Secretary of State Antony Blinken presented the State Department’s 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report on June 24. Mr. Blinken said the report represents the world’s most comprehensive resource of anti-trafficking efforts around the globe. It covers 188 countries and territories, including the United States.
The Supreme Court agreed on June 24 to hear a challenge by the federal government to a Tennessee law that prohibits the use of puberty blockers and medical treatments for minors who identify as transgender. The decision comes as several states have enacted legislation with respect to transgender individuals’ treatments, participation in school sports, the use of gender-specific bathrooms, and minors at drag shows.
Gunmen opened fire on places of worship in two cities in Russia’s southernmost Dagestan province on Sunday, killing at least 15 police officers and four civilians, including an Orthodox priest, in what appears to have been a coordinated attack.
