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Thailand on verge of utilizing voluntary chemical castration for intercourse offenders

Thailand is near introducing chemical castration as a method of tackling intercourse crime after lawmakers authorized a invoice that can give some offenders the precise to decide on the process in return for a diminished jail sentence. It nonetheless requires one other home vote, then royal endorsement. Of 16,413 convicted intercourse offenders launched from Thai prisons between 2013 and 2020, there have been 4,848 who re-offended, in line with corrections division figures.

US drone strike kills Islamic State Syria chief: Pentagon

The chief of the Islamic State militant group in Syria was killed Tuesday in a US drone strike, the Pentagon stated. Maher al-Agal was killed whereas driving a motorbike close to Jindayris in Syria, and one among his prime aides was severely injured, Pentagon Central Command spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Dave Eastburn instructed AFP.

UK points excessive warmth warning as temperatures soar

Britain on Monday issued an excessive warmth warning, with temperatures predicted to hit greater than 30 levels Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) throughout massive components of England and Wales. Temperatures have been nonetheless a number of levels cooler than the heatwave in components of Spain and Portugal, the place the mercury was set to soar previous 40C. However Met Workplace deputy chief meteorologist Rebekah Sherwin stated the UK highs would proceed into early subsequent week.

Rishi Sunak launches UK prime minister bid, rival backs him

The favorite to develop into Britain's subsequent prime minister, Ex-finance minister Rishi Sunak, kicked off his marketing campaign on Tuesday promising "honesty", in a more and more testy and divisive battle to succeed Boris Johnson. Solely those that get nominations from 20 of their 358 Conservative colleagues in parliament on Tuesday will go ahead to the primary vote on Wednesday. The brand new chief faces a busy in-tray in addition to falling opinion ballot help.

Anti-war Russian journalist fined underneath ‘homosexual propaganda' regulation

Russian journalist Yury Dud was fined 120,000 roubles ($2,024) by a Moscow court docket on Tuesday underneath a regulation that bans "propaganda" in help of homosexual relationships. Former sports activities reporter Dud, 35, is one among Russia's prime media stars, having risen to prominence by way of acerbic, politically tinged interviews and documentaries uploaded to YouTube, the place he has over 10 million subscribers.