A NEW KANSAS LAW HAS EFFECTIVELY INVALIDATED THE DRIVER’S LICENSES AND OTHER GOVERNMENT-ISSUED DOCUMENTS OF TRANSGENDER RESIDENTS, LEAVING MANY IN LEGAL AND PERSONAL LIMBO.(PHOTO).

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Kansas driver’s license law puts some transgender residents in ID limbo A new Kansas law has effectively invalidated the driver’s licenses and other government-issued documents of transgender residents, leaving many in legal and personal limbo. Senate Bill 244, which went into effect immediately after the legislature overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto, requires that the gender listed on a driver’s license align with the state’s binary definition of male and female. The law also directs the state registrar to “correct” birth certificates that do not match these definitions. Unlike similar restrictions in other states, Kansas’ law retroactively invalidates previously issued documents. Legal advocates warn that the law threatens the privacy and safety of transgender residents, forcing them to disclose their gender identity in situations ranging from employment applications to renting property or opening bank accounts. The law also restricts bathroom use to the sex assigned at birth and amen...
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MALI ARRESTS FRENCH NATIONAL, MILITARY GENERALS OVER 'DESTABILISATION PLOT'. (PHOTO).

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 Mali arrests French national, military generals over 'destabilisation plot'


Mali has arrested two generals and a French national, accusing them of participating in an alleged plot to destabilise the West African nation, according to a government statement, AFP reported.


Mali has endured over a decade of turmoil marked by insecurity in its arid north along with political instability that culminated in a series of coups in 2020 and 2021 that brought current president General Assimi Goita to power.


Earlier this week, dozens of soldiers and military officials were reportedly taken into custody on suspicion of attempting to destabilise Goita's government.


Mali's ministry of territorial administration, in a statement released late on Thursday, said those arrested included Yann Vezilier, a French citizen.


Soured French relations


The ministry statement accused Vezilier of acting on behalf of French intelligence services to mobilise political and civil society figures and military officers.


A French foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday that it had no official comment on Vezilier's arrest, Reuters reports.


Who are detained?


Malian state media showed images of 10 other people detained for involvement in the alleged plot, including General Abass Dembele, who is the former governor of the central Mopti region, and General Nema Sagara, another leading military figure.


The ministry did not specify how many people had been arrested in total but described them as "a group of marginal elements" and said the situation was under control.


France's once close relationship with its former colonies in West Africa's Sahel region has soured in recent years after military takeovers in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.


They cut economic and military ties with Paris and turned to alternative partners, including Türkiye and Russia.

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