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Former Philippines police chief seeks Marcos’s protection amid ICC warrant fears
MANILA, May 12 — The top enforcer of former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly war on drugs urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr today to not hand him over to the […]
Keir Starmer faces growing calls to quit amid Labour crisis
LONDON, May 12 — Britain’s Keir Starmer was consulting colleagues about whether he can stay on as prime minister today ahead of a crunch cabinet meeting that comes after ministerial […]
As Trump warns truce on ‘life support’, Iran says ready for any aggression
WASHINGTON, May 12 — President Donald Trump warned the ceasefire in the Middle East war was on “life support” yesterday after rejecting the latest counteroffer from Iran, which said its […]
California mayor charged with acting as Chinese agent
LOS ANGELES, May 12 — A woman who served as mayor of a California city has been charged with acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government, the Department […]
Texas lawsuit accuses Netflix of illegal data collection
NEW YORK, May 12 — The top prosecutor in Texas filed a lawsuit against Netflix yesterday, accusing the streaming giant of improperly collecting users’ data and designing its platform to […]
Last evacuation flights with final 28 evacuees from hantavirus ship land in Netherlands
EINDHOVEN (Netherlands), May 12 —The last two evacuation planes carrying passengers and crew from the hantavirus-hit ship MV Hondius landed in the Netherlands today, according to an AFP journalist. Travelling […]
So much for a royal flush: Frustrated Trump learns he doesn’t have the cards on Iran
WASHINGTON, May 12 — One of President Donald Trump’s favorite metaphors is that he’s got the cards—that through the might of the United States and his own acumen he can […]
Loved and loathed, Thaksin’s release highlights how his family continues to shape Thai politics today
BANGKOK, May 11 — Loved and loathed in almost equal measure, Thaksin Shinawatra transformed Thai politics in the early 2000s with populist policies that won him and his party loyalty […]
Heathrow passenger numbers fall 5.3pc in April as Middle East conflict disrupts global travel
LONDON, May 12 — London’s Heathrow Airport announced today that passenger numbers dropped in April as the Middle East war disrupted global air travel. The airport handled 6.7 million […]
US citizen, French woman test positive after evacuation from hantavirus outbreak cruise ship
MADRID, May 11 — An American citizen and a French woman evacuated from the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak have tested positive, officials said, as the repatriation […]