On Thursday, Thailand made history by becoming Southeast Asia‘s first nation to recognise same-sex marriages legally. LGBT organisations will commemorate this milestone with over 1,000 marriage registrations in one day. Following years of advocacy by activists, Thailand has become the third region in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, joining Taiwan and Nepal. The new marriage…
Western authorities have informed the BBC that in just three months of battle in Russia‘s west Kursk region, North Korean forces had suffered about 40% losses. The authorities, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, indicated that 4,000 of the estimated 11,000 troops dispatched from North Korea, also known as the DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic…
Elon Musk has brushed aside the furore over a one-armed gesture he made during a speech celebrating Donald Trump‘s inauguration. At Monday’s event, Musk thanked the crowd for “making it happen” before placing his right hand over his heart and thrusting the same arm out into the air straight ahead of him. He then turned…
In a significant diplomatic move, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin engaged in a video call shortly after Donald Trump‘s inauguration on Monday. Both leaders expressed their commitment to elevating bilateral relations to “greater heights,” as reported by state media from both nations. In a recent statement, Putin referred to Xi as…
President Donald Trump has officially signed an executive order initiating the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organisation (WHO). The newly inaugurated US president remarked, “Oooh, that’s a big one,” as he signed the document upon his return to the White House. On his first day in office, he signed a multitude of executive…
On Tuesday, authorities in Kabul announced that the United States had released an Afghan individual who was convicted by an American court on charges of drug smuggling and terrorism. This decision was made in exchange for the release of two U.S. citizens detained in Afghanistan. Officials in Afghanistan confirmed that Khan Mohammad had arrived in…
TikTok is set to resume services for its 170 million users in the United States following President-elect Donald Trump‘s announcement of an impending executive order that will provide the app with a reprieve upon his inauguration on Monday. On Saturday evening, American users experienced a disruption as the Chinese-owned app ceased functioning following the implementation…
According to the army, a clash with soldiers on duty at a mine in the central Ashanti region has resulted in the deaths of at least seven individuals. The Ghana Armed Forces reported that approximately 60 illegal miners breached the security of a mine operated by global leader AngloGold Ashanti, opening fire on soldiers who…
TikTok has ceased operations in the United States just hours before implementing a new law prohibiting the platform. A notification displayed on the application for users in the United States indicated that a law prohibiting TikTok has been implemented, stating, “You can’t use TikTok for now.” The video-sharing application was banned due to apprehensions regarding…
On Saturday, a significant number of predominantly female protesters gathered in the streets of Washington DC to voice their opposition to President-elect Donald Trump, just two days before his inauguration. The People’s March, formerly recognised as the Women’s March, has been held annually since 2017. A coalition of organisations has initiated the movement, declaring its…
