On Friday, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that gender and nationality are "sufficient" grounds to approve Afghan women's asylum requests.

US Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), the Republican Chairwoman of the US House Education and Workforce Committee, subpoenaed Democratic vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz over a $250M COVID fraud scheme.

King Maha Vajiralongkorn signed Thailand’s marriage equality bill on Tuesday, legalizing same-sex marriages. The law was then published in the Royal Gazette.

On Thursday, French Pres. Emmanuel Macron — invoking Article 49.3 — sidestepped a lower house of parliament vote on his controversial pension reform plan, raising the retirement age from 62 to 64.

A study released in the Journal of Family Issues reports that its findings suggest teenagers with more siblings have slightly worse mental health compared to adolescents who had one or zero siblings.

South Australia's Aboriginal Children Commissioner April Lawrie has warned that "devastating rates" of First Nations children being removed from their families risk another Stolen Generation, despite the state government having vowed to tackle such family separation.