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Published on 18/09/2024
» THE HAGUE - An international law enforcement operation has dismantled an encrypted communication platform, known as Ghost, notorious for enabling large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering, Europol said on Wednesday.
Reuters, Published on 17/09/2024
» PARIS - Dominique Pelicot, the Frenchman accused of drugging his wife and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her over a decade, on Tuesday admitted to the various criminal charges he faces in a closely watched trial, French media reported.
Published on 14/09/2024
» PARIS - Hundreds of people, mostly women, gathered in cities across France on Saturday in support of Gisele Pelicot whose husband is on trial, accused of drugging her and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her in a case that has shocked the nation.
Published on 14/09/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - The head of a Malaysian conglomerate accused of running homes where hundreds of children and youths were allegedly sexually abused said there were “one or two” cases of sodomy at the shelters but he denied other allegations of misconduct.
New York Times, Published on 14/09/2024
» STOCKHOLM - Sweden, a nation long known for its open-arms policy toward migrants, plans to drastically increase its cash offer — by 35 times, to more than US$34,000 — to those who agree to go home.
Published on 07/09/2024
» PARIS - Thousands of people took to the streets across France on Saturday to protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to appoint centre-right Michel Barnier as prime minister, with left-wing parties accusing him of stealing the legislative election.
Reuters, Published on 05/09/2024
» Several airlines are carrying out precautionary inspections on their Airbus A350 fleets after Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific found 15 planes that needed fuel line repairs following the in-flight failure of an engine part on Monday.
Published on 02/09/2024
» LONDON - As two US aircraft carrier battle groups patrolled the Indian Ocean this week in an explicit effort to deter Iran from striking Israel and sparking a major regional conflict, a very different military messaging effort was underway in a luxury conference centre in Manila.
Reuters, Published on 28/08/2024
» PARIS - Relations between Moscow and Paris have reached a nadir following the arrest of Russian-born Telegram boss Pavel Durov, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday, after the tech billionaire's detention was extended until Wednesday.
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/08/2024
» KYIV - Ukraine said Russia fired more than 100 missiles and nearly as many drones at cities across the country on Monday in a massive attack against power infrastructure that caused blackouts and left at least three people dead.