Thailand legalizes same-sex marriage and opens weddings from January
The law makes Thailand the third place in Asia to allow same-sex marriage, after Taiwan and Nepal.
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Singapore court hears Iswaran plea after charges are amended
Former transport minister S Iswaran admitted five charges, including four under Section 165 of Singapore's Penal Code and one obstruction count, after prosecutors swapped out two corruption charges.
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Sri Lanka’s new president dissolves Parliament and sets November election
Anura Kumara Dissanayake called a snap parliamentary vote for November 14 as his three-seat coalition sought a mandate to govern.
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German police find 95 kilograms of cocaine hidden in banana crates delivered to supermarkets
Police in North Rhine-Westphalia said a supermarket chain received banana crates containing cocaine at several stores on 2024-09-10.
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France Sends Long-Banned Riot Police to Martinique as Protests Defy Curfew
Thousands marched despite a ban on demonstrations after unrest over the cost of living pushed Paris to deploy the CRS unit the island has kept away for decades.
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Ahmad Alissa gets life in prison for 2021 Boulder supermarket killings
A Colorado jury rejected an insanity defense and a judge imposed 10 consecutive life sentences plus 1,334 years for the Boulder supermarket massacre.
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Israel Raids and Shuts Al Jazeera Bureau in Ramallah
Israeli troops entered Al Jazeera’s bureau in Ramallah, ordered it closed for 45 days and confiscated equipment, intensifying a long-running campaign against the broadcaster as the Gaza war continues.
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Sri Lanka’s second-round count confirms Dissanayake victory after voters reject old guard
Election officials began a second round of counting on September 22, 2024 after Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s lead held in a vote that reflected anger over Sri Lanka’s economic crisis.
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Sri Lanka election turns on cost of living after years of economic pain
Sri Lankans voted in their first presidential election since mass protests drove out Gotabaya Rajapaksa, with the price of food, jobs and public services dominating the race.
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Birmingham nightlife shooting leaves four dead and 17 wounded in what police call a targeted hit
Police say more than 100 shell casings were recovered after multiple shooters opened fire outside a Five Points South venue.
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Three injured in knife attack at Montreal-area mosque, police say
A knife attack during afternoon prayers left three men hurt at a mosque in the Montreal area, according to the supplied report.
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FBI says Iranian hackers sent Trump campaign material to Biden associates
U.S. agencies said Iranian hackers sent unsolicited emails with stolen Trump campaign material to people associated with Joe Biden’s campaign, but investigators found no sign the recipients responded.
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Fiji Frees George Speight After Presidential Pardon
George Speight, the figure behind Fiji’s 2000 coup, was discharged from custody after receiving a presidential pardon, reopening one of the country’s most painful political chapters.
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European Parliament Symbolically Recognizes Edmundo González as Venezuela’s President
EU lawmakers passed a non-binding resolution recognizing Venezuelan opposition figure Edmundo González as the country’s legitimate president, a move that sharpened tensions with Nicolás Maduro’s government.
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One killed, another badly wounded in stabbing near Rotterdam’s Erasmus Bridge
Dutch police said the attacker stabbed two people near the Erasmusbrug, leaving one dead and another seriously injured.
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Ghost platform takedown lands Australian suspect in court
Australian police arrested Jay Je Yoon Jung in Sydney as part of a multinational operation targeting the Ghost encrypted-messaging network used by organized crime groups.
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Armenia Says It Thwarted a Russian-Backed Coup Plot
Armenian prosecutors said they disrupted an alleged plan to overthrow the government with operatives trained and paid in Russia, sharpening tensions between Yerevan and Moscow.
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Japanese student dies after stabbing near Shenzhen school, prompting diplomatic concern
A 10-year-old Japanese student died a day after being stabbed near Shenzhen Japanese School, with police arresting a 44-year-old suspect and Tokyo seeking answers from Beijing.
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Dominique Pelicot admits charges in French mass rape trial
Dominique Pelicot told a French court he was “a rapist like the others in this room” as the trial over decades of abuse against his wife moved into a more explicit phase.
Read report »Georgia passes contested family-values law tightening LGBTQ+ restrictions
Georgia’s parliament has approved a law on “family values and the protection of minors” that would sharply restrict LGBTQ+ rights and deepen the country’s culture-war politics.
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Jordan appoints Jafar Hassan as prime minister after Khasawneh resignation
King Abdullah II has approved Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh’s resignation and named chief of staff Jafar Hassan as Jordan’s next head of government.
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FBI Says Trump Faced Apparent Assassination Attempt at Florida Golf Club
Secret Service agents fired after spotting a rifle barrel in the shrubbery, and a suspect was later detained on federal gun charges.
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Violence near Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea leaves at least 20 dead
A U.N. official says violence among illegal miners in Papua New Guinea's Porgera Valley has killed at least 20 people, with the death toll possibly as high as 50.
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South Sudan pushes elections to December 2026, extending fragile transition
The government says it needs more time to complete a census, draft a permanent constitution and register parties before voters can go to the polls.
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