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Boko Haram leader 'kills self' in fight with rival jihadists
AFP, Published on 07/06/2021
» ABUJA: Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau killed himself in a fight against rival jihadist fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) according to audio AFP obtained from the group Sunday, two weeks after reports emerged that he had died.
Europe demands answers after US-Danish spying claims
AFP, Published on 31/05/2021
» COPENHAGEN - France warned Monday that alleged US spying on European allies using Danish underwater cables would be "extremely serious" if confirmed, as questions mounted over whether Denmark knew what the US was doing.
A housebound thriller
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 24/05/2021
» Joe Wright's latest directorial thriller The Woman In The Window has recently been the centre of criticism by fans of the book that the film is based on and others who think the premise borrowed too much from Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 classic film Rear Window. But regardless if one calls it a rip off or an homage to Hitchcock, the opening scene of the movie utilises the camera to pan across the interior of a lonely apartment and settle on a TV freeze-frame of James Stewart's anguished face from Rear Window, so at least they're acknowledging the similarities. And yes, this film is also all about peeping.
The Arctic: A test of US-Russian ties ahead of possible summit
AFP, Published on 17/05/2021
» WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken left Sunday for a trip focused on the future of the Arctic, a source of growing tension with China and a test of the strained US relationship with Russia ahead of an expected Biden-Putin summit meeting.
Trump administration 'obtained journalists' phone records'
AFP, Published on 08/05/2021
» WASHINGTON: The Trump administration secretly obtained the phone records of Washington Post journalists who reported on allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, the newspaper reported Friday, prompting concerns over freedom of speech.
US denies reports Iran poised to free four Americans
AFP, Published on 03/05/2021
» WASHINGTON - A senior White House official on Sunday denied reports from Tehran that an agreement had been reached with Iran for the release of four Americans detained there.
Ripped up deal, virus accusations, spies: Australia-China relations in freefall
AFP, Published on 22/04/2021
» BEIJING: Spying charges, calls for a probe into the origins of Covid-19, and now a body blow to Chinese Belt and Road ambitions Down Under -- tensions between Australia and its biggest trade partner China are going from bad to worse.
Russia, Ukraine expel diplomats as tensions soar
AFP, Published on 18/04/2021
» SAINT PETERSBURG - Russia on Saturday said it would expel a Ukrainian diplomat, prompting an immediate pledge of retaliation from Kiev, further escalating tensions over Moscow's troop build-up on Ukraine's eastern flank.
TikTok Doesn't Pose Overt Threat to U.S. National Security, Researchers Say
Business, Published on 24/03/2021
» The computer code underlying TikTok doesn't pose a national security threat to the U.S., according to a new study by university cybersecurity researchers.
China passes laws, deploys counsellors to battle soaring divorce rate
AFP, Published on 23/03/2021
» SHANGHAI: From a small office in Shanghai, marriage counsellor Zhu Shenyong livestreams advice over several phones simultaneously to an attentive audience keen to save their relationships.