Thai king signs same-sex marriage bill into law
The law, which was approved by the Senate in June, will come into force on 22 January next year.
New Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon as Hezbollah confirms death of senior commander
Lebanon says only US can end conflict, as Hezbollah confirms death of Ibrahim Qubaisi in Israeli attack on Beirut
Israel began a third day of strikes in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, hours after Hezbollah confirmed the death of a senior commander in an airstrike on Beirut and a Lebanese minister said only Washington could help end the fighting.
Lebanese media reported that Israeli airstrikes had targeted several areas in the country’s south, beginning at around 5am, causing unspecified casualties.
Continue reading...An Isolated Netanyahu Resists Pressure to End Conflicts – The Wall Street Journal
- An Isolated Netanyahu Resists Pressure to End Conflicts The Wall Street Journal
- Netanyahu set to address the UN amid global criticism of war in Gaza, Lebanon The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu to fly tomorrow to UNGA Thursday, returning Saturday night The Jerusalem Post
- Could this be the week Netanyahu goes from pariah to international fugitive? The Guardian
- Netanyahu is set to come to New York City and will be greeted by mass protest Peoples Dispatch
High-speed Paris-to-Berlin rail link to launch in December
Daytime service will take about eight hours and will complement the night route that launched last year
A new high-speed train linking Paris and Berlin is to launch in December, operators have announced.
The daytime service will complement a popular night train route between the two capital cities that relaunched last year to much fanfare but has since been beset by technical problems.
Continue reading...EU moving towards more xenophobic view of ‘Europeanness’, report warns
‘Whiteness’, low youth engagement and lukewarm pro-Europeanism in some states risks eroding bloc’s founding values, expert says
Voting patterns and polling data from the past year suggest the EU is moving towards a more ethnic, closed-minded and xenophobic understanding of “Europeanness” that could ultimately challenge the European project, according to a major report.
The report, by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) and the European Cultural Foundation (ECF), identifies three key “blind spots” across the bloc and argues their intersection risks eroding or radically altering EU sentiment.
Continue reading...Lawrence: Biden’s final U.N. speech shows ‘the most hopeful story I know’ – MSNBC
- Lawrence: Biden’s final U.N. speech shows ‘the most hopeful story I know’ MSNBC
- Column | Biden walks off the U.N. stage, leaving behind a world in ‘purgatory’ The Washington Post
- 'Being president has been the honor of my life': Biden makes final UN address CNN
- Biden reflects on leaving 2024 race, mixed foreign policy legacy in final UNGA address ABC News
- Biden defends withdrawing from Afghanistan, dropping re-election bid in last UN address as president Fox News
Climate change supercharged Europe floods – scientists
A new study shows that the record-breaking rainfall was made more likely and intense by climate change.
Global heating ‘doubled’ chance of extreme rain in Europe in September
Researchers find climate crisis aggravated the four days of heavy rainfall and deadly floods
Planet-heating pollution doubled the chance of the extreme levels of rain that hammered central Europe in September, a study has found.
Researchers found global heating aggravated the four days of heavy rainfall that led to deadly floods in countries from Austria to Romania.
Continue reading...Why Samia’s hesitant reforms are fuelling Tanzanian political anger
Tanzania's first female president is accused of reneging on her promise to free up political activity.
Column | Biden walks off the U.N. stage, leaving behind ‘purgatory’ – The Washington Post
- Column | Biden walks off the U.N. stage, leaving behind ‘purgatory’ The Washington Post
- U.N. General Assembly 2024 Live: Biden to Deliver Speech The New York Times
- 'Being president has been the honor of my life': Biden makes final UN address CNN
- Biden defends withdrawing from Afghanistan, dropping re-election bid in last UN address as president Fox News
- Biden Just Gave One of the Most Moving Speeches of His Long Political Career Slate
Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors’ push to overturn conviction
Williams long maintained his innocence and the killing was opposed by victim’s family, jurors and office that tried him
Missouri executed a man on death row on Tuesday, despite objections from prosecutors who sought to have his conviction overturned and have supported his claims of innocence.
Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams, 55, was killed by lethal injection, ending a legal battle that has sparked widespread outrage as the office that originally tried the case suggested he was wrongfully convicted.
Continue reading...‘The violence is getting out of hand’: Crime grips Cuba’s streets
Fidel Castro once said Cuba was the world's safest nation. Now police can't keep the streets safe.
New ghost shark species with unusually long nose discovered in deep seas off New Zealand
The narrow-nosed spookfish is also found in Australian waters and is distinctive for its elongated snout and whip-like tail
A new species of ghost shark, with an unusually long nose and a whip-like tail, has been discovered in the inky depths of New Zealand waters.
Scientists at New Zealand’s National Institute for Water and Atmospherics (Niwa) initially believed the creature was part of an existing species found around the world, but further investigation revealed it was new, genetically distinct, species.
Continue reading...Meet Pesto, the 49-pound baby penguin going viral online – Fox News
- Meet Pesto, the 49-pound baby penguin going viral online Fox News
- Meet Pesto the Penguin, Australia's nearly 50-pound baby penguin capturing hearts worldwide with its hefty fluff CBS News
- Why Pesto, a massive penguin chick, is vying to be the internet's favorite big baby USA TODAY
- Video. WATCH: Pesto the giant penguin steals hearts at Melbourne Aquarium Euronews
- Pesto the baby penguin is already taller than his parents. Now he’s a social media star CNN
Zelensky looks to Biden to back Ukraine ‘Victory plan’
Kyiv is hoping for a strong show of support from the US leader before he leaves the White House.
Israel bombards Hezbollah, killing a top commander, while families flee southern Lebanon – The Associated Press
- Israel bombards Hezbollah, killing a top commander, while families flee southern Lebanon The Associated Press
- Israel strikes Hezbollah targets as conflict intensifies CNN
- Video shows huge explosion from Israeli strike south of Beirut Al Jazeera English
- Extensive airstrikes target Beqaa Valley area of Lebanon - report The Jerusalem Post
- IDF confirms Hezbollah commander in charge of missiles and rockets killed in airstrike Fox News
Man charged with attempting to assassinate Trump at Florida golf club
Ryan Routh, 58, accused of plotting to kill Republican presidential nominee in West Palm Beach last week
A man accused of lurking outside Donald Trump’s south Florida golf course on 15 September with a gun – and allegedly writing about his desire to kill him – was charged on Tuesday with attempting to kill the Republican presidential candidate.
Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was indicted on five counts in south Florida federal court: attempted assassination of a major political candidate, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, assaulting a federal officer, felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. He was first charged with federal firearms crimes after his arrest.
Continue reading...How John suddenly exploded into a Category 3 hurricane before striking Mexico’s coast – The Washington Post
- How John suddenly exploded into a Category 3 hurricane before striking Mexico’s coast The Washington Post
- Mexico issues red alert as Hurricane John barrels toward southern coast Yahoo! Voices
- Tropical Storm John strikes Mexico’s southern Pacific coast with 'life-threatening' flood potential CNBC
- Map: Tracking the Remnants of John The New York Times
- News Wrap: At least 2 dead after Hurricane John slammed Mexico's southern Pacific coast PBS NewsHour
Iran spouts ‘propaganda’ from UN podium, calls on Middle East to unite behind Tehran – Fox News
- Iran spouts 'propaganda' from UN podium, calls on Middle East to unite behind Tehran Fox News
- Iran’s President Challenges West as UN Meeting Exposes Rifts Bloomberg
- Iranian president says ‘ready to engage’ on nuclear deal Al Jazeera English
- Iran's leader to address UN amid threats of assassinations against US politicians, election interference Fox News
- Iran’s New President Faces a Reality Check in New York The Wall Street Journal
Why Pakistan’s female doctors don’t feel safe
Women working in Pakistan’s hospitals say they face sexual harassment, violence and verbal abuse.