Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton calls the decision a victory for state and moral values.
UK lawmakers approve generational tobacco sales ban, setting the stage for it to become law.
A free-trade agreement, to be signed next week, could see more than 20,000 Indian migrants entering New Zealand, officials say.
The Florida Democrat is accused of diverting millions of dollars in federal disaster funds for political purposes.
The Hollywood mogul took advantage of Jessica Mann by enticing her with a film role she had no chance of getting, prosecutors say.
Both the soldier who smashed the sculpture with a sledgehammer and the one who photographed the act will receive military detention.
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Without legal protection, domestic workers were forced to operate in an informal and unregulated economy, exposed to exploitation and abuse.
The European Court of Justice rules that the rights of transgender and non-heterosexual individuals in Hungary have been infringed upon.
Seoul urges Japan’s leaders to ‘face history squarely’ and show through action ‘a sincere remorse for its past’.
Four-time world champion Max Verstappen called the new style of racing ‘a joke’ and hinted he would take a break from the sport in 2027.
As talks remain in limbo, a key Iranian figure says the Islamic Republic is ready to ‘show new cards on the battlefield’.
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Ambassadors are set to meet in Washington on Thursday as President Aoun hopes to ‘save Lebanon’ amid a fragile ceasefire.
After 15 years at the helm, Cook will transition to executive chairman, placing the company’s future in the hands of Apple’s hardware chief.
A gunman opened fire from a major pyramid, in a rare case of violence at one of Mexico’s top tourist sites.
A senior diplomat describes ‘professional’ meetings as Havana seeks an end to the US oil blockade.
Police investigate a suspected medical emergency after a driver lost control of a Salzburg bus.
French prosecutors want to interview Musk over the dissemination of Holocaust denial and sexual deepfakes, and political interference.
World’s most populous country ranked in top two for most anti-doping violations in the sport in 2022-2025, Athletics Integrity Unit says.
Spurs forward would be youngest player to win and eighth foreigner if he were to win; is also a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year.
The military said a local New People’s Army leader was among the dead, with both sides engaged in six firefights in Toboso.
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There have been arrests of Western citizens by Russia amid the Ukraine war, typically on espionage charges that are widely seen as baseless.
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Shamim Mafi is accused ‘brokering the sale of drones, bombs, bomb fuses and millions of rounds of ammunition’.
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Suspect killed by police after fleeing the scene in Louisiana, in the deadliest US mass shooting in two years.
The opposition leader called the US president a leader who ‘risked the lives of his country’s citizens’ for her nation’s freedom.
The fire in Hendon on Friday follows another arson attack on a synagogue in nearby Finchley on Wednesday.
The technology, which combines voice recognition with a generative AI chatbot, uses a centuries-old belief system to interpret fates.
Trump, meanwhile, says he received a Nato offer to help secure the key waterway but told the alliance to ‘STAY AWAY’.
Five suspects are accused of organised smuggling of foreigners for their roles in operating the syndicate over the past three years.
Cricket’s governing body to look into allegations highlighted in a documentary aired by Canadian public broadcaster.