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Europe

Hungary MPs vote to cut anti-LGBTQ+ legislation from Orbán-era law

Viktor Orbán's government had gradually rolled back LGBTQ+ rights in the name of "child protection" in Hungary, starting in 2020 by barring the legal recognition of transgender people's gender identity.

USA

US actress Selma Blair arrested after in-flight altercation

US media said that Blair punched one flight attendant and bit another. The 54-year-old then reportedly assaulted a police officer and nurse as she was transported to hospital.

Europe

At least 11 missing after two ships struck off Bulgaria in Black Sea

Similar incidents have renewed scrutiny of Europe's ability to protect shipping and critical infrastructure in the Black Sea, more than a year after the EU launched a strategy to strengthen security in the region.

Culture news

'Breaking Bad' actor RJ Mitte dies at age 34, officials say

Mitte played Walter White Jr., the son of Bryan Cranston’s chemistry teacher-turned-meth dealer Walter White on nearly every episode of the five seasons of the AMC show.

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Europe

What we know about Pope Leo XIV's upcoming lung operation

The Vatican press office has said doctors expect the pope's recovery to take around a week. That would make it possible for him to leave for his visit to Latin America as planned on 6 November.

Europe

Headmaster shot in French school and teen arrested, police say

A third person was grazed in the shooting in the southern town of Aubagne, near Marseille, per police. Authorities said the headmaster and teacher were not in critical condition.

Economy

US economists win economics Nobel Prize for stabilisation models

The economics prize is the only Nobel not among the original five created in the will of Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel, who died in 1896.

Europe

Fire totally destroys oldest covered food market in Paris

The Marché Couvert des Enfants Rouges in the Marais district has existed since 1615 and draws its name from the red outfits that orphans wore at a hospital near the market until 1772.

India

Opposition and journalists allege police abuses during India protests

The protests were triggered by allegations of manipulating voter lists during a nationwide roll revision that critics say could benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

South Korea

North Korea fires 'several ballistic missiles' into Sea of Japan

South Korea's National Security Office convened an emergency security meeting following the launch to review the country's military readiness.

Europe

Switzerland's president says he will quit government at end of year

A winegrower by trade, Parmelin is from the French-speaking western canton of Vaud. He is from the hard-right Swiss People's Party (SVP), which is the biggest in the country.

Sport

Man City confirms appeal after Premier League charges verdict

According to the Premier League, potential sanctions against City could be a reprimand, a fine, a suspension, points deduction or, in the worst case, expulsion from the competition.

Europe

Italy's firefighting planes return home after scorching summer

Western Europe recorded its hottest summer on record, with some 540,000 hectares going up in smoke across the European Union between mid-June and early September.

Europe

High schools in France close as new protests against conditions erupt

The students say their school hours are excessively long, conditions inadequate including overheated classrooms, and that there are too many staff absences.

Europe

Traffic chaos in Kyiv as Russian drone strikes close key bridge

Ukraine has long feared an attack on its major transportation bridges since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.

USA

Hegseth creates Pentagon religious affairs office reporting to him

Hegseth has infused his evangelical Christianity into his leadership of the Pentagon, hosting worship services for employees and often speaking of the United States as a Christian nation.

USA

Female US inmate in critical condition after botched execution

Pike was 18 when she and her boyfriend beat and killed Colleen Slemmer, 19, at a job training camp for young people.

Europe

Anglo-Iranian man arrested over UK airbase incident, police say

Five men, all British nationals in their 20s and from London, were arrested in the early hours of Sunday on suspicion of explosives and terror offenses close to the RAF Fairford base.

USA

Trump vows to hit Iran 'very hard' if linked to flydubai attack

Passengers described rushing the cockpit and a fight for control after the plane suddenly plummeted, losing around 17,000 feet of altitude in the span of a minute, according to the Flightradar24 website.

South Korea

Seoul warns of 'further measures' if Kyiv refuses public apology

The POWs were captured by Ukrainian forces early last year after being deployed alongside thousands of North Korean troops to support Russia's war against Ukraine.

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