budget

Mexico Grants 479 Federal Amnesties Over Past Year, Judges Validate 411 Releases

Guide Maps Financial Support for Germany’s Single Parents as Poverty Risk Persists

Prabowo Defends Welfare-Led Growth and Unveils Ambitious 2026 Budget