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TRT World says the Taliban, who regained power in August after the collapse of the US-backed government, will not be allowed to access Afghan central bank reserves.

Arab News says Tarek Bitar, the judge leading the investigation into the August 2020 port explosion, resumed investigations on Tuesday.

France24 says more than 100 people have died in several days of massive flooding and devastating landslides that swept away roads and houses in India and Nepal.

BBC Sport says It was a game that began with fireworks and ended without a handshake.

The Independent says the UK’s immunity to coronavirus is slipping due to the early vaccine rollout and low coverage among teenagers.

The Daily Express leads on news that the Queen has agreed Southend will be granted city status following the killing of MP Sir David Amess.

The Independent says a man believes his CCTV security cameras may have picked up images of fugitive Brian Laundrie in Florida, a report says.

CNN says Kanye West is no more. After filing paperwork to change his name, the rapper, born Kanye Omari West, finally got what he asked for, and will be legally known as “Ye.”

TODAY says It seems like the holiday season begins earlier and earlier every year. This year though, given shipping delays and supply chain issues, getting a jump-start on your shopping list feels more pressing than ever.

Harry Styles has long been accused of queerbaiting and whilst many have come to his defence, it appears American actor Billy Porter is not impressed. In a recent interview, he criticised Styles for being the first solo man to feature on US Vogue – a cover shoot that was all the more talked about as Harry Styles wore a dress.  

Porter criticised Styles’ historic cover saying “I feel like the fashion industry has accepted me because they have to,” he said. “I created the conversation (about non-binary fashion) and yet Vogue still put Harry Styles, a straight white man, in a dress on their cover for the first time.”

“I was the first one doing it and now everybody is doing it,” he said. “I’m not dragging Harry Styles, but… He doesn’t care, he’s just doing it because it’s the thing to do. This is politics for me. This is my life.”

“I had to fight my entire life to get to the place where I could wear a dress to the Oscars,” Porter continued. “All (Styles) has to do is be white and straight.”

Whist Billy Porter believes he ‘created the conversation about non-binary fashion’ it’s important to acknowledge plenty of musicians have famously worn dresses – David Bowie, Prince, Sir Elton and so on – long before Porter or Styles.