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Beaches and parks are included in the ban

France Imposes Smoking Ban On Beaches, Parks

Anyone who lights up on a beach or in a public park in France will be breaking the law from Sunday under new rules aimed at protecting children from the dangers of passive smoking.

Thousands Protest Calling For Thai PM's Resignation

Protesters rallied in Bangkok demanding Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resign after a leaked diplomatic phone call stirred public anger over her leadership
Thousands of anti-government protesters rallied in Bangkok on Saturday, demanding Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resign after a leaked diplomatic phone call stirred public anger over her leadership.
Freshly installed cameras have appeared on lamp posts along the planned route of the march

Budapest Pride To Challenge Orban's Ban In Hungary

A record number of people are expected to attend Saturday's Pride march in the Hungarian capital Budapest, defying a ban that marks an unprecedented regression of LGBTQ rights in the European Union.
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US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on June 27, 2025, in Washington, DC

Republican Discord Threatens Trump Agenda

US President Donald Trump's signature domestic policy bill faced major roadblocks Friday, as his Republicans struggled to overcome differences and many of the spending cuts proposed to pay for his tax breaks were deemed against Senate rules.
US President Donald Trump takes questions during a news conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on June 27, 2025, in Washington, DC.  President Trump claimed a "GIANT WIN" Friday as the US Supreme Court curbed the power of lone federal ju

Trump Says Would Bomb Iran Again If Nuclear Activities Start

US President Donald Trump said Friday he had saved Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from assassination and lashed out at the supreme leader for ingratitude, declaring he would order more bombing if the country tried to pursue nuclear weapons.
US President Donald Trump takes questions during a news conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on June 27, 2025, in Washington, DC.  President Trump claimed a "GIANT WIN" Friday as the US Supreme Court curbed the power of lone federal ju

Trump Says Saved Iran Leader From 'Ignominious Death'

US President Donald Trump said Friday he had saved Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khameni from assassination and lashed out at the supreme leader for ingratitude, declaring he would order more bombing if the country tried to pursue nuclear weapons.
Fueled by aggressive consumer spending, global supply chain snarls, domestic worker shortages, and Russia's war on Ukraine, US inflation reached 9.1 percent in June

Tariff Rollbacks Won't Bring Instant Price Relief

The U.S.–China trade deal cuts tariffs—but don't expect prices to drop overnight. Supply chains are still disrupted, and costs passed down to consumers will linger. It's a start, but real relief takes time.
US President Donald Trump arrives for a press conference during a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Heads of State and Government summit in The Hague on June 25, 2025

How Trump Finally Learned To Love NATO -- For Now

It will go down as the summit where US President Donald Trump learned to stop worrying and love NATO. Trump reveled in gushing praise from leaders in The Hague -- including being called "daddy" by alliance chief Mark Rutte -- and a pledge to boost defense spending as he had demanded.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (L) speaks alongside top US military officer General Dan Caine during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 26, 2025

Pentagon Chief Backs Trump On Success Of Iran Strikes

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insisted Thursday that American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites were a success, backing President Donald Trump and berating the media for covering an intelligence report that questioned the results of the operation.
A journalist photographs a residential building that was hit in an Israeli strike, during a government-organised media tour in Tehran

US To Offer New Defense Of Strikes On Iran Nuclear Sites

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to hold a news conference on Thursday to offer a fresh assessment of strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, following a stinging row over how much American bombardment set back Tehran's nuclear program.
Frederiksen hopes to build EU consensus on externalising asylum procedures outside Europe

Denmark To Push For Stricter EU Migration Policies

Denmark's strict migration policies have slowly spread across Europe and the country will now push for harsher EU-wide regulations during its upcoming EU presidency, including on asylum handling and legal appeals.

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