A British university has issued a warning to an emeritus professor after he publicly criticized assisted suicide, raising concerns about academic freedom as Parliament prepares for another debate over legalizing the practice. Dr. Kevin Yuill, an emeritus history professor at the University of Sunderland and chief executive of Humanists Against Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia, said Read more by IFN English on IFN.

Nova Scotia’s last Catholic hospital will become a secular institution on October 1, ending longstanding restrictions on abortion and euthanasia. St. Martha’s Regional Hospital will be renamed Antigonish Memorial Regional Hospital after its Catholic Mission Assurance Agreement expires September 30. The Sisters of St. Martha, who have been involved with the hospital for more than Read more by IFN English on IFN.

Spanish police are investigating a series of suspicious births at the University Hospital of Burgos involving around 30 Brazilian women who traveled from Belgium to Spain shortly before giving birth, raising concerns about a possible international surrogacy network. Between early May and late June 2026, the women reportedly arrived in Burgos while heavily pregnant or Read more by IFN English on IFN.

The Trump administration has reached an agreement with a Kansas school district requiring it to end policies that allowed staff to hide students’ gender transitions from their parents. The Department of Education announced that Topeka Public Schools will no longer be permitted to create secret “gender support plans” for students. Existing plans must now be Read more by IFN English on IFN.

More than 100 children aged 12 or younger were referred to Britain’s Forced Marriage Unit between 2021 and 2025, according to newly released Home Office figures, including 27 children aged five or younger. The figures have prompted renewed concerns about forced marriage and the consequences of Britain’s multicultural policies. A referral does not necessarily establish Read more by IFN English on IFN.