MALI’S TUAREG REBELS SAY RUSSIAN FIGHTERS MUST WITHDRAW FROM COUNTRY. (PHOTO).

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 Mali’s Tuareg rebels say Russian fighters must withdraw from country Mali’s Tuareg rebels, involved in a continuing uprising, including the assassination of the country’s defence minister, have said they want to drive the military government’s Russian backers out of the country, Al Jazeera reported. Mohamed Elmaouloud Ramadane, a spokesperson for the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), told the AFP news agency during a visit to Paris to meet French security and defence officials that his movement’s “objective” was for Russia’s Africa Corps to “withdraw permanently” from the country. Russian fighters backed the military government of President Assimi Goita, as it came under coordinated attack from an alliance of Tuareg separatists, Fulani and Arab rebels, and al-Qaeda-linked fighters, who entered the capital Bamako and made gains across several northern and central cities, including Kidal and Sevare. “We have no particular problem with Russia, nor with any other country. Our problem is ...

GEORGIA WOMAN CHARGED WITH MURDER AFTER ALLEGEDLY TAKING ABORTION PILLS TO END PREGNANCY. (PHOTO)


 Georgia woman charged with murder after allegedly taking abortion pills to end pregnancy

A 31-year-old Georgia woman has been charged with murder after police say she took pills to induce an abortion in violation of state law that bans most terminations beyond the earliest weeks of pregnancy.

Alexia Moore was taken into custody in Camden County after hospital staff said she had ingested misoprostol, a medication used for abortions, along with the opioid oxycodone. Moore arrived at the hospital on Dec. 30, complaining of abdominal pain. According to police, the fetus survived about an hour after delivery, and Moore allegedly told staff she wanted the baby to die.

The arrest warrant says medical staff determined Moore’s pregnancy was between 22 and 24 weeks, placing the fetus near the threshold of viability. Georgia law defines a person as a human being at live birth, which is the basis cited for the murder charge. Moore also faces separate charges for illegal possession of oxycodone and misoprostol.

If prosecutors pursue the murder case, it would be one of the first instances in Georgia of a woman being charged for ending her own pregnancy under the state’s 2019 law banning most abortions. District Attorney Keith Higgins of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit will decide whether to seek an indictment from a grand jury. Moore’s attorney has filed motions seeking a bond and a speedy trial.

Advocates for reproductive rights say the case sets a troubling precedent. “No one should be criminalized for having an abortion,” said Dana Sussman of Pregnancy Justice, describing Moore’s charge as “unprecedented.” Meanwhile, anti-abortion groups argue the charge is justified in part because of the alleged use of oxycodone.

Georgia’s restrictive “heartbeat law” prohibits abortions once embryonic cardiac activity is detected, generally around six weeks. The case highlights ongoing legal and ethical debates around abortion access in conservative-leaning states, particularly after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.

Camden County officials say Moore obtained the misoprostol online and the oxycodone from a relative. A coroner noted that the fetus’s death was medically undetermined and declined to classify it as a homicide. Meanwhile, FDA-approved medications like misoprostol and mifepristone are legally allowed for first-trimester abortions, though states including Louisiana have recently imposed restrictions classifying them as controlled substances.


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