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Bangladesh violence erupts after murder of 2024 uprising leader
Bloomberg, Published on 19/12/2025
» Violence swept through parts of Bangladesh after the murder of a prominent activist behind the 2024 mass uprising, deepening concerns about the South Asian country’s fragile political transition.
Down to brutal basics in war-torn Ukraine
Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 23/11/2025
» Oleksandra Matviichuk, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022 for her efforts to document war crimes, human rights abuses and power abuse, has called on Asian governments to play a greater role in addressing the humanitarian consequences of Russia's war against Ukraine.
Record Vietnam floods kill 10, turn streets into canals
AFP, Published on 30/10/2025
» HANOI — Major flooding that killed 10 people in central Vietnam this week also turned streets in Hoi An into canals on Thursday after a major river reached a 60-year high, authorities said.
Trump urges criminal charges against George Soros
AFP, Published on 27/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump called Wednesday for billionaire George Soros and his son to face criminal charges over unfounded claims that the family, a favorite target of the right, is behind “violent protests” around the country.
UK PM condemns ‘mindless’ Northern Irish violence
AFP, Published on 11/06/2025
» BALLYMENA, Northern Ireland - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer joined Northern Irish authorities on Wednesday in condemning what he called two nights of “mindless” violence targeting foreigners.
N.Ireland town hit by second night of unrest
AFP, Published on 11/06/2025
» BALLYMENA (UNITED KINGDOM) - Violence flared for a second night Tuesday in a Northern Irish town after "racially motivated" attacks sparked by the arrest of two teenagers accused of attempting to rape a young girl.
The miracle babies who survived a concentration camp
AFP, Published on 15/04/2025
» PARIS - They were born in a hell on Earth and were never supposed to survive. But by some miracle a handful of babies born in the Ravensbruck concentration camp in northern Germany made it out alive.
Trump advisor Navarro looks to cool spat with Musk
AFP, Published on 14/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's trade advisor Peter Navarro on Sunday insisted that "everything's fine with Elon" Musk, after the Tesla chief called him a "moron."
Death toll in Dominican nightclub disaster rises to 218
AFP, Published on 10/04/2025
» SANTO DOMINGO - The death toll after a roof collapsed at a crowded nightclub in the Dominican Republic has climbed to 218, the head of rescue operations said Thursday, in the Caribbean nation's worst disaster in decades.
China hawk Peter Navarro has Trump’s ear
AFP, Published on 09/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs on countries around the world, including 104% in duties on China, bear the fingerprint of Peter Navarro, a Harvard-trained economist who has long warned against a rising Beijing.