A former Cambodian opposition MP and French citizen was shot dead by a gunman on a motorcycle in Bangkok on Tuesday, according to Thai media. “Lim Kimya… died at the scene. Officers with the Metropolitan Police Bureau have launched a manhunt for the assassin,” the Bangkok Post reported, adding that the deceased was a dual…

Joe Biden will designate two new national monuments in California in his last days in office, after tribes and environment groups asked him to take urgent action. The designation of the Chuckwalla monument in southern California and the Sáttítla monument in the far north of the state will place 840,000 acres (339,935 hectares) of land…

Afghans who were killed by members of the SAS in Afghanistan were described dismissively as having been “flat packed” according to revealing testimony given by a former member of the elite force’s sister unit to a public inquiry. The soldier, known only as N1799, said he had been party to a conversation with a member…

Plans to cap the number of branded uniform items schools in England can require to three, plus a tie, could save families more than £50 a child, with additional annual savings of £450 from free breakfast clubs in all primaries, the government has said. The cost-saving measures are laid out in the government’s children’s wellbeing…

Jimmy Carter’s casket arrives at Capitol The horse-drawn caisson carrying Jimmy Carter’s casket has arrived at the US Capitol, where the former president will lie in state until Thursday. Kamala Harris is expected to deliver a eulogy to the former Democratic leader shortly. The casket of Jimmy Carter arrives on a horse-drawn caisson of the…

A federal appeals court heard arguments Tuesday in a case that could further erode voting rights protecting minority voters or solidify that Louisiana’s legislative maps diluted Black voters’ power. The fifth circuit court of appeals, which hears cases brought for appeal from Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, will weigh in on Nairne v Landry, a case…

Four fraternity members at San Diego State University are facing felony charges in connection with a skit performed at a party last year during which a pledge was set on fire, causing third-degree burns that covered more than 16% of his body, prosecutors said. Caden Cooper, 22; Lucas Cowling, 20; Christopher Serrano, 20; and Lars…

At a time when most people have probably polished off their holiday leftovers, Belgium’s food agency has issued a surprising seasonal health warning: don’t eat your Christmas tree. The message on Tuesday came after the city of Ghent, an environmentalist stronghold in the country’s northern Flanders region, raised eyebrows by posting tips for recycling the…