Tehran summons Australian ambassador over ‘offensive’ LGBTQ+ social media post
Homosexuality is illegal in Iran, but transgender people are allowed to seek gender transition surgery. Read more at Read More
German carmaker Porsche to build luxury residential tower in Thailand
The Bangkok apartment building will be the third of its kind, following Porsche’s iconic residential buildings in Stuttgart and Miami. Read More
Trump campaign ordered to stop using ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’ after Isaac Hayes’ family lawsuit
A federal judge has ordered Donald Trump and his campaign to stop using the song ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’ amid a lawsuit filed by soul legend Isaac Hayes’ estate. Read…
Ireland to set up inquiry into sexual abuse at religious schools following ‘harrowing’ report
The government’s scoping inquiry found almost 2,400 allegations of historical sexual abuse by hundreds of schools run by religious orders across Ireland. Read More
‘If you don’t ask, you don’t get it’: von der Leyen denounces lack of female Commissioner picks
Von der Leyen said that without her efforts, the next ‘college’ of European Commissioners would have been dominated by men. Read More
Number of refugees and asylum seekers in Europe keeps rising, data shows
The continent saw the largest numbers of refugees coming from Ukraine, Syria and Afghanistan, while Syrians and Afghans remain top asylum seekers in countries like Germany, according to Euronews’ data…
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France, Greece and Spain pledge investment in water-saving tech to shield farmers from drought
Solar power, smart irrigation and weather-resistant crops are among the proposals to protect farmers and food security.Read More
Russian missile attack on Lviv kills at least seven, mayor says
The attack on the western Ukrainian city comes a day after the deadliest Russian attack this year, which killed more than 50 people in Poltava. Read more at Read More
Venice 2024 review: ‘2073’ – Asif Kapadia’s urgent and haunting futurist documentary hybrid
The director of ‘Amy’ and ‘Senna’ delivers a genre-bending documentary set in the future which tackles the biggest challenges endangering our present. It’s eerily remarkable. Read More