Around 2,000 Irish nationalist demonstrators gathered in Portadown, Northern Ireland, to protest a pro-British Protestant march by the Orange Order.
The march was authorized for the first time since 1997 by a Belfast court and was due to pass through a Catholic neighbourhood.
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald called on the government to “call a halt to this madness,” while Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill said the police force had “serious questions to answer.”
Bangkok residents waded through waist-deep floodwaters to buy food and medicine as severe flooding affected parts of the Thai capital.
One resident said she was shocked because her home had never flooded before.
According to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, nearly 4,900 people were evacuated to shelters, while around 52,000 households were affected, prompting a disaster declaration across Bangkok.
More..A river overflowed its banks in Lanco, in Chile’s Los Rios region, flooding homes and leaving 16 people stranded.
The flooding damaged 74 homes, while residents said they had experienced flooding before but had not seen water reach homes for around 30 years.
Chile’s National Disaster Prevention and Response Service issued red alerts for Arauco, Cautín and Valdivia due to overflowing waterways.
More..Hundreds of New Yorkers protested against 'Israeli' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s presence at the United Nations in New York on Thursday.
Demonstrators opposed Netanyahu’s visit to the city as he delivered a speech at the UN.
One activist said, “This is our city, we don’t want Netanyahu here,” while also expressing opposition to US President Donald Trump.
More..Thousands of Iranian volunteers took part in a mass mobilisation drill in Kerman, southeastern Iran, as part of a nationwide campaign.
Crowds carried Iranian flags and a large portrait of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during the exercise.
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Dozens of delegates walked out of the UN General Assembly hall as 'Israeli' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his speech on Thursday.
Netanyahu defended 'Israel’s' actions against Iran, saying 'Israel' had prevented Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
He also accused countries whose delegates left the hall of hypocrisy, claiming some of their leaders privately thanked 'Israel' for its actions against Iran.
Netanyahu then rejected international criticism over settler violence in the occupied West Bank, arguing that 'Israeli' settlers face thousands of attacks each year.
He accused international media of focusing on incidents involving settlers while overlooking attacks against 'Israeli' families, and said 'Israel' does not tolerate vigilantism.
More..Turkey’s Ministry of Defense holds the Denizkurdu naval military exercise in the Aegean Sea, off the coast of Mugla.
The exercise involves Turkish naval forces operating in the region as part of the military drills.
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US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping attended a military review at the White House Rose Garden in Washington, DC, during Xi’s state visit to the United States.
First ladies Melania Trump and Peng Liyuan also attended the event.
More..'Israeli' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces growing tensions with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani ahead of his planned visit to the United Nations.
Mamdani has said he would honor the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Netanyahu, while Netanyahu has criticized Mamdani and vowed to defend Israel during his UN appearance.
The confrontation has drawn attention to the ICC warrant, Netanyahu’s planned UN speech and the political tensions surrounding his visit to New York.
More..Iranian Americans rally outside the United Nations headquarters in New York against the current Iranian government as Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the 81st UN General Assembly.
More..Taiwan’s army conducted a live-fire exercise at a military base in Tainan, showcasing domestically developed 105mm wheeled armoured vehicles during a media tour.
The exercise highlighted military equipment used by Taiwan as part of efforts to strengthen the island’s defence capabilities.
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