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The French government has announced new measures to combat violence against women, as the country reckons with a mass rape trial.

Namibia may soon get its first female president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwa, when the country heads to the voting booth on Wednesday.

An average of 140 women and girls worldwide was murdered everyday in 2023 by their partner or close relative, a UN report finds

Protests have erupted across the world to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, observed today. 

Ranem Abu Izneid who was hit by shrapnel from a bullet fired into her student accommodation in the West Bank, arrives in Melbourne.

Hands quivering, voice shaky, Nikita Hand faced dozens of cameras, microphones and a crowd waiting to hear what she had to say.

Controversial pick for US attorney-general, Matt Gaetz, has withdrawn his nomination for the role following days of pushback.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is one of three leaders the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for, in relation to alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Middle East.

Melbourne teenager Bianca Jones has died in a Thai hospital after consuming a cocktail believed to be poisoned with methanol at a hostel in Laos last week.

The eldest son of Norway’s crown princess, Marius Borg Hoiby has been arrested on suspicion of rape, according to police. 

The result of the 2024 election was a slap in the face for women. Now, a movement originating in South Korea called the 4B movement is making headway in the US.

A group of Māori MPs performed a haka in protest over a bill seeking to reinterpret the country’s founding treaty with Māori people.