Thailand’s Supreme Court said Tuesday former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve a one-year prison term for previous convictions on graft and abuse of power charges, after investigating whether officials had mishandled his return to Thailand in 2023 to begin serving the sentences. A judge said that the enforcement of Thaksin’s penalty was not done properly, and...
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US High School Students Lose Ground In Math And Reading, Continuing Yearslong Decline
A decade-long slide in high schoolers’ reading and math performance persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders’ scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years, according to results released Tuesday from an exam known as the nation’s report card. Eighth-grade students also lost significant ground in science skills, according to the results from...
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Private Funeral Service Held For Italian Designer Giorgio Armani In Church Near His Birthplace
Family members and close friends attended a private funeral service on Monday for Giorgio Armani in a 14th century Italian church located within a medieval hamlet near the legendary fashion designer’s native city of Piacenza. Armani, one of the most recognizable names and faces in the global fashion industry, died Thursday at the age of 91. More than 15,000 mourners paid their respects...
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Nepal Lifts Ban On Social Media Platforms After Protests Where Police Killed 19 People
Nepal’s government lifted its ban on social media platforms Tuesday a day after police opened fire on mass street protests against the ban, killing 19 people. The district administration ordered an indefinite curfew in the capital and schools were closed. A curfew was also imposed in other cities too. Small protests erupted on Tuesday violating the curfew...
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Brazil’s Supreme Court Nears A Verdict In Coup Plot Trial Of Former President Jair Bolsonaro
A panel of Supreme Court justices is set to decide this week whether former President Jair Bolsonaro is guilty or not of plotting to overthrow Brazil’s democracy and hang onto power illegally after his 2022 electoral defeat. The far-right ex-president is facing five counts at trial for allegedly conspiring to stage a coup after his narrow loss to...
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Lincoln Crown Court Sentences Man To Over Two Years Imprisonment Over Kicking Wife ‘Like A Football’
A man has been jailed for two years and four months after admitting carrying out a campaign of violence against his new wife. Lincoln Crown Court heard that Mohammed Ali, 35, dragged his victim by her feet, repeatedly slapped her and threatened her with a large stick. Prosecutor Alice Ibbotson said the victim described being...
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ICC Postpones Hearings For Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Over Health Concerns
The International Criminal Court announced on Monday it was postponing a pretrial hearing for former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte over concerns about his health. Lawyers for the 80-year-old filed a motion in August for the proceedings to be delayed indefinitely, saying their client is “not fit to stand trial.” Prosecutors at the ICC accuse Duterte...
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Freight Train Slams Into A Bus Outside Mexico City And Kills At Least 10 People
A freight train sheared a double-decker bus in half at a crossing northwest of Mexico City on Monday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 55, authorities said. The accident took place in an industrial area of warehouses and factories in the town of Atlacomulco, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) northwest of the Mexican capital. The state...
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French Government Collapses In A Confidence Vote, Forcing Macron To Seek Yet Another Prime Minister
Legislators toppled France’s government in a confidence vote on Monday, a new crisis for Europe’s second-largest economy that obliges President Emmanuel Macron to search for a fourth prime minister in 12 months. Prime Minister François Bayrou was ousted overwhelmingly in a 364-194 vote against him. Bayrou paid the price for what appeared to be a staggering political miscalculation, gambling that lawmakers...