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Belarus frees 123 political prisoners
Published on 13/12/2025
» Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko ordered the release of 123 political prisoners, pushing his opponents into exile hours after the United States announced it would lift sanctions on his country’s potash industry.
US seeks to expand social media checks for visa approval
Published on 10/12/2025
» The United States is proposing that foreign visitors provide their social media history over the last five years to enter the country, including those from Australia, Germany, Japan and the UK who can now enter without a visa.
Hong Kong warns international media against ‘smear campaign’
Published on 06/12/2025
» Authorities in Hong Kong summoned international news organisations to a rare meeting on Saturday to warn them against “false information and smear campaigns” surrounding the city’s deadliest fire in nearly eight decades and upcoming legislative elections.
Swan on tracks halts bullet train services in northeastern Japan
Published on 03/12/2025
» Bullet train services on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line in northeastern Japan were temporarily suspended on Wednesday morning after a swan was spotted on the tracks, the railway operator said.
Chinese man arrested for brandishing knife in Tokyo DisneySea hotel
Published on 03/12/2025
» A Chinese man has been arrested for allegedly brandishing a knife in a banquet room of a hotel located inside the Tokyo DisneySea amusement park, according to police.
England scrapping jury trials for some crimes
Published on 02/12/2025
» LONDON - Juries will be scrapped in England and Wales for a range of criminal trials, including the most complex financial crime, in the biggest shake-up of the country’s justice system in decades.
Trump: Consider Venezuelan airspace closed
Published on 29/11/2025
» US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela is to be closed in its entirety.
Japan's low-crime image cracking as car thefts, home intrusions rise
Published on 28/11/2025
» Japan has often prided itself on its orderly, low-crime society, but cracks in that image are widening amid rising car thefts and home intrusions fueled by export markets and public complacency.
Philippines freezes $200m in assets linked to flood graft
Published on 26/11/2025
» MANILA - The Philippine government has frozen more assets allegedly linked to graft-ridden flood control projects, raising the total to 12 billion pesos ($204 million), President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Wednesday.
20 rescued from giant Ferris wheel in Osaka after lightning strike
Published on 26/11/2025
» About 20 people were rescued from a giant Ferris wheel in Osaka prefecture hours after lightning caused the 123-metre-tall structure to stop moving late Tuesday afternoon, the operator and a local fire department said.