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Many more are still streaming into the city for what organizers hope will be one of the biggest demonstrations yet in a string of recent rallies.

The pontiff draws on his missionary background for a show of fortitude.

Many more are still streaming into the city for what organizers hope will be one of the biggest demonstrations yet in a string of recent rallies.

Bangkok’s firefighters do more snake catching than firefighting, and Pinyo Pukpinyo trains them. But he refuses to kill the snakes, and he’s running out of containers.

Pinyo Pukpinyo, Thailand’s most famous snake catcher, has found the critters slithering in nooks and crannies all over Bangkok. He refuses to kill them.

The rise of Korean terms in Japanese is a striking reversal from colonial times and a sign of the global appeal of South Korean culture.

The protests in cities across Germany - including Berlin, Hamburg and Frankfurt - came on the same day hundreds of thousands also protested in France.

Jersey Airport said it was "experiencing disruption.... affecting inbound flights as a result of further drone activity".

Celebrities have been embracing the scariest day of the year by dressing up as sport stars, dismembered limbs and unsold concert tickets.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is currently third-choice right-back at Real Madrid - where does his future lie?

Liverpool fans are finding joy at Anfield again with a feel-good factor around the club before the visit of reigning champions Arsenal on Sunday.

Wales women concede 21 tries in Sydney as defending Rugby League World Cup champions Australia rewrite the international record books.

England and Wales are most likely to experience the foggy conditions on Sunday, before the threat shifts northwards into next week.

With both sides to face over the next 12 months, what can England take from South Africa and Australia's enthralling Test series?

The state's $500m Senate race may be the most closely watched in the US midterms, and is about far more than control of Congress.

Many of Sunday's front pages look at what Andy Burnham's comments on an apology for slavery mean for the King.

The supermodel and TV host provided a gory new shock at her New York event.

Former chancellor says leaving European Union has made Britain ‘poorer, weaker and less secure’The former chancellor Rachel Reeves has argued the UK’s future should be inside the EU, saying Brexit has made the UK “poorer, weaker and less secure”.Writing in the Sunday Times, the Labour former cabinet minister said she welcomed “Andy Burnham’s leadership” after remarks made by the prime minister in recent days fuelled questions about the prospect of Britain returning to the bloc or adopting its freedom of movement rules. Continue reading...

UK children’s minister Josh MacAlister has travelled to Copenhagen to see what can be learned from Danish systemIn a quiet suburb on the outskirts of Copenhagen sits a large white house, set back from the road behind a purple-leaved plum tree. It looks much like the rest of the buildings on the street and there is little outward sign this is Josephine Schneider’s House, considered one of the best children’s homes in the world.Danish children’s homes are often cited as the gold standard of children’s residential care globally. They are now being studied by the British government as it tries to create a roadmap out of the crisis in which its own children’s home system has become mired. Continue reading...

Former New Zealand prime minister has moved to Australia and is lecturing at University of Sydney – and from stage of city’s famous landmarkJacinda Ardern, who now calls Sydney home, has delivered a message to Australian politicians from the stage of the city’s Opera House.Politicians, the former New Zealand prime minister turned academic told the audience on Sunday, were exacerbating the problem of polarisation within society and needed to be better. Continue reading...

Cryptocurrency exchange says withdrawals starting to resume on Sunday as FBI blames North Korean state-sponsored group TraderTraitorCryptocurrency exchange Binance says it has replaced 90% of the ⁠amount stolen after a record $6.3bn hack of its platform by a group the FBI identified as being backed by North Korea.The remaining 10% of tokens are less liquid, meaning they ⁠may take ​longer to buy, the company said in a post on X on Saturday. Co-CEO Richard Teng said separately that the company was “committed to covering the ⁠remaining 10%” and that “users will not bear the financial impact of this incident”. Continue reading...

Opposition says hundreds of thousands of people expected to participate in march demanding election chief resign over voter list changesIndian security personnel carrying batons and shields and accompanied by riot control vehicles surrounded the site of a planned opposition ⁠protest in Delhi on Sunday that is set to demand the resignation of the country’s election chief over a controversial revision of voter lists.Authorities warned of traffic diversions ⁠ahead of the protest march ⁠and rally ​that will be led by Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi. The opposition says it expects hundreds of thousands of people to participate in what it says ⁠will be a major challenge to the prime minister, Narendra Modi, and his Bharatiya Janata party (BJP). Continue reading...

Hundreds of adult gaming centres in England have bingo licences that still qualify them for discounted business ratesHundreds of high street “slot farms” could continue claiming a discount on their business rates, unless the government closes a loophole that allows them to pose as bingo halls.John Healey singled out adult gaming centres (AGCs) in his first budget this week, in which he increased duty on slot machine takings from 20% to 25%, claiming he was “raising taxes on gambling to support good growth on every high street”. Continue reading...

A public spat has cast Democratic tensions in the spotlight as the close US Senate race draws to a headAbdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s tightly fought US Senate race, wants Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens to stay away from his campaign events.“I don’t want any distractions,” El-Sayed told reporters after a campaign rally, according to the New York Times. “It seems as though other folks are more interested in making this race about things that it’s not about.” Continue reading...

Trump, who came to his Halloween party dressed as himself, says US not in a hurry to make a decision on striking Iran.

New York City mayor says US president 'has agreed to grant her visa immediately'.

US Vice-President JD Vance has sent a letter to Iran’s security chief in a reported effort to revive talks.

Demonstrations held in industrial cities as workers demand wage increase as cost of living rises.

It is merely witnessing another episode of unrest that – like many others in its history – has a violent element to it.

Two years after Novi Sad’s railway station canopy collapse, Serbia marks the second anniversary of the tragedy.

From Hebron to Gaza to southern Lebanon, Israel is tearing down homes, and, with them, families' hopes of return.

Doctors and nurses struggle to cope with the horrors they endured during the height of the Gaza war.

Dozens of officers, some accompanied by police dogs, moved into Rossio Square in Lisbon early on Sunday.

Oman is in a unique position to mediate talks on a security arrangement that could stabilise the region.

Trump says defeated presidential candidate, who faces investigation in Brazil, can stay in the US 'as long as he wants'.

Mexican boxing star wins 12-round decision to defeat the French fighter and regain the super middleweight belt.

Gabby Williams, named Most Valuable Player, sets records for most points (137) and most steals (18) in the WNBA Finals.

Vast 'snow yard' in otherwise arid Rajasthan attracts hundreds of tourists daily, but residents face major health risks.

Republican Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers mocked Democratic rival Abdul El-Sayed with a sarcastic gift basket.

Mohammad el-Shami had been held since June 2024, when he and many other UN and NGO workers were accused of being spies.

Police used tear gas to disperse protesters as demonstrations entered a third week ahead in France.

Drought is affecting 78,000 families and has led to loss of over 75,000 cattle, as El Nino due to peak in late 2026.

Starved and exhausted residents of Oleshky arrive in Ukraine after months of isolation, but some stay behind.

The foreign ministers of the US and Iran say a diplomatic end to the war is still possible.

Indigenous people of Arunachal Pradesh are protesting a mega dam planned to counter China's upstream hydropower project.

Thousands of people have held vigils for a 15-year-old Ghanaian boy who was chased down and killed in New York.

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