Indonesia bans sex outside marriage in new criminal code
Indonesia’s parliament approved a new criminal code on Tuesday that bans sex outside marriage with a punishment of up to one year in jail, despite...
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Prince Harry says UK royal household plays ‘dirty game’
Prince Harry said Britain’s royal household regularly leak stories about each other, calling it “a dirty game” in a new trailer released on Monday for...
Ukraine exposes Russian air defence gaps with long-range strikes
A third Russian airfield was ablaze on Tuesday from a drone strike, a day after Ukraine demonstrated an apparent new ability to penetrate hundreds of...
Libya’s GNU says it lifted force majeure for oil & gas exploration
Libya’s Tripoli-based government, the Government of National Unity (GNU), said on Monday it had lifted the force majeure for oil and gas explorations and invited...
UK government backtracks on housebuilding targets after lawmakers threaten rebellion
Britain’s government on Monday scrapped plans to impose mandatory housebuilding targets on local councils after dozens of Conservative lawmakers threatened a rebellion against Prime Minister...
South Africa’s Ramaphosa hits back as party backs him over ‘Farmgate’ scandal
South Africa‘s ruling party said it would tell its lawmakers to reject a report that President Cyril Ramaphosa may have committed misconduct over a stash...
Canada freezes assets of three Haitian businessmen over gang links
Canada’s government said it would freeze any local assets of three high-profile Haitian businessmen accused of supporting the country’s armed gangs, the latest measure targeting...
German city of Duesseldorf closes off old town -spokesperson
The western German city of Duesseldorf has closed off its old town area, where its Christmas market is located, a spokesperson for the city said...
Greece, Britain discussing Elgin Marbles return but deal not close
The Greek government on Monday quashed local media reports that a deal with Britain over the repatriation of the Parthenon Sculptures to Athens was imminent...
Russia renews missile attacks on Ukraine as G7 pressures Moscow
Ukraine said Russia had destroyed homes in the south and knocked out power in the north in a new round of missile attacks on Monday...
