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The small-town mayor accused of trafficking and spying for China
Alice Guo's star was on the rise in the Philippines - until alleged links to a scam operation led to her downfall.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:
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Survivors Bring Case to End Japan’s ‘Hostage Justice’
Click to expand Image Tomoya Asanuma (center) appears alongside his legal counsel at a press conference after filing a lawsuit on "hostage justice" at the Tokyo District Court on March 24, 2025. The mannequin next to him representsYo Amano, who has been detained without trial for over six years. 2025 Lalasa Tomita/Human Rights Watch Four survivors of Japan’s “hostage justice” filed alawsuit at the Tokyo District Court...
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning film No Other Land beaten by West Bank settlers, witnesses say
Israeli settlers attacked and beat Hamdan Ballal, one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land on Mondayin the occupied West Bankbefore he was detained by the Israeli military, according to one of his fellow directors and other witnesses.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:South Koreans Await Court’s Verdict on President’s Impeachment
Click to expand Image South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo arrives at the Government Complex in Seoul, March 24, 2025. 2025 Heon-Kyun Jeon /Pool Photo via AP Photo South Korea’s Constitutional Court’sreinstatement of Han Duck-soo as prime minister yesterday, overturning his impeachment, is a significant development in the country’s political crisis. But despite superficial similarities, Han’s case bears little...
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Explore the Canaima National Park: The Great Treasure of Nature in Venezuela
The Canaima National Park, an environmental jewel located in the heart of the state of Bolívar, is much more than just a tourist destination; it is a legacy of biodiversity and culture that has captured the imagination of travelers from all over the world. RELATED: Venezuela Releases 600 Seahorses in Nueva Esparta National Park With […]
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:FBI launches Tesla threats task force: 'This is domestic terrorism'
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his DOGE team are leading efforts by the Trump administration to drastically cut federal government spending and staff.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Venezuela Rejects Trump’s 25% Tariffs on Oil and Gas Trade
Venezuela condemns Trump’s 25% tariff on oil/gas trade as illegal sanctions, vows WTO action. Read Maduro’s response & analysis of GATT violations. Related: Trump Threatens 25% Tariffs on Countries Buying Venezuelan Oil The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela expressed its “categorical rejection” of U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s decision to impose a “secondary tariff of 25% […]
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Trump threatens tariffs on buyers of Venezuelan oil
The president said he would impose "secondary" taxes but appeared to soften his stance on other tarrifs.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:1930s tech bros wanted to merge the US, Canada and Greenland
A movement that wanted to merge North America into one nation and extend its borders as far as the Panama Canal might sound incredibly familiar. But this group, called the “technocracy movement,” was a group of 1930s nonconformists with big ideas about how to rearrange US society. They proposed a vision that would get rid […] The post 1930s tech bros wanted to merge the US, Canada and Greenland appeared first on Asia...
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:EU's top diplomat makes visit to Israel amid tensions
Kaja Kallas has made a high-stakes visit to Israel, advocating for a ceasefire in Gaza and humanitarian aid. Could the bloc play a more pivotal role to bring peace to the region?
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Grupo Ortega Law Firm Demands Release of 238 Venezuelan Migrants Detained in El Salvador
Grupo Ortega Law Firm demands release of 238 Venezuelans detained in El Salvador’s CECOT, citing human rights violations. Habeas corpus filed before Supreme Court. Related: Venezuela Accuses the U.S. and El Salvador of Improperly Expelling Migrants The prominent Grupo Ortega Law Firm filed a habeas corpus petition on Tuesday before El Salvador’s Constitutional Chamber of […]
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Trump pledges auto, pharma tariffs in 'near future,' sowing more trade confusion
President Donald Trump has praised tariffs and announced an array of import duties on specific countries and products since taking office.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Turkey: Erdogan calls protests a 'movement of violence'
The arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has unleashed the largest protests Turkey has seen in a decade. He was officially nominated by the opposition as its presidential candidate for elections in 2028.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:White House official confirms Yemen strike plans were mistakenly texted to journalist
Top Trump administration officials, including the defence secretary and vice-president, mistakenly texted war plans for strikes in Yemen to a group chat that included a journalist, the White House says, following a first-hand account by the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Tesla rebounds 12% for biggest gain since its post-Election Day pop, following 9 straight weeks of losses
Tesla shares recorded their best day in 2025.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:How Europe can hurt Russia’s economy
Even if America lifts sanctions, the old continent has its own weapons
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:How Europe can hurt Russia’s economy
Even if America lifts sanctions, the old continent has its own weapons
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:India’s AI Awakening
How DeepSeek has transformed New Delhi’s strategic approach to the global AI race.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Three novels by Nobelist Han Kang explain South Korea’s fragility
Last year, South Korea made headlines around the world for two reasons. The first was writer Han Kang’s celebrated Nobel prize for literature win in October; the second was far less positive. Late in the evening of December 3 2024, the country’s President Yoon Suk Yeol unexpectedly declared martial law – the first time it […] The post Three novels by Nobelist Han Kang explain SouthKorea’s fragility appeared first on...
