Powerful Iraqi cleric orders supporters to leave Green Zone

Muqtada al-Sadr threatened to disavow his people unless they withdrew, after deadly clashes An influential Iraqi politician, whose supporters were engaged in deadly clashes with his political opponents this week, ordered his activists to leave Baghdad’s Green Zone on Tuesday.

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UK to offer up fresh weapons to Ukraine

Long-range artillery and shore-to-ship missiles will be provided as part of Britain’s new multi-billion-pound aid package The UK will provide Ukraine with long-range artillery, shore-to-ship missiles and unmanned drones, Downing Street revealed on Thursday, following a phone conversation between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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JK Rowling–backed rape crisis center excludes trans women

The center will only work with biological women, a spokesman for Beira’s Place told Edinburgh News. Author JK Rowling has launched a new support service for female victims of sexual abuse. Organizers say that men or transgender males will be directed to “other appropriate services.”

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