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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in North Korea on Tuesday for his first visit in 24 years, vowing to deepen trade and security ties with the reclusive nuclear-armed state and to support it against the United States.

Nigel Farage's brand of politics has found a home in the English seaside town of Clacton-on-Sea, where voters describe the right-winger as a straight talker who, unlike other candidates, understands their problems and wants to solve them. But who is the Reform party leader, and how is he now impacting the British political landscape? Lauren Anthony has more.

People from the LGBTQ community gathered in Bangkok on Tuesday (June 18) to celebrate the passing of a marriage equality law. Waaddao Chumaporn, a member of the Civil Society Commission, said it was a "relief" that the community can now use the new law in their lives.

The United States is trying to avert a greater war between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein said on Tuesday, following an escalation in cross-border fire between the foes along Lebanon's southern frontier. Zachary Goelman produced this report.

Native to China, pandas have through the years become "envoys of friendship", earning China's outreach to countries it gifts the animals to the name of panda diplomacy. They have also been used to show Chinese anger. Olivia Chan explains what panda diplomacy is and how it works.

France will hold a parliamentary election on June 30 and July 7. Opinion polls show the far right could win. Sean Hogan explains how it will play out and what comes next.

Influential former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a powerful backer of the largest party in the ruling government, was granted bail by a court on Tuesday (June 18), after he pleaded not guilty to charges of computer crimes and insulting the monarchy. Olivia Chan reports.

Thailand's Senate passed the final reading of a marriage equality law on Tuesday (June 18), paving the way for it to become the first country in Southeast Asia to recognize same-sex couples. Plaifah Kyoka Shodladd, a member of a parliamentary committee on same-sex marriage, said the bill's passage means "love triumphed over prejudice". Lesbian activist Matcha Phornin said she is happy that her family is now "protected by law".

Thousands of South Korean doctors attended a rally in Seoul on Tuesday (June 18) to protest government plans to increase medical school admissions across the country. The South Korean government issued a return-to-work order for private practitioners also on Tuesday.

Malawi's Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima was laid to rest on Monday (June 17), the day after protests in his home district. Residents are angry over the government response to a plane crash that killed Chilima and eight others. David Doyle has more.

Vladimir Putin promised to build trade and security systems with North Korea that are not controlled by the West and pledged his unwavering support in a letter published by North Korean state media on Tuesday ahead of his planned visit to the country. Gabe Singer reports.

Torrential rain and landslides in China's coastal provinces of Guangdong and Fujian have killed nine people and left 17 missing, state media and local authorities said on Monday (June 17).

A waterspout transformed into a weak tornado upon reaching land, as captured in footage by a driver in Crystal River, Florida, on Sunday (June 16).

Detroit could be bracing for its most severe heatwave in over a decade. Despite this, on Monday (June 17), locals were embracing the warm weather, viewing it as a perfect opportunity to enjoy a day at the beach or in the parks.

At least 11 people have died in El Salvador due to torrential rains that have lashed Central America's Pacific coast since the weekend, civil protection authorities said on Monday (June 17), while nearly 900 people are still in temporary shelters. Civil Protection chief Luis Amaya said the victims, which include children, died as a result of landslides or accidents caused by trees falling onto roads.

At least three people, two male and one female, were killed in a shooting at a business near a day care in Toronto on Monday (June 17), according to Toronto police.

The two oldest candidates ever to run for U.S. president meet on June 27 for a televised debate unlike any other. One accuses his rival of being unhinged and a danger to democracy, while the other accuses his opponent of being senile and corrupt. Angela Johnston has more on how it could play out.

A 55-year-old American has been found dead on the Greek island of Mathraki, police said on Monday (June 17), the third tourist death in a week following a period of unusually hot weather. Zachary Goelman has more.

Watching from a safehouse near the frontline in the Donetsk region, a group of Ukrainian soldiers took a break from their duties to watch Ukraine play its first Euro 2024 match. "Lyubchuk," a 39-year-old gunner, said the game helped them relax, despite being on standby and ready to get back to work at any moment. Romania beat Ukraine 3-0 in the Group E opener in Munich.

Surveillance footage shot on Sunday (June 16) showed the moment a person in China's Guangdong province narrowly escaped from a bridge that collapsed under the force of severe floods.

In the Paris suburb where footballer Kylian Mbappe grew up, 22-year-old Leana Aggoune said that she agrees with the French striker's call on young people to vote in the upcoming French parliamentary elections later this month. Olivia Zollino has more.

Muslim pilgrims in Saudi Arabia hurled pebbles at giant walls in a symbolic stoning of the devil for a second day on Monday (June 17). The pilgrims are participating in the haj, a once-in-a-lifetime duty for every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the six-member war cabinet, an Israeli official said on Monday, in a widely expected move that came after the departure from government of the centrist former general Benny Gantz. Alex Cohen has more.

An Indian man suspected by the U.S. of involvement in an unsuccessful Indian government-backed plot to kill a Sikh separatist on American soil pleaded not guilty on Monday to murder-for-hire conspiracy charges in federal court in Manhattan. Zachary Goelman produced this report.

Villagers in western India's Nashik district crowded around a drying-up water well on Sunday (June 16) as they faced a severe water crisis caused by a shortage of rain in the region.