Belgium had a record 4,486 assisted deaths in 2025, an increase of 12.4% on the previous year, accounting for 4% of all deaths in the country, with almost a quarter of all deaths not expected in the short-term.
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Secular campaigners in Ireland are intensifying efforts to marginalize or remove religious education from the country’s faith-based schools, particularly those with a Catholic ethos. The latest push, led by humanist and secularist groups, calls for making religious instruction optional and replacing it with broadly secular “worldview” or ethics classes that treat Christianity as just one belief system among many.
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Republican lawmakers are actively opposing the nomination of Dr. Michelle Bachelet for United Nations secretary-general due to her “pro-abortion zealot intent.” Bachelet, a Chilean politician, supported abortion access during her time in leadership positions including her two terms as the 33rd and 35th president of Chile from 2006 to 2010 and from 2014 to 2018.
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Under the updated guidelines, only athletes who are biologically female will be permitted to compete in women’s events. Self-identification or hormone suppression will no longer qualify male athletes for women’s categories.The IOC stated that the policy is based on scientific evidence regarding biological differences in strength, speed, and muscle mass. The organization acknowledged the need to preserve the integrity of women’s sports and protect female athletes from unfair competition.
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“My family’s very important to me,” said Horford at the time. “I’m in more of a unique situation because this is our first year [in Boston] and my wife, we all moved in the middle of the pregnancy. And [there is] a lot going on. So I just felt like it was important for me to really be there, supporting her. And we have a son as well. So for her, it’s been a lot thrown at her these past few months.
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