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Canada Faces Pressure to Provide Safe Haven for America's Trans Community Following Trump's Gender Order

  In the wake of President Donald Trump's recent executive order, which mandates the recognition of only two sexes—male and female—there is growing pressure on the Canadian government to offer refuge to America's transgender community. The order, signed on Trump's first day back in office, has sparked widespread concern and backlash, particularly among LGBTQ+ advocates. The executive order, titled "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government," effectively rolls back protections for transgender individuals by requiring government documents to recognize only male and female as sexes. This move has left many transgender Americans feeling vulnerable and uncertain about their future. In response, prominent trans activists in Canada are calling on the federal government to update travel safety guidelines for trans Canadians traveling to the U.S. and to consider offering asylum to those affected by the new polic...
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Tensions Flare at Eurasian Economic Union Meeting


 A tightly-scripted meeting of the Russia-dominated Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) took an unexpected turn on Thursday when Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko engaged in a heated exchange during a live broadcast.

The altercation occurred at a resort near St. Petersburg, where leaders from Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan gathered for the EEU summit. Pashinyan, who joined the meeting via video link after testing positive for COVID-19, responded to Lukashenko's insistence that he visit Belarus for the next meeting by stating his intention to attend via video call. This prompted Lukashenko to press for an explanation and even offer to send a plane to fly the Armenian delegation to Minsk.

Pashinyan pointed to his earlier decision to freeze high-level visits to Belarus over Lukashenko's support for Armenia's rival, Azerbaijan. "I don't think this is the right format for discussing these issues," Pashinyan added. But Lukashenko kept arguing, and Pashinyan snapped back, leading to a tense moment watched in stony silence by Russian President Vladimir Putin and other leaders.

The EEU, formed a decade ago to encourage stronger business ties and facilitate trade between its members, has been marred by economic and other disputes between members. This latest incident underscores the ongoing challenges within the union.


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