## Many countries have become much more supportive of same-sex relationships

Authored by ourworldindata.org

But meaningful democracy is much more than that.

In 2022, nearly every country granted its citizens the right to vote.

In 82%, elections were multi-party, meaning that people had more than one option on the ballot.

In others, voters were systematically pressured or intimidated, the timing of elections was violated, or election fraud influenced the results.

Even more concerning, in only 39% of countries were people able to express their political opinions and associate freely.

As a result, just over one-third of countries recently held elections that met all of these democratic criteria and can be considered truly free and fair.

Find out which countries have all democratic criteria and which don't →. »

### Trump officials say US paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine but signal it may not last long after fiery meeting

Authored by cnn.com

Statements from national security adviser Mike Waltz and CIA Director John Ratcliffe on Wednesday morning indicated that a pause in intelligence sharing is in place but the extent of the limitations was not clear.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe in an interview on Fox Business on Wednesday also suggested that the pause on intelligence sharing may soon be ended.

For some US officials, the decision to limit intelligence sharing with Ukraine not only helps Russia — it is tantamount to a betrayal of Ukraine. »

### More layoffs at PlayStation following live-service cancellations

Authored by eurogamer.net

PlayStation has been hit with more layoffs from its Visual Arts studio, following the recent cancellations of multiple live-service games.

The layoffs come amid a restructuring of Sony's US studios, as an unknown number of staff from the San Diego-based Visual Arts studio will be let go this week.

Eurogamer has contacted Sony for further details on these layoffs. »

### Tattoo artist arrested after Italian woman’s Hindu deity ink sparks backlash in India

Authored by independent.co.uk

A tattoo artist in India’s eastern city of Bhubaneswar has been arrested after a woman had a local deity’s likeness inked on her thigh.

A case was filed against the tattoo parlour owner in the wake of the protests for allegedly outraging religious sentiments.

Jagannath is the presiding deity of the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha, one of the most revered Hindu shrines and pilgrimage centres in India. »

### Washington BANS Britain from sharing any US military intelligence with Ukraine

Authored by dailymail.co.uk

The United States has banned Britain from sharing intelligence from Washington with Ukraine as part of its withdrawal of support for Volodymyr Zelensky.

Last night, UK military intelligence expert Phil Ingram told the Mail: 'The United States's instruction to stop allies sharing US-derived intelligence with Ukraine is what I would expect.

The United States has banned Britain from sharing intelligence from Washington with Ukraine as part of its withdrawal of support for Volodymyr Zelensky (pictured: Donald Trump). »

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