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Indian opposition leader will avoid prison during appeals

An Indian court has suspended a two-year prison sentence for Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi as he appeals against a criminal conviction for mocking...

India puts harsh sedition law on hold

India’s top court has put the country’s colonial-era sedition law on hold. Critics said the government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi was increasingly using it...

Australian capital legalises recreational marijuana

Australia’s capital has become the first part of the country to legalise recreational marijuana for personal use. The Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly voted on...

Judge grants reprieve to Missouri’s last abortion clinic

A US judge has issued an order to keep Missouri’s only abortion clinic operating despite the objections of state health officials. The ruling delivered abortion...

Louisiana’s governor signs abortion ban into law

Louisiana’s Democratic governor has signed a ban on abortion as early as six weeks of pregnancy, a move that puts him squarely in line...

Theresa May pulls Brexit Bill from Commons as pressure for her to quit intensifies

Theresa May is to meet with UK Cabinet colleagues to discuss her heavily-criticised Brexit legislation as speculation mounted that she is on the verge...

Hundreds march against Alabama abortion ban

Hundreds of demonstrators have marched on the Alabama state legislature to protest against a newly-approved abortion ban. The demonstration in Montgomery came days after governor...

Trump urges anti-abortion activists to ‘stay united’ for 2020 election

American president Donald Trump is imploring anti-abortion activists to stay united for the 2020 election, as Alabama’s restrictive new abortion law stirs divisions on...

Australia agrees to first national gun amnesty in 20 years

Australia is to allow gun owners to hand in illegal firearms without penalty next year as concerns grow over crimes involving such weapons, a...

China jails lawyer for ‘spreading subversive thoughts’

Chinese lawyer has been jailed for seven years in the third in a series of subversion trials demonstrating the ruling Communist Party's determination to...

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