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Five years ago, women around the world began publicly disclosing their experiences of sexual assault and harassment on social media using the hashtag #MeToo.

Giorgia Meloni is Italy’s new prime minister. Her party, Fratelli d’Italia, received 26% of the vote and, as part of a far-right coalition, now controls a majority in both chambers of the legislature.

The United States condemns the verdict against Hong Kong democracy advocate Jimmy Lai on "spurious fraud charges," State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Wednesday.

House committee evidence leaves no room for doubt — and holding Trump accountable is the only way to save democracy

For Adrian Fontes, the secretary of state election is a battle for the ‘fate of the republic’ against his rightwing election-denying opponent, Mark Finchem

True democracy requires participation. Not just from voters, but from politicians.

Authoritarian movements are rising in democracies around the world, in ways not seen since the 1930s. And contrary to the title of a famous dystopian novel from that era, it can happen here. In lots of small ways, it’s already happening.

Lula, the leftwing favourite, and Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right incumbent, are campaigning hard in Minas Gerais, which has a long record of picking the president

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone conversation with the new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before recording his nightly address on Tuesday.Zelenskyy said:"I believe that the partnership between our countries and the already traditional British leadership in the defence of democracy and freedom will continue to strengthen," and added that…