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UK Supreme Court says legal definition of ‘woman’ excludes trans women, in landmark ruling

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN London (CNN) — The United Kingdom’s highest court ruled that the legal definition of “woman” excludes trans women, in a case with sweeping consequences for how equality laws are applied. Britain’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the definition of a woman in equality legislation refers to “a biological woman and

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Israeli ministers accuse embattled security agency chief of waging political vendetta against government

By Eugenia Yosef, Oren Liebermann and Tim Lister, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli ministers have redoubled their attacks on the embattled head of the country’s security agency, claiming he is undermining the government with a politically motivated investigation into a Shin Bet agent. The agent, who has not been named, was arrested last Wednesday on

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Russian general ousted after criticizing military top brass to return to battle – in charge of notorious unit of ex-convicts

By Tim Lister and Katharina Krebs, CNN (CNN) — One of Russia’s most outspoken generals, sacked and detained after a withering attack on the Defense Ministry two years ago, is returning to the front, according to his lawyer. But according to Russian state media, he’s been handed a poisoned chalice: front-line command of a notorious

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Extended heatwave in India, Pakistan to test survivability limits, with temperatures reaching Death Valley levels

By Sophia Saifi, Rhea Mogul and Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Islamabad and New Delhi (CNN) — For hundreds of millions of people living in India and Pakistan the early arrival of summer heatwaves has become a terrifying reality that’s testing survivability limits and putting enormous strain on energy supplies, vital crops and livelihoods. Both countries

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