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Exponential rise in synthetic drug production and trafficking in the Golden Triangle
The Golden Triangle – the remote, jungle-covered border region where Thailand, Myanmar, and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic meet – has seen an exponential surge in the illicit manufacture and trafficking of synthetic drugs.
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‘We are women like you’: UN honours peacekeepers for work in gender empowerment
In early summer 2024, Squadron Leader Sharon Mwinsote Syme of Ghana ventured into sector North of Abyei, a disputed region between Sudan and South Sudan where she was deployed as a military gender advocate with the UN Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA).
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Colombians Launch 48-Hour National Strike in Support of Labor Reform Referendum
On May 14, the Senate rejected the labor reform referendum by a vote of 49 against and 47 in favor. On Wednesday, the Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT) and other Colombian social movements began a 48-hour national strike in support of a popular referendum on labor reform promoted by President Gustavo Petro. RELATED: Cartagena de […]
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Born Free: Genocide in Gaza – Podcast episode eight
Born Free is a bold, unfiltered voice for South Africa’s youth
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Easybet rolls out booming games and Amatic in South Africa
South Africa’s growing online gaming sector has just received a fresh boost. Easybet, one of the country’s rising digital gaming platforms, has added titles from two established global providers — Booming Games and Amatic Industries — to its slots portfolio. This expansion adds diversity and depth to the platform’s offering, catering to both fans of […]
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: Transforming Refugee Camps Into Sustainable Urban Centers
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia is leading a groundbreaking initiative to transform traditional refugee camps into self-sustaining urban centers, fostering social cohesion and economic opportunities for both displaced populations and host communities. This ambitious vision was a key focus of the 4th IGAD Scientific Conference on Migration, Displacement, and Urbanization, which recently concluded in Addis Ababa.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: 'Pay to Listen' - Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa Signs Bizarre $92 Radio Tax Into Law
[Nyasa Times] In a move that has stunned many Zimbabweans, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed into law a controversial bill requiring motorists to pay a hefty $92 annual radio license fee--just to be eligible for vehicle insurance.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Ukraine: Merz announces long-range weapons with Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin to discuss further military support. Follow DW for updates.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Somalia: U.S. Airstrike Targets Al-Shabaab Militants Near Kismayo
[Shabelle] MOGADISHU, Somalia, May 28, 2025 - The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, carried out an airstrike targeting Al-Shabaab militants approximately 40 kilometers northwest of the southern port city of Kismayo, officials said Wednesday.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:French surgeon gets 20 years for child abuse
Joel Le Scouarnec has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after he admitted to sexually assaulting or raping hundreds of patients, mostly children. Follow DW for more.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Slovakia approves sale of brown bear meat to public
Brown bears are a protected EU species but the government has launched a cull after recent attacks.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:China and tariffs have wiped off $130 billion from critical chip firm ASML since peak value
ASML, like many chip firms, has been hit by restrictions on exports to China and U.S. tariff uncertainty.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Beyond Grant Capital: What the Buen Vivir Fund Experience Teaches Us
The Buen Vivir Fund received global acclaim but closed unexpectedly. Two years after its closure, its learnings and ethos continue to live on as a new fund is formed.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Germany moves to suspend refugees' family reunification
The new German government has agreed to stop family members of refugees with subsidiary protection status from moving to Germany. The controversial move will affect Syrian families in particular.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Serhiy Nigoyan — First victim of the Ukrainian revolution
Serhiy Nigoyan’s name is hardly known outside Ukraine, but the 20-year-old is celebrated in a mural in the capital, Kyiv, and in Ukrainian songs, while the country’s leaders laid flowers at the Hrushevskoho Street memorial on the anniversary of his killing on 20 January 2014.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:36 MEPs demand end of Israel trade agreement now to stop the Gaza genocide
Since World War II, no genocide has been so well-documented, yet so long ignored by Western powers. Denouncing the EU-Israel trade agreement is a decisive step in confronting the far-right Israeli government. But this step, alone, will not be enough to alter the course of Israeli authorities, warn MEPs from the Left, the Greens, and the S&D.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:View from the Hill: Liberals and Nationals patch things up and announce a shadow ministry
As the Coalition re-forms, tensions are still running high in the Nationals.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:A Transco Pipeline Plan to Boost Gas in Five States Would Sharply Increase Air Pollution in N.C. Towns
Two compressor stations along Transco’s natural gas pipeline in North Carolina would emit more than 935,000 tons of planet-warming greenhouse gases each year, state records show. The expansion would also contaminate nearby communities with harmful air pollutants up to 350 percent over current levels. Transco, a division of the Houston-based group Williams, plans to increase […]
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Coalition unveils new frontbench as Jacinta Nampijinpa Price says some decisions not merit-based
Sussan Ley and David Littleproud announce shadow ministry after resolving brief splitWho’s in and who’s out: Sussan Ley’s new Coalition frontbenchLiberals and Nationals reach agreement to reunite CoalitionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe senior Liberal Jane Hume has been dumped to the backbench and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has been demoted from shadow cabinet as Sussan Ley and David...
