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Hundreds of people to began registering their marriages at a mall in Bangkok, as Thailand became the third country in Asia to legalize same-sex unions. from World News https://ift.tt/mHaw8Cj

At least 12 train passengers were killed in western India Wednesday after being struck by another train on an adjacent track after they jumped from their coaches in panic to escape a rumored fire incident, the Press Trust of India reported. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/dAzQIj6

China’s navy has commissioned a new-generation frigate as competition rises with the US and other regional powers, saying the ship will “play a vital role in enhancing the overall combat effectiveness” of its forces. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/Cp2oPYz

The decision leaves refugees who have completed a lengthy process stranded abroad and facing extended separation from loved ones already in the U.S. from World News https://ift.tt/H7hvoTW

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where he denied ordering military commanders to drag lawmakers out of parliament during his short-lived bid to impose martial law. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/Vb7jSea

Pope Francis is taking the highly unusual decision to dissolve an influential Catholic group from Peru which has been plagued by allegations of abuse from within its community, including allegations related to its founder, for more than a decade. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/9kabZFA

Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/C2XwfSN

The order “risks abandoning thousands of Afghan wartime allies” who worked with Americans before the Taliban takeover, the head of a resettlement group said. from World News https://ift.tt/dvbJoLH

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6 struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, leaving 15 people with minor injuries. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/kbFfOws

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A senior Taliban figure has urged the group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them, in a rare public rebuke of government policy. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/EH4tSNT

Chinese leader Xi Jinping may not have personally accepted US President-elect Donald Trump’s invitation to his inauguration, but Beijing has taken the rare step of dispatching a top official to join the swearing-in ceremony in Washington. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/fJ9RqyD

Pope Francis has criticized US President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to deport immigrants as a “disgrace.” from World | CNN https://ift.tt/I4bCZoV

A Times photographer made two trips to southern Mexico to follow groups of migrants as they walked toward the United States. from World News https://ift.tt/5CBXH2t

A policy change by a popular hotel platform shows the tension between traditional values and modern ideals in India. from World News https://ift.tt/iPVKaWs