Arkansas lawmakers on Tuesday made the state the first to ban gender confirming treatments and surgery for transgender youth, enacting the prohibition over the governor's objections.
While neck restraints are part of the approved use-of-force training for Minneapolis police officers, Derek Chauvin's knee press into George Floyd's neck was a violation of policy, a lieutenant who trains officers in such techniques testified on Tuesday.
Authorities in Myanmar arrested Zarganar, the country's best-known comedian on Tuesday as they continue to crack down on people they accuse of helping incite nationwide protests against February's military coup.
The Suez Canal chief said Tuesday that authorities are negotiating a financial settlement with the Japanese owner of the massive vessel that blocked the crucial waterway for nearly a week, halting billions of dollars a day in maritime commerce.
Ten officials have been indicted in Iran over the 2020 military shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed 176 people, a prosecutor said Tuesday, an announcement coming just as Tehran begins indirect negotiations with the West over its collapsed nuclear deal with world powers.
New Zealand will allow quarantine-free visits by Australians from April 19, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday, creating a "travel bubble" for the neighbouring nations which have closed borders to the rest of the world to eradicate COVID-19.
