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New releases for your streaming pleasure: Aug 6-12
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 06/08/2025
» Looking for a title to binge-watch this weekend? Here's our pick!
European countries announce $1 bn purchase of US weapons for Ukraine
AFP, Published on 05/08/2025
» STOCKHOLM - The Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Denmark will buy $1 billion of US weapons under a new NATO scheme to support Ukraine in its war against Russia, the countries announced Tuesday.
UN starts new bid to forge plastics treaty amid 'global crisis'
AFP, Published on 05/08/2025
» GENEVA - Nations must resolve the global plastics crisis, the head of UN talks told negotiators from 180 countries gathered in Geneva on Tuesday to forge a landmark treaty on eliminating the life-threatening waste.
Israel poised to order new Gaza war plan
AFP, Published on 05/08/2025
» JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was preparing on Tuesday to announce an updated Gaza war plan designed to destroy Hamas and secure the release of dozens of hostages, with Israeli media reporting he would order the total occupation of the Palestinian territory.
Dutch windmill village churned by overtourism debate
AFP, Published on 05/08/2025
» ZAANDIJK — With its historic windmills and gabled wooden houses nestling by a meandering river, the picture-perfect and TikTok-famous area of Zaanse Schans is a must-see for any visitor to the Netherlands.
Conflict undermines cooperation
Oped, Published on 05/08/2025
» The long-standing border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand has again escalated to actual conflict. Dozens of people have been killed, more have been injured, and more than 170,000 people have had to flee their homes. Cross-border trade and tourism are on hold. As I write this piece, a fragile ceasefire is still in place, but we need more than this; we need an end to hostilities between the two countries.
Israel wants world attention on hostages held in Gaza
AFP, Published on 04/08/2025
» JERUSALEM - Israel said Monday the plight of hostages held in Gaza should top the global agenda, after Palestinian militants released videos showing them looking emaciated, heightening fears for their lives after nearly 22 months in captivity.
Trump sacks data chief over poor job numbers
Published on 02/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has fired a top Labor Department official after the release of unexpectedly weak employment figures, accusing her without evidence of manipulating the figures to make his administration look bad.
A surreal telling
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 28/07/2025
» You are not alone if you get into Superstar, the new Netflix miniseries from Spain, without knowing it's based on a real-life figure -- a once-infamous Spanish dance-pop singer from the late 1990s named Tamara, who later reinvented herself as Yurena.
Thai-Cambodia border shelling continues despite Trump's ceasefire call
Published on 27/07/2025
» SISAKET/PHNOM PENH - Cambodia and Thailand each said the other had launched artillery attacks across contested border areas early on Sunday, hours after US President Donald Trump said the leaders of both countries had agreed to work on a ceasefire.