France’s fertility rate hits a historic low of 1.62 children per woman in 2024. The country recorded just 663,000 births, down 2.2% from 2023 and a staggering 21.5% drop since 2010. (INED France)

A Jamaican man who raped a woman cannot be deported from the UK because he’s bisexual. Judges ruled he might face discrimination in Jamaica, where anti-LGBTQ+ laws & violence are common. The decision was based on human rights protections under the European Court of Human Rights

The Taliban have decreed that Afghan women are forbidden to: Go to high school or university Work in the civil service Attend a protest Go abroad Drive a car Travel alone Ride in a taxi Speak in public Speak loudly inside your house Sing Read the Quran aloud in public Speak to a male doctor Play sport Go to the gym Go to the park Wear bright clothes Wear high heels Look at men they don’t know Show their faces in public Own a smartphone

The Afghan Taliban have decided to ban women from being visible in the windows of their homes. The Taliban authorities deemed it problematic that so many women could be seen by outsiders when they were cooking in their homes.