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Montenegro extradites crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon to US: ministry

Montenegro extradites crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon to US: ministry

Montenegro on Tuesday extradited to the United States the South Korean cryptocurrency specialist Do Kwon, who is also wanted by Seoul over his firm's multi-billion-dollar bankruptcy, a ministry said.

2024-12-31 21:11

A Swiss flight attendant dies a week after emergency landing due to smoke

A Swiss flight attendant dies a week after emergency landing due to smoke

A flight attendant aboard a Swiss aircraft that made an emergency landing in Austria due to smoke in the cabin has died, the airline said Tuesday.

2024-12-31 20:42

Middle East latest: Dozens of patients and wounded evacuated from Gaza for treatment

Middle East latest: Dozens of patients and wounded evacuated from Gaza for treatment

Dozens of patients and the wounded have been evacuated for treatment outside the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where the United Nations says Israel's attacks on and around hospitals have pushed health care to the brink of collapse.

2024-12-31 20:41

Russia advanced nearly 4,000 km2 in Ukraine in 2024: AFP analysis of ISW

Russia advanced nearly 4,000 km2 in Ukraine in 2024: AFP analysis of ISW

Russian forces advanced by 3,985 square kilometres (1,539 square miles) in Ukraine in 2024, seven times more than in 2023, according to an AFP analysis of data from the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

2024-12-31 20:41

Pakistani bombardment in Afghanistan killed 46 people, Afghan Taliban spokesperson says

Pakistani bombardment in Afghanistan killed 46 people, Afghan Taliban spokesperson says

Bombardment by the Pakistani army in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province on Tuesday killed at least 46 people, most of whom were children and women, said the Afghan Taliban, vowing to retaliate against their neighbour.

2024-12-25 21:20

Philippine groups seek impeachment of Vice President Duterte

Philippine groups seek impeachment of Vice President Duterte

Philippine civil society and religious leaders asked Congress on Monday to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte over a list of complaints that include graft, incompetence and amassing ill-gotten wealth while in office.

2024-12-02 21:09

ICC prosecutor requests arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar's military regime

ICC prosecutor requests arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar's military regime

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor asked judges on Wednesday to issue an arrest warrant for the head of Myanmar’s military regime for crimes committed against the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority .

2024-11-27 21:01

Japan passes $250 bil. economic package meant to lift wages and spur growth

Japan passes $250 bil. economic package meant to lift wages and spur growth

Japan approved a 39 trillion yen ($250 billion) economic stimulus package Friday centered around initiatives it said were aimed at boosting individual incomes.

2024-11-22 20:34

6 tourists dead in Laos after apparently drinking methanol

6 tourists dead in Laos after apparently drinking methanol

Two Australian teenagers and a British woman died from suspected methanol poisoning after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos. An American man and two Danes also died, though their exact causes of death have not been released. A New Zealander also has been sickened. The U.S. State Department issued a warning to travelers to be “alert to the potential risk of methanol poisoning.”...

2024-11-22 19:37

India's capital shuts schools as 'death trap' smog chokes city

India's capital shuts schools as 'death trap' smog chokes city

India's capital New Delhi switched schools to online classes Monday until further notice as worsening toxic smog surged past 60 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum.

2024-11-18 20:39

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