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:'War economy:' Is the European 'peace project' at risk?
Big investments mean Europe is beefing up its war readiness as the US turns its back on decades of transatlantic security guarantees. What is a "war economy" and what will it take for Europeans to get there?
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Are labels like autism and ADHD more constraining than liberating? A clinician argues diagnosis has gone too far
A staggering rise in the prevalence of many medical conditions and the cultural attention we pay them is the subject of a new book, The Age of Diagnosis.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Will $1 on your ticket help save Australian live music? A UK model is much more ambitious
The newly launched Australian Music Venue Foundation is partly modelled on the United Kingdom’s Music Venue Trust, but the UK model has a more radical approach.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Plants breathe with millions of tiny mouths. We used lasers to understand how this skill evolved
Plants shape Earth’s atmosphere by moving carbon and water vapour. New research sheds light on how they learned to do it – and how it may change in future climates.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Breast cancer screening is ripe for change. We need to assess a woman’s risk – not just her age
A fundamental shake-up of how we screen women for breast cancer could save more lives from the disease. Here are some options of how this could look.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Academic publishing is a multibillion-dollar industry. It’s not always good for science
Some academic publishers have been accused by scientists of being “too greedy” and prioritising profit over research integrity.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Trump says countries that purchase oil from Venezuela will pay 25% tariff on any trade with U.S.
The president is piling economic pressure on Venezuela, which he accuses of sending gang members to the U.S.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:The U.S. is not prepared to win an economic war against China-built containerships, farmers, ocean carriers warn
The US wants steep fines on Chinese vessels to revive domestic shipbuilding, but the economy, from farmers to ocean carriers, say a huge price will be paid.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Trump silences the Voice of America: end of a propaganda machine or void for China and Russia to fill?
By defunding the Voice of America and other state-funded US media outlets, Donald Trump risks opening the airwaves to the more overt propaganda of rival countries.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Two women who spied for Russia tracked down and named by BBC
Bulgarian nationals Cvetelina Gencheva and Tsvetanka Doncheva worked with six spies convicted in London.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:US deportations to Venezuela resume after dispute
Nearly 200 people were on board the flight carrying Venezuelan migrants repatriated from the US.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Decades of progress in reducing child deaths and stillbirths under threat, warns the United Nations
The number of children dying globally before their fifth birthday declined to 4.8million in 2023, while stillbirths declined modestly, still remaining around 1.9million, according to two new reports released today by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME).Since 2000, child deaths have dropped by more than half and stillbirths by over a third, fuelled by sustained investments in...
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Electricity demand surges, expanding renewables and fossil fuels in 2024
Cooling demand as a result of record temperatures was a significant driver of power generation last year, according to the International Energy Agency The post Electricity demand surges, expanding renewables and fossil fuels in 2024 appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:US cuts to HIV aid will cost millions of lives - UNAids chief
Funding cuts could lead to an added 2,000 new HIV infections each day, Winnie Byanyima warns.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Court upends Greek attempts at returning refugees to Turkey
Greek authorities are likely scrambling for solutions after a top court ruled Turkey unsafe for refugees. The decision by the Greek Council of State now means Athens has to look at each claim individually.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:From dog racers to PM: US second lady unwelcome in Greenland
Even the dog race the US second lady is to see has distanced itself from her, amid a growing backlash against the Trump administration's latest trip to Greenland.
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