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Swiss watchmaker Swatch is suing the Malaysian authorities for confiscating rainbow-coloured watches that remember LGBTQ rights.Authorities seized 172 watches from 16 retailers in May, in an act Swatch stated has broken its popularity. The watches have been confiscated as a result of that they had the letters LGBTQ on them, the house minister stated.Homosexuality is against the law in Malaysia, with folks punished by jail time or caning. Rights teams have warned of rising intolerance towards the homosexual group."Without a doubt, the seized watches did not and are not in any way capable of causing any disruption to public order or morality or any violations of the law," Swatch stated within the lawsuit. The seizure notices served to Swatch described the watches as having part...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An American has crossed the closely fortified border from South Korea into North Korea, the American-led U.N. Command overseeing the realm stated Tuesday. ...

Five folks have been killed and eight injured after a aircraft crashed right into a hangar the place folks had been sheltering throughout stormy climate in Poland.The Cessna 208's pilot died, alongside 4 others who had been contained in the skydiving centre on Monday afternoon. A baby is amongst these harm following the crash within the village of Chrcynno, and two folks had been significantly injured. Image: Pic: Leszek Szymanski/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Firefighters are persevering with to look the hangar for added victims.It is the worst skydiving-related accident in Poland for 9 years. Back in 2014, 11 folks died when a small aircraft crashed in Topolow, close to the southern metropolis of Czestochowa. ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Members of two left-leaning Dutch political events have overwhelmingly voted to affix forces forward of a November common election in an try and unify their aspect of the Netherlands’ splintered political spectrum, they mentioned Monday. ...

Sky's chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay and his workforce have witnessed the lethal realities of a civil warfare, which Myanmar's leaders declare is not taking place.  Few Western journalists get into the southeast Asian nation, beforehand referred to as Burma - however our information crew spent a month undercover deep within the jungle with resistance fighters, medics and volunteers - not removed from the place the preventing is happening. On this Sky News Daily, Kimberley Leonard is joined by Stuart, to share his first-hand account from a spot the place reviews of mass killings, 1000's of arrests and human rights abuses have been extensively condemned.Click to subscribe to the Sky News Daily wherever you get your podcastsAnnie Joyce - senior podcast producerDavid Chipakupa...

Friction between the White House and Republicans over the Biden administration‘s prime Iran coverage official heated up over the weekend, with a key GOP member of the House saying it “would be treason” if particular State Department Iran envoy Robert Malley is discovered to have leaked categorized secrets and techniques to overseas adversaries. ...

The heatwave enveloping southern Europe is about to accentuate even additional at the moment - with temperatures anticipated to succeed in as excessive as 46C.Spain, Italy and Greece will bake at the moment and the European Space Agency has warned that France, Germany and Poland will even face excessive warmth over the approaching days. Sardinia and Sicily - amongst 16 areas underneath crimson alert - are forecast to hit 45C, whereas Taranto in southern Italy is anticipated to roast in 46C warmth, 2.8C off the European document set in August 2021 in Floridia, Sicily.Parts of Europe may "get levels similar to record levels" senior local weather scientist Carlo Buontempo informed Sky News.The Spanish vacationer hotspots of Madrid and Seville will even see temperatures exceeding...

Republican senators are endangering U.S. nationwide safety and harming America’s fame overseas by blocking dozens of would-be ambassadors and diplomatic nominees from affirmation, Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated Monday. ...

The UK is selecting aside Russian armoured autos captured in Ukraine to study extra about methods to defend towards any future assault, Britain's navy chief has revealed.Admiral Sir Tony Radakin additionally advised Sky News that the struggle in Ukraine had been a "wake-up call" for his forces, requiring them to be quicker and take extra threat when arming themselves. Ukraine struggle newest: Putin management hit as assault sends 'shockwaves' throughout RussiaOffering his perspective, Ben Wallace, the outgoing defence secretary, described Ukraine as a "battle laboratory" for Ukrainian troops and their western allies as they experiment with new weapons and know-how to battle Vladimir Putin's invaders.Read extra: Ben Wallace: 'It's been a protracted slog...I'm glad to go' The m...

Extreme rainfall accompanied by lethal flooding hit the United States and a number of other different international locations over the weekend and final week. ...