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UK’s crumbling canals threatened with collapse
AFP, Published on 11/02/2026
» WHITCHURCH, England - On a misty winter’s day in the English midlands, engineers struggled to drag stranded narrowboats from a waterless, mud-filled canal that collapsed weeks earlier, in a delicate, multi-million-pound rescue operation.
UK king voices 'concern' as police probe ex-prince Andrew over Epstein
AFP, Published on 10/02/2026
» LONDON - King Charles III on Monday voiced "concern" over the actions of his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, after British police said officers were looking into accusations the ex-prince may have passed sensitive reports to the disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein.
UK probes leaks of ‘highly sensitive’ info to Epstein
Bloomberg and Reuters, Published on 03/02/2026
» LONDON - The British government has referred communications between former cabinet minister Peter Mandelson and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to the police after it found them to contain “market-sensitive” information.
Rohingya genocide claims ‘unsubstantiated’, Myanmar tells court
AFP, Published on 16/01/2026
» THE HAGUE - Myanmar on Friday dismissed as “unsubstantiated” allegations that it committed genocide against its Rohingya minority, telling the International Court of Justice that its brutal crackdown was a “counter-terrorism operation”.
Rohingya 'targeted for destruction' by Myanmar, ICJ hears
AFP, Published on 12/01/2026
» THE HAGUE — Myanmar deliberately targeted the Rohingya minority with "horrific violence" in a bid to destroy the community, Gambia's justice minister told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday at the start of a genocide hearing.
Powell says Federal Reserve subpoenaed by US Justice Department
AFP, Published on 12/01/2026
» WASHINGTON - US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said on Sunday that the central bank had been subpoenaed by the US Justice Department, blasting the move as part of President Donald Trump's extraordinary pressure campaign on US monetary policy decisions.
Iran says no leniency for 'rioters' as protests persist
AFP, Published on 06/01/2026
» PARIS - Iran will offer no leniency to "rioters", though the public has a right to demonstrate, the head of the country's judiciary said on Monday, following more than a week of sometimes-deadly protests.
Pakistani court sentences jailed ex-PM Khan to 17 years
Reuters, Published on 20/12/2025
» LAHORE, Pakistan - A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years in prison each in a corruption case involving the under-priced purchase of luxury state gifts, the court and Khan’s lawyers said.
US arrests gang smuggling US$160m in AI chips to China
Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 13/12/2025
» US authorities have dismantled an illegal operation smuggling advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China, seizing high-performance Nvidia processors worth US$160 million (about 5.6 billion baht). The seized goods primarily consisted of Nvidia's H100 and H200 chips, representing a significant breach of export controls.
Australian senator suspended for burqa stunt
Reuters, Published on 25/11/2025
» CANBERRA - Australian Senator Pauline Hanson wore a burqa to Parliament on Monday as a political prop in her push to ban the Muslim garment in public, sparking accusations of racism from Muslim senators.