Thai parliament passes same-sex marriage bill | LGBTQ News

Thai parliament passes same-sex marriage bill | LGBTQ News

Pending final approval, bill will cement Thai credentials among Asia’s most liberal societies on LGBTQ issues. Thailand is set to become the first Southeast Asian nation to recognise equal marriage after politicians passed a same-sex marriage bill. The lower house of parliament overwhelmingly voted in favour of the bill, with…

Angry farmers block Brussels to protest EU policies, cheap Ukraine imports | Protests News

Angry farmers block Brussels to protest EU policies, cheap Ukraine imports | Protests News

Farmers threw beets, sprayed manure at police and set hay alight in Brussels as hundreds of tractors sealed off streets close to the European Union headquarters, where agriculture ministers sought to ease a crisis that has led to months of protests across the 27-member bloc. The farmers on Tuesday protested…

Ukraine, Poland, Georgia: Which teams have qualified for Euro 2024? | Football News

Ukraine, Poland, Georgia: Which teams have qualified for Euro 2024? | Football News

Ukraine, Poland and Georgia are the last three teams to qualify for the 24-team continental championship. Ukraine came from behind to beat Iceland in a playoff to qualify for Euro 2024, Poland secured their place at the tournament with a penalty shootout victory over Wales and Georgia qualified for a…

Richard Serra, known for monumental steel sculptures, dies at the age of 85 | Obituaries News

Richard Serra, known for monumental steel sculptures, dies at the age of 85 | Obituaries News

United States artist Richard Serra, known across the world for his monumental steel sculptures, has died. He was 85. The artist died from pneumonia at his home in Long Island, New York on Tuesday, his lawyer John Silberman told The New York Times. Serra’s colossal works are installed all over…

Rohingya in India accuse Modi of double standards on citizenship law | Rohingya News

Rohingya in India accuse Modi of double standards on citizenship law | Rohingya News

Kolkata, India – Muhammad Hamin has been unable to sleep at night since March 8 when the government of the northeast Indian state of Manipur ordered the deportation of Rohingya refugees. On that day, the state’s Chief Minister N Biren Singh – who belongs to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya…

Donald Trump’s social media company soars in Wall Street debut | Social Media News

Donald Trump’s social media company soars in Wall Street debut | Social Media News

Trump Media & Technology Group closes 16 percent higher, giving the company a market capitalisation of nearly $8bn. Shares of former Donald Trump’s social media company soared by as much as 59 percent on the first day of trading on Wall Street, boosting the former United States president’s expected windfall…

Malaysia’s airport fee hikes leave bad taste in travellers’ mouths | Tourism News

Malaysia’s airport fee hikes leave bad taste in travellers’ mouths | Tourism News

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Entrepreneur Jehan Abu Bakar is fuming that she will soon have to pay more in airport fees whenever she flies from her home in Malaysia to other countries in Southeast Asia. Jehan, the founder of the organic soap company LeStarry Natural, said any increases should be…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 762 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 762 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 762nd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Fighting Ukraine’s navy said it damaged four Russian naval ships in a weekend missile attack on Crimea. Among those hit was the Konstantin Olshanskya large landing warship that Moscow…

China’s Xi to meet foreign business leaders amid jitters over economy | Business and Economy News

China’s Xi to meet foreign business leaders amid jitters over economy | Business and Economy News

Taipei, Taiwan – Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to meet with American business leaders in Beijing, media outlets have reported, as he tries to woo foreign investment back to China after a challenging few years for the world’s second-largest economy. The meeting on Wednesday is expected to include Apple CEO…