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Researchers Turn to AI to Help Diagnose Children’s Speech Disorders
In some parts of the country, speech language pathologists are scarce, even as more children need support with verbal communication. Researchers are ...
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:'Wedding bomb' murderer gets life sentence in India
The bomb, disguised as a wedding gift killed a software engineer and his great aunt just days after his wedding in 2018.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Who’s in and who’s out: key takeaways from Sussan Ley’s newly unveiled Coalition frontbench
Several moderate Liberals and key Ley supporters have been catapulted into the shadow ministryGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAfter a dramatic breakup, the Coalition is back together – and the opposition leader, Sussan Ley, has announced who’s made it into her inner circle.There are plenty of winners and losers, including several moderate members and key Ley supporters catapulted to the...
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Polish presidential election: Candidates neck and neck
With only days to go until the runoff in Poland's presidential election, candidates Rafal Trzaskowski and Karol Nawrocki are vying for the support of undecided voters.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Poland's presidential election sees candidates neck and neck
With only days to go until the runoff in Poland's presidential election, candidates Rafal Trzaskowski and Karol Nawrocki are vying for the support of undecided voters.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Germany updates: Cabinet approves family reunification curbs
The German Cabinet has approved a proposal by Interior Minister Dobrindt on curbing migrants' rights to bring relatives to Germany. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is visiting Berlin.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Husic says Australia should be ‘prepared’ for other nations to sanction Israel – as it happened
This blog is now closedAlbanese says ‘we follow our own path’ after UK, France and Canada threaten Israel with sanctions over GazaJacinta Nampijinpa Price demoted from shadow cabinet, Jane Hume dumped as Coalition unveils new frontbenchGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNationals frontbencher Bridget McKenzie has insisted her party never made free votes for cabinet members a condition of...
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Watching from above: Surveillance in Cape Town
As Cape Town continues its investment in digital security infrastructure, the challenge lies in balancing innovation with accountability, and enforcement with the protection of fundamental rights
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Digital trust at risk: Are municipalities able to protect our personal data?
Residents deserve to know that the information shared with their municipality is securely stored and will not be leaked, sold or weaponised
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Japan's bond market ignites fears of outflows from U.S., carry trade unwind and market turmoil
Higher Japan government bond yields could spark a wave of capital repatriation with Japanese investors pulling funds from the U.S.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt is ‘scared’ about Australia’s research capacity – this is why
In an uncertain world, Australia is spending about 1.7% of its Gross Domestic Product on research and development. The OECD average is 2.7%.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Green light for gas: North West Shelf gas plant cleared to run until 2070
Environmental and First Nations groups have campaigned against extending Karratha’s large gas plant. Australia’s new environment minister just approved it.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:European businesses have never been this gloomy about China
An annual survey of European companies in China found record lows across several metrics due to slower growth and geopolitical worries.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Tim Cook paying the price for Apple’s bow to China
Tim Cook may run the world’s most valuable company, Apple, but let’s stop pretending he’s ever done anything genuinely revolutionary. The man is an efficient operator, a disciplined executor, a logistics wizard. But when it comes to vision—the kind that reshapes reality and bends the future to its will—Cook falls short. He’s a caretaker. A […] The post Tim Cook paying the price for Apple’s bow to China appeared first...
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Suspected Taiwanese Trafficking Victims Caught in Cambodia’s ‘Deficient’ Scam Crackdown
The recent deportation of around 180 Taiwanese nationals to China highlights the closeness of Cambodia-China relations – and the shortcomings of Phnom Penh’s anti-fraud campaign.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Raining one week, dusty the next – how did a dust storm make it all the way to rainy Sydney?
Satellite images show how a dust storm from drought-affected SA travelled across to Sydney. New research seeks to improve Australia’s understanding of dust storms.
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