Unmarried couples cannot legally adopt a child together under North Dakota law, the state’s Supreme Court has ruled. The decision blocks a joint adoption request by a grandmother and her partner, who have cared for her grandson since he was four months old. The ruling was issued on Friday, 6 November 2026. It answered a…

The Australian government has dropped plans to sell several historic military sites, including the 166-year-old Victoria Barracks in Sydney. The decision follows strong public opposition and concerns about protecting the country’s military history. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles announced the change on Sunday, 8 November 2026. They confirmed that Victoria…

File photo: Members of the Israeli forces stand next to activists who were assisting Palestinians during the olive harvest in the West Bank village of Abu Falah, Friday, November 6 (AP) A group of Western activists who travelled to West Bank on solidarity missions with Palestinians has been deported from Israel, the country’s Population and…

The first moving walkway appeared in 1893 at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, United States. It was also the longest ever, and riders paid five cents to use it. Separate levels let riders stand or sit while moving along the route. It ran over 1 kilometre along a pier and onwards to the Exposition…

At least 21 killed after migrant boat capsizes off Senegal, one survivor rescued (Image source: X) At least 21 people were killed after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Senegal, with only one survivor rescued so far, authorities said on Sunday.The Senegalese interior ministry said 21 bodies had been recovered by Saturday…