Palestine: Gay man beheaded in West Bank

Palestinian police have arrested a suspect in the killing of a 25-year-old man after his body was found decapitated in the occupied West Bank. LGBTQ groups in Israel, where Ahmad…

Egypt: Human rights groups press for change ahead of climate summit

Egyptian human rights groups are calling for their country to open civic space and free political prisoners before hosting the COP27 summit. It follows a report from Amnesty International which…

UK: Cost of living set to rise as energy costs continue soaring

Energy prices will rise for millions of households on Saturday, but the increase has been cushioned by a government cap on the cost per unit. It stepped in after an…

Myanmar: Model sentenced to six years in jail

A Myanmar woman has been jailed for six years by a military court for posting pictures on adult subscription site OnlyFans, amongst other platforms. Nang Mwe San, a model and…

China: Policy shift to allow three children

China has announced that it will allow couples to have up to three children, after census data showed a steep decline in birth rates. China scrapped its decades-old one-child policy…

Mount Everest: Teacher set new women’s speed record

“When you aim high, expect high,” Tsang Yin Hung, a former teacher from Hong Kong, told reporters in Nepal. It is a phrase she often repeated to her friends before…

USA: Elliot Page wins praise for sharing swimming shorts image after top surgery

Elliot Page has won praise for posing bare-chested for the first time since coming out as trans in December. An Instagram post shared by the actor showed him smiling while…

India: Couple holds mid-air wedding ‘to escape Covid restrictions’

An Indian couple reportedly chartered a plane and held a mid-air wedding with more than 160 guests in an effort to escape coronavirus restrictions. Video footage posted on social media…

USA: Superyacht sales surge as wealthy seek Covid escape

Wealthy people have so far spent more than £1bn on superyachts in 2021 as they seek to escape Covid lockdowns and travel restrictions, according to a luxury lifestyle publisher. Boat…

India: Inside the US$1 billion house

For the world’s super-wealthy, not your Brad Pitt and George Clooneys but your billionaire CEOs and various magnates who are way wealthier than those peons, the price tag for an…