FIFA Has Changed Its Rules To Allow Afghan Women Football Players In Exile To Compete In International Matches

Former Afghanistan captain and activist Khalida Popal, who has campaigned for years for recognition, said the decision changed the future for Afghan women.

Workers In New York Held Their Own "Ball Without Billionaires" To Protest Jeff Bezos Sponsoring The Met Gala

On May 1, days before the gala, members from the activist group “Everyone Hates Elon” placed about 300 bottles of fake urine inside the Met Museum in protest.

Israel Is Refusing To Release These Two Global Sumud Flotilla Activists It Abducted In International Waters

On Tuesday, May 5, an Israeli court extended Abu Keshek and Ávila’s detention again till May 10.

Israel’s Far-Right Security Minister Marked His Birthday With A Noose Cake To Celebrate The Death Penalty Law For Palestinians

The cake also included the phrase “sometimes dreams come true,” written in Hebrew.

Trump Tried His Signature "Tug Of War" Handshake On King Charles III But Charles Apparently Won

“The King showed him who's the boss.”

Israel Is Blowing Up Thousands Of Houses And Wiping Out Entire Villages In Southern Lebanon

Israeli defense minister Israel Katz said the fate of southern Lebanon “will be the same as that of Gaza.”

FIFA President Tried To Force The Palestinian And Israeli Football Association Leaders To Shake Hands But It Backfired

Rajoub explained that he cannot “shake the hand of someone brought to whitewash fascism and genocide.”

King Charles Jokingly Told Trump That If It Were Not For The UK, Americans Would Be Speaking French

“Dare I say that, if it wasn't for us, you'd be speaking French."

Kuwait Has Revoked Journalist Ahmed Shihab Eldin’s Citizenship After It Jailed Him For Posting About Iran's War

Kuwaiti authorities revoked the citizenship of 21 people, including that of Shihab Eldin and his sisters, arguing that they held dual citizenship.

In A First, The EU’s Top Court Has Found Hungary’s Anti-LGBTQ Law Is Illegal And Breaches The EU's Values

The court said Hungary's law constituted a coordinated series of discriminatory measures that breached those values, according to the court's press release. 

The UK Has Passed A Law Banning Smoking For All Future Generations

The new law bans anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 2009, from legally buying tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars and rolling tobacco.

After Boycotting It Over Israel's Participation, Slovenia Now Said It Will Not Air Eurovision And Will Play Palestinian Films Instead

This year's contest will have only 35 competing countries, the smallest number since 2003 and is scheduled to take place in Vienna.