Britain’s House of Commons approved legislation on Tuesday to create “buffer zones” that ban certain behavior including silent prayer outside abortion facilities across England and Wales. MPs voted 299–116 in favour of creating the zones. The Public Order Bill contains powers to make it an offence for anyone who “seeks to influence, advises, persuade, or…

The UK government has said the issue of abortion clinic buffer zones “remains under review” as the debate heats up over abortion and the right to protest. Pro-abortion politicians and organisations in the UK have been calling for a nationwide network of “buffer zones” to limit anti-abortion protests near abortion clinics. On May 30, the…

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan said 27 Chinese aircraft entered its air defense buffer zone on Sunday, the latest in a long series of incursions as part of Beijing’s pressure on the self-ruled island. The Defense Ministry said Taiwan scrambled combat aircraft to “warn” the Chinese planes to leave. It also deployed missile systems to monitor them. Sunday’s…