The new Fordham Francis Index reveals gaps in basic needs and fundamental freedoms for millions worldwide. The report was ...

Bondi's nomination signals a potential shift in the Department of Justice's priorities, with an expected focus on issues like immigration and religious freedoms.

Iraq has begun its first nationwide population census in decades in a step aimed at modernizing data collection and planning ...

The I.C.C. rejected Israel’s challenges to its jurisdiction and also issued a warrant for a top Hamas official. Its chief prosecutor is seeking the arrests for war crimes in Israel and Gaza. One ...

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The kingdom, which has been accused of trying to “sportswash” its human rights record, hosted the WTA Finals, part of its unstoppable advance into the world of sports. Shohei Ohtani, ...

The University of Rhode Island initiative found 62 percent of the world’s 195 countries received failing grades for their ...

(RNS) — Picture bacchanalian revels, wine, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll! That’s what people who leave religion are up to, right? Without the moral strictures of religion, and with all that ...

How to define a cult classic? Is it a shoestring exploitation film from the world of Ed Wood? Off-beat movies made outside ...

France's foreign minister said on Wednesday that US-led efforts for a truce between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon had ...

Iran and Syria have pledged to strengthen joint efforts to “combat terrorism,” without directly addressing the role of ...