Republicans are trying to raise the bar for voters to amend their state constitutionspickerwhel

A growing number of Republican-led states are moving forward with efforts to make it more difficult for citizen-led ballot initiatives to succeed. The latest move has come in Missouri, where the GOP-controlled Legislature gave final approval Friday to a bill that would significantly raise the threshold to amend the state constitution through that process. The … Read more

UN assembly backs two-state solution to Israel-Palestinian conflictpickerwhel

The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Friday to support a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict and urge Israel to commit to a Palestinian state, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vehemently opposes. The 193-member world body approved a nonbinding resolution endorsing the “New York Declaration,” which sets out a phased plan to end the nearly 80-year conflict. … Read more

Court rules Meta was wrong to bar porn star’s Instagram accountpickerwhel

Colombia’s highest court has ruled that Meta violated a pornstar’s right to freedom of expression when it deleted her Instagram account. The South American nation’s Constitutional Court said on Friday that the tech firm had removed Esperanza Gómez’s account “without a clear and transparent justification” and without offering similar treatment to other, similar accounts. The … Read more

New Nato mission to bolster eastern flank after Russia drone incursionpickerwhel

Reuters Poland’s Secretary of State Marcin Bosacki holds a photo showing the drone damage during a UN Security Council meeting More Nato countries will move their troops and fighter jets eastwards after Poland accused Russia of an unprecedented drone incursion on Wednesday. Denmark, France and Germany have joined a new mission to bolster the military … Read more