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Thailand becomes the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, in a historic parliamentary vote hailed as a "victory" by campaigners. The senate upper house gives final approval -- by 130 votes to four, with 18 abstentions -- to changes to the marriage law allowing same-sex couples to tie the knot. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says US-Saudi security pact for Israel normalisation nears 'completion' during a discussion at the World Economic Forum in Riyadh. SOUNDBITE
The Colombian government and dissidents of the FARC guerrilla group that signed a 2016 peace pact, start talks with a view to demobilizing some 3,500 fighters and putting an end, once and for all, to their armed insurgency. The parties have also agreed to observe a bilateral ceasefire until January 15, according to the defense ministry. Negotiations between the government of President Gustavo Petro and leaders of the so-called Central General Staff (EMC) kick off in Tibu in the country's northeast, an area surrounded by drug crops and hard-hit by the ongoing violence. IMAGES
Cinq amies se retrouvent liées dans un fragile pacte de silence autour d'une mort inexpliquée. Que s'est-il vraiment passé cette nuit-là dans les bois ?
The EU is to start releasing money to Tunisia under a pact aimed at stemming irregular migration from the country, says the EU spokesperson, Ana Pisonero. "The Commission is today announcing 60 million euros in budget support for Tunisia," she says during a press conference in Brussels, Belgium. SOUNDBITE
Actresses Charlotte Gainsbourg and Carole Bouquet, musician Mick Jagger and actor Hugh Grant arrive at the Château de Versailles for the state dinner in honor of King Charles III. IMAGES