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The Afghanistan Taliban have now banned TikTok and PUBG saying that the apps are "misleads the younger generation."

Ten people who were found by rescue workers after a tour boat went missing off Japan's northern coast have been confirmed dead by the coast guard.

An ultra-rare giant squid, measuring about 9.8ft, washed up at a beach in Japan. The squid was found stranded at Ugu beach in Obama of Fukui Prefecture on Wednesday.

The mother and stepfather of a five-year-old boy whose body was found dumped in a river in Sarn, Bridgend County, have been found guilty of his murder. A 14-year-old whose identity has not been revealed due to legal reasons has also been found guilty of the murder.

An Indian high court has now said that live-in relationships are responsible for a rise in sexual offences and for promoting "lascivious behaviour."

A man who forced his friend to kill himself after he found out that he had allegedly sexually abused his six-year-old daughter has been jailed for 18 months.

A Taiwanese news channel called CTS had to issue an apology after it accidentally aired a fictional news alert stating that Chinese forces had launched an attack on the country.

Freedom of speech has historically enjoyed strong protection in Sweden.

A man who bit off a former politician's ear and gashed another person during Hong Kong protests in 2019 has been sentenced to 14 and a half years in prison.

Japan's largest food chain Yoshinoya has fired its managing director Masaaki Ito following a backlash over his alleged sexist remarks.

A Pakistan anti-terror court has sentenced six men to death for their role in the mob killing of a Sri Lankan factory manager accused of committing blasphemy.

A woman from West Sussex, UK has decided to donate her kidney to save her nine-year-old daughter's life after the latter suffered kidney failure upon contracting Covid-19 last year.

California legalized recreational cannabis in 2016, but it remains on the federal list of controlled substances.

The family of the British soldier who was captured by the Russian army in the besieged city of Mariupol, has been waiting desperately for his return. The soldier was fighting with the Ukrainian army.

A woman's dismembered body was found stuffed in a duffel bag after a dog walker's hounds spotted blood and followed the trail during their morning walk in Queens, New York City.

Irish police have arrested a man who was seen dangling a three-week-old baby upside down by his feet as a woman begs him to stop. The incident came to light after a video of the act went viral on social media over Easter weekend.

Mimi Reinhard, the woman who typed up the list that saved 1200 jews from death, has passed away at the age of 107 at her home in Israel. She was one of the Jews saved by German businessman Oskar Schindler from Nazi horrors World War II.

An Indian man who was seen in a viral video publicly threatening to kidnap and rape Muslim women has been arrested by the police in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death at a park in southeast London on Wednesday. The boy was found with stab wounds by police officers who had rushed to the crime scene on receiving reports of a fight in progress.

A Russian artist faces up to 10 years in jail for protesting against the country's invasion of Ukraine. A local court has put her behind bars for spreading "fake news."

Japan's Princess Mako who gave up her royal status to marry her commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro, is now reportedly working at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art in New York as a volunteer.

At least 54 reptiles, including crocodiles and pythons, perished in a fire that broke at the garage of a house they were being kept in by a reptile handler in Queensland, Australia.

The U.S.-drafted U.N. resolution would extend a ban on ballistic missile launches to include cruise missiles or "any other delivery system capable of delivering nuclear weapons."

A wedding in the Indian state of Maharashtra ended in a bloody brawl after four drunk guests allegedly stabbed the groom's friend and the bride's brother last week.

Indonesia's parliament has finally managed to pass the bill against sexual violence that had been in discussion for six years.

The US State Department has asked non-emergency US government workers to leave the consulate in Shanghai as the city continues to see a surge in Covid-19 cases.

A Ukrainian mother fleeing war was left with no option but to scribble her family's contact details on her two-year-old daughter Vera's back.

A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death in front of his parents at Sydney's Royal Easter Show on Monday. The incident happened after a brawl broke out at the crowded carnival ride area. A 16-year-old boy has also sustained injuries in the attack.

Russian general Alexander Dvornikov, a veteran of Russia's military intervention in Syria, had been named the overall commander of Russian forces in Ukraine.