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France24 says since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan at the end of August the persecution of the country’s LGBT+ community has ramped up.

Arab News says Gulf state Bahrain has approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use for children aged between 5 and 11 years.

Aljazeera says The United States Supreme Court has heard challenges to a Texas law that has effectively banned abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

TRT World says Elon Musk will sell $6 billion worth of Tesla stock and donate the proceeds to the UN if it could show how it would solve world hunger.

Politico says A jury was selected in a single day Monday for the homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, who shot 3 people during a protest against racial injustice.

BBC Sport says Barcelona have announced that Sergio Aguero will not play for three months after suffering chest pains against Alaves on Saturday.

BBC News says The world is at “one minute to midnight”, having run down the clock on waiting to combat climate change, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said.

The Guardian says Covid booster jabs are now being given at walk-in clinics in England as the NHS aims to increase vaccine uptake before a challenging winter.

The Independent says Up to 120 injured and “visibly shaken” passengers were rescued from the wreckage after two trains crashed inside a tunnel near Salisbury.

France24 says the suspect in a Halloween stabbing and fire attack on a Tokyo train expressed admiration for the infamous comic villain the Joker, media reported.