When a Democrat ousted Republicans from a district in deeply conservative Alabama this week, she won hearts and minds with a pitch about repealing the state’s no-exceptions abortion ban and protecting reproductive rights. Source: News24 | ‘Republicans are on seriously shaky ground’: Alabama election win highlights abortion threat
The southern Gaza Strip came under intense Israeli bombardment overnight, despite international pressure for an immediate ceasefire in the Palestinian territory where famine is looming. Source: News24 | ‘Dying just to get a can of tuna’: Israel bombards Gaza as fears of ‘man-made famine’ grow
The US and South Korea this week launched a new task force aimed at preventing North Korea from procuring illicit oil, as deadlock at the UN Security Council casts doubts over the future of international sanctions. Source: News24 | US, South Korea set up task force to block North Korea oil shipments