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Thai king signs same-sex marriage bill into law Thailand has made history as the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex unions, following the signing of a landmark marriage…

UNHCR confirms Israel killed 2 staff members in Lebanon The UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR, has confirmed the deaths of staff members killed in Israeli air strikes. One of its staff…

Sweden accuses Iran of hack inciting revenge for Quran burnings Sweden’s security service, Sapo, has accused Iranian intelligence of hacking into a Swedish text messaging service to send 15,000 inflammatory…

CrowdStrike boss apologises for global IT outage On Tuesday, cybersecurity company CrowdStrike faced intense scrutiny in a US congressional hearing over its role in the massive global IT outage that…

Sri Lanka’s new leftist president dissolves parliament, calls snap election Sri Lanka’s newly elected president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has officially dissolved the 225-member parliament, setting the stage for an early…

Editorial 24.09.24 US politics and the latest from the Middle East are two of the most popular stories across the American newspaper front pages. Though the stories vary from state…

Pro-Putin TV channel simulates devastating nuclear strike on London | World News Russian television has shown a simulation of a nuclear strike on central London with more than 850,000 deaths.…

Israel strikes dozens more sites in southern Lebanon as thousands flee homes Israeli air strikes on Hezbollah continued overnight as thousands of people fled their homes in southern Lebanon. The…

China unveils measures to boost economy China’s central bank has announced a sweeping set of measures aimed at revitalising the country’s slowing economy. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), led…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on leading US tech companies to consider India as a prime destination for manufacturing and innovation. Modi met with top tech CEOs in…

Human rights in Russia have “severely deteriorated” says UN Human rights in Russia have taken a significant turn for the worse since the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to…

US to ban Chinese tech in cars The United States is moving to ban certain Chinese and Russian-made hardware and software from cars, trucks, and buses, citing national security risks.…

Police offer $50,000 reward for suspects in Alabama shooting Authorities in Birmingham, Alabama, are offering a $50,000 (£37,400) reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for a…

Zelensky prepares victory plan to present to Joe Biden Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is preparing to present his “plan for victory” during a visit to the US this week, where…

Israel carries out 80 airstrikes in Lebanon in half an hour killing lebanese civilians and injuring scores in a onslaught of war against Lebanon. With attacks were aimed at towns…

Israel and Hezbollah urged to avoid full-scale war as UN fears catastrophe Israel and Hezbollah both escalated their threats on Sunday, vowing to intensify cross-border attacks despite calls from the…

Israel bombs Gaza school killing 22 people mostly women and children An Israeli air strike on a school in Gaza City has killed at least 22 Palestinians, most of whom…

US Election 2024: Friday’s Polling – Harris leads, but Trump sees positive signs According to the Sky News poll tracker, Kamala Harris now holds a three-point lead over Donald Trump…

US elections 2024: what is early voting, and who can do it? The US election is underway, and by November 5th, millions will have already voted. Many will have cast…

Kentucky sheriff held over fatal shooting of judge in court A Kentucky sheriff has been arrested after allegedly shooting and killing a judge inside his chambers, according to police. District…

Haiti takes steps to holding first elections since 2016 Haiti’s government has taken a significant step toward holding long-overdue elections with the establishment of a new electoral body. On Wednesday,…

Storm Boris batters Italy after causing devastation throughout central Europe Storm Boris continues to wreak havoc across northeastern and central Italy, just days after causing devastating flooding throughout central Europe.…

Israel says 100 Hezbollah rocket launchers hit in Lebanon Israel has launched a series of intense air strikes on southern Lebanon, targeting over 100 Hezbollah rocket launchers and what it…

Editorial 18.09.24 Thursday’s front pages report on a variety of domestic and international stories with the attack against Hezbollah being one of the most popular stories splashed on the front.…

Child at Japanese school dies after stabbing in China A 10-year-old boy attending the Shenzhen Japanese School in southern China, died on Thursday, one day after being stabbed.  The young…