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Former Prince Andrew is released after being arrested amid Epstein revelations
New York Times, Published on 20/02/2026
» LONDON — British police on Thursday evening released Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, after taking him into custody for several hours, intensifying a long-running crisis for the monarchy over his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
A vintage Kabul cinema finally falls to Taliban bulldozers
New York Times, Published on 24/12/2025
» KABUL — A movie theatre that bore witness to Afghanistan’s modern history — from the cosmopolitan vibrancy of the 1960s to the silencing and repression that followed not one but two Taliban takeovers — has been razed to make way for a shopping mall.
Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa application fee upheld by judge
New York Times, Published on 24/12/2025
» NEW YORK — A federal judge said the Trump administration can move ahead with a US$100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, providing a setback for US technology companies that rely on hiring skilled foreign workers.
What is Trump’s 28-point plan to end Russia’s war in Ukraine?
New York Times, Published on 22/11/2025
» BERLIN — President Vladimir Putin of Russia said a 28-point plan that President Donald Trump is pressuring Ukraine to accept could “serve as a foundation for a final peace agreement.”
Why Thailand’s politics are in constant crisis
New York Times, Published on 29/08/2025
» It is the enduring paradox of politics in Thailand.
Short of prison space, UK looks to US model of time off for good conduct
New York Times, Published on 23/05/2025
» LONDON — In February, Britain’s justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, travelled to Texas. As a lawmaker from the centre-left Labour Party, her trip to the Republican state was somewhat off-brand, but she was on a serious mission: to try to find solutions to Britain’s chronic prison overcrowding crisis.
‘It’s all about Trump’s tariffs’: Asia flocks to US trade official
New York Times, Published on 16/05/2025
» JEJU — The gathering of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) trade ministers is usually a staid meeting, but this year it offered more intrigue and urgency as countries throughout the region scrambled to engage the United States in talks before a 90-day pause on punishing tariffs expires in July.
Mexico City bans traditional bullfights for violence-free option
New York Times, Published on 19/03/2025
» MEXICO CITY — In the biggest bullfighting city in the largest bullfighting country in the world, Mexico City lawmakers overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday to ban traditional bullfighting — a move that was supported by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum but was fiercely opposed by backers of the centuries-old custom.
'People will die': Trump aid cuts threaten refugees’ survival
New York Times, Published on 15/03/2025
» COX'S BAZAR — More than 1 million people in the world's largest refugee camp could soon be left with too little food for survival.
Trump orders halt to aid to South Africa, claiming mistreatment of white landowners
New York Times, Published on 08/02/2025
» NEW YORK — US President Donald Trump on Friday ordered that all foreign assistance to South Africa be halted and said his administration would prioritise the resettling of white, "Afrikaner refugees" into the United States because of what he called actions by the country's government that "racially disfavoured landowners."