Anti-LGBT sentiment

The Supreme Court of Russia recognized the LGBT movement as extremist and banned its activities in the country, TASS reported, quoted by BTA.

The decision was taken at the request of the Ministry of Justice and is subject to immediate implementation.

On December 17, 2023, the Republic of Serbia will hold extraordinary parliamentary elections, elections for the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, and local elections for the capital city of Belgrade, along with an additional 65 local self-governments.

BELGRADE - The deadline for submitting electoral lists for the December 17 elections in Serbia expired at midnight and the national electoral commission has to date approved 13 electoral lists for parliamentary polls.

It has also ordered parties and coalitions behind several lists to remedy deficiencies representing an obstacle to them being approved.

BELGRADE - Serbia's national electoral commission approved on Thursday evening the electoral list of the Serbia Against Violence coalition for the December 17 early parliamentary elections in the country.

The list, led by Miroslav Aleksic of the People's Movement of Serbia and Marinika Tepic of the Freedom and Justice Party, was found to have 17,600 legally valid signatures.

BELGRADE - Serbia's national electoral commission on Wednesday approved an Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians electoral list for the December 17 early parliamentary polls in Serbia.

The electoral list, named Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians - For Our President, For Our Community, For The Future, will be a national minority list.

Desperate rescuers battled against the clock and heavy rain on June 24 to reach cut-off areas in eastern Afghanistan after a powerful earthquake killed at least 1,000 people and left thousands more homeless.

Since Taliban fighters seized control of Afghanistan last year after ousting the US-backed government, the number of bombings has fallen but the jihadist and Sunni ISIL has continued with attacks -- often against Shiite targets.

Earlier this week, at least six people were killed in twin blasts that hit a boys' school in a Shiite neighbourhood of Kabul.

Russia has tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile "Sarmat". Russia's President Vladimir Putin said that this really unique weapons will reliably guarantee Russia's safety from external threats.
Ramzan Ahmatovi Kadyrov, the leader of the Russian Republic of Chechnya, stated that Russian forces will gain complete control over the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol today.

Dan Perciun, an MP from the pro-European Action and Solidarity Party, said on Wednesday that legislation must change to prevent bullying and other abuses against the LGBT community after a 16-year-old who had been bullied and humiliated by classmates committed suicide.

In the negotiations with the Russian Federation, Ukraine adheres to the Istanbul Communiqu and has not changed its positions, said the head of the Ukrainian negotiating delegation, David Arakhamia.
U.S. President Joseph Biden indirectly accused Vladimir Putin of genocide.