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Getty Images Well-wishers celebrate the Thai king’s birthday, in Bangkok on 28 July, 2024. A Thai court has issued an arrest warrant for an American academic under Thailand’s lese-majeste law that forbids insulting the monarchy. The army filed a complaint against Paul Chambers, a lecturer at Naresuan University in central Thailand, under lese-majeste and computer … Read more

The inspector general of the US Department of Defense has launched an investigation into Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal application to message other top-level officials about military strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen. The White House faced a backlash after a journalist was inadvertently added to a group chat – where specific details of … Read more

Some of the roughly 10,000 employees fired from the Department of Health and Human Services are being asked to come back. The agency’s secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, said the mass firings were consistent with the government’s goals to purge the federal workforce but said 20% of them were made in error. “Personnel that should … Read more

Two leaders behind the “Freedom Convoy” protest that caused Canada’s capital to descend into gridlock for weeks in 2022 have been found guilty of mischief but cleared of most other charges against them, Canadian media report. Tamara Lich and Chris Barber faced six charges, including mischief, obstructing police, and intimidation. Their lengthy criminal trial was … Read more

Jean Mackenzie Seoul correspondent Watch: South Korean court removes President Yoon from office South Korea’s president has been removed from office after the Constitutional Court voted unanimously to uphold his impeachment. Yoon Suk Yeol was suspended from duty in December after being impeached by parliament, following his failed attempt to impose martial law. The ruling … Read more

South Korea’s constitutional court has unanimously voted to uphold the impeachment of president Yoon Suk Yeol. There were tears of joy and sadness amongst pro-Yoon and anti-Yoon supporters, who had taken to the streets ahead of the verdict. In his first remarks after the verdict, Yoon says he is “truly sorry” for failing to live … Read more

Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai Getty Images Many Muslims have protested against the new bill After hours of heated debate, India’s parliament has passed a controversial bill that seeks to change how properties worth billions of dollars donated by Muslims over centuries are governed. The upper house passed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 early on … Read more

Mehmet Oz, a celebrity doctor and former TV host, has been confirmed by the US Senate to run the agency that oversees the healthcare of millions of Americans. Oz, who has never held public office, was picked last year by President Donald Trump to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). On Thursday, … Read more

Reuters A week ago, Westminster was digesting the chancellor’s Spring Statement and all the talk was of a tightrope walk and precarious public finances. Next, let’s go back nearly two decades to the financial crisis and the historically poor growth and negligible average earnings growth that has afflicted the UK ever since. And then recall … Read more