By Gabrielle M. Girgis
A question loomed over the March for Life this year: what will next year's March be for?
The Supreme Court may decide to overturn Roe v. Wade this term, as it has been asked to do in Dobbs v. Jackson. Overturning Roe would send abortion regulation back to the states. This would shift the focus of pro-life advocacy to state legislation.
A decision to reverse Roe would give not just momentum but substance to those state-level battles. Read More...
People in Afghanistan came out on the streets to mark the country’s independence day, which commemorates the 1919 treaty that ended British rule.
The Taliban, which took over the country on Sunday, is celebrating independence day by declaring it has beaten the United States.
At least two people were killed after the Taliban opened fire at a crowd celebrating independence day in Asadabad city in Kunar province, witnesses told Al Jazeera. Read More...
President says centre-right rule of three parties is only option for new government.
The leftist Social Democrats (CSSD) won the most votes in the election, but combined gains by three centre-right parties, including two new ones, made it all but impossible for the left to take power.
Klaus separately met all party leaders on Monday including Bohuslav Sobotka, the Social Democrat acting chief, and he may later ask Sobotka to lead coalition talks. Read More...