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Pro-abortion rights activists rally in front of the Supreme Court on March 26, 2024, the day justices heard oral arguments about the use of mifepristone. Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images

Abortion drug access could be limited by Supreme Court − if the court decides anti-abortion doctors can, in fact, challenge the FDA

Two legal scholars who study abortion-related laws explain what happened at the Supreme Court in a case that could make it harder to get an abortion.
A protester marks the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision anniversary outside the Supreme Court building on June 23, 2023. Associated Press/Nathan Howard

Biden cannot easily make Roe v. Wade federal law, but he could still make it easier to get an abortion

While both Congress and the president have extensive legal powers, they cannot easily change the law to protect abortions under federal law.
L’interview accordée par le président russe à l’éditorialiste superstar de la galaxie trumpiste, le 8 février au Kremlin, a donné lieu à de très longs développements de Vladimir Poutine sur l’histoire de la Russie et de l’Ukraine, au grand désarroi de son interlocuteur. Kremlin.ru

L’interview de Poutine par Tucker Carlson et sa réception par l’extrême droite occidentale

La réaction des extrêmes droites européennes et américaine à l’entretien Carlson-Poutine a mis en lumière les divergences existant entre cette mouvance et le Kremlin plus que leurs points d’accord.
Women who were denied abortions, despite serious pregnancy complications, appear outside the Texas Supreme Court in November 2023, following arguments in a lawsuit they brought against the state. Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images

Most state abortion bans have limited exceptions − but it’s hard to understand what they mean

Women in Texas and in other states with abortion bans are suing, asking for clarification on when medical exceptions could actually be granted.
Joining up with someone who holds a different perspective influences your take on online posts. Frazao Studio Latino/E+ via Getty Images

People dig deeper to fact-check social media posts when paired with someone who doesn’t share their perspective – new research

A new study unexpectedly found a way to help people assess social media posts with less bias and more care – pairing them up with partners who have a different perspective.
Plusieurs cas de bilharziose, aussi appelée schistosomiase, ont été détectés en Europe, notamment dans le sud de la Corse. Shutterstock / Samuel Borges Photography

Bilharziose en Europe : À la recherche de nouvelles armes pour combattre cette maladie tropicale déjà implantée en Corse

La bilharziose, une maladie parasitaire tropicale, est désormais présente en Europe. Pour la combattre, un seul médicament est actuellement disponible. Mais la génétique pourrait changer les choses.
If your instincts say a lot of images on Facebook are misleading, you’re right. AP Photo/Jenny Kane

Visual misinformation is widespread on Facebook – and often undercounted by researchers

The flood of misinformation on social media could actually be worse than many researchers have reported. The problem is that many studies analyzed only text, leaving visual misinformation uncounted.
Le rapport de la commission parlementaire épingle la poutinophilie du RN et de Marine Le Pen, ici à Moscou en mars 2017 peu avant une rencontre avec Vladimir Poutine. Mais le parti d’extrême droite a aussi, voire surtout, de nombreux alliés au sein de l’UE… Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP

Au-delà des liens entre le RN et la Russie : le grand projet illibéral européen

Se focaliser sur les liens entre le RN et la Russie peut conduire à négliger le projet, caressé par plusieurs partis d’extrême droite de l’UE, consistant à édifier un espace illibéral européen.
Anti-abortion activists gather outside the Supreme Court building on April 15, 2023. Astrid Riecken for The Washington Post via Getty Images

An obscure 1800s law is shaping up to be the center of the next abortion battle – legal scholars explain what’s behind the Victorian-era Comstock Act

The 1873 Comstock Act makes it a crime to mail abortion drugs or medicine – raising legal questions about the law’s potential revival and influence over nationwide abortion laws.
A suicide attack in early March 2023 killed a Taliban governor in his office and two other victims. Atif Aryan/AFP via Getty Images)

A string of assassinations in Afghanistan point to ISIS-K resurgence – and US officials warn of possible attacks on American interests in next 6 months

ISIS-K’s recent killings of Taliban brass are part of the extremist group’s long-term strategy. Will Taliban leaders contain the resurgence of violence?
Legal battles are being waged over mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortion. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

Medication abortion could get harder to obtain – or easier: There’s a new wave of post-Dobbs lawsuits on abortion pills

A rash of pending lawsuits raises questions about the FDA’s approval of mifepristone two decades ago, whether the drug can be legally mailed and the constitutional right to interstate commerce.
Deux gardes-frontières talibans sur le Pont de l’Amitié Afghanistan-Ouzbékistan, le 27 octobre 2021. Au second plan, des gardes-frontières ouzbeks inspectent un camion. Wakil Kohsar/AFP

Asie centrale-Afghanistan : des frontières sous haute surveillance

Le Tadjikistan, l’Ouzbékistan et le Turkménistan affirment que le voisinage du très instable Afghanistan nécessite un large soutien international. Un argument qu’il convient de décrypter.
Osama bin Laden (kiri) dan Ayman Al-Zawahiri. Visual News/Getty Images

Siapa Ayman Al-Zawahiri? Siapa penggantinya? Dan apa arti kematiannya bagi Al-Qaeda dan agenda antiterorisme AS?

Bagi kalian yang bertanya-tanya apakah AS masih berkeinginan untuk mengejar teroris-teroris besar di Afghanistan, pembunuhan Al-Zawahiri agaknya sudah menjawab.

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