Miao Hua, one of the top generals in charge of the party work at China’s powerful Central Military Commission (CMC), has been placed under investigation for suspected “serious violations of discipline”, the defence ministry said. Miao is director of the political work department of the CMC, which oversees China’s People’s Liberation Army. The department handles […]
London police say they are investigating associates on suspicion of ‘assisting and facilitating’ sexual abuse. British police have announced they are investigating associates of late Harrods owner Mohamed al-Fayed on suspicion of “assisting and facilitating” his alleged rape and other sexual abuse of female staff. London’s Metropolitan Police Service said on Wednesday that it had
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Agreement ends more than a year of fighting between Hezbollah and Israeli military. At least 3,823 people killed, more than 1.2 million displaced and estimated economic losses of $8.5bn. Lebanon’s prime minister is calling Hezbollah’s nearly 14-month conflict with Israel the “cruellest phase” in the country’s history. The ceasefire offers hope for a return to
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France’s Foreign Ministry strongly suggested on Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel would not immediately be arrested if he came to French territory, despite an International Criminal Court arrest warrant targeting him. A member of the court, France has been cautious so far in its reaction to the arrest warrants issued last week
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Indian teenager makes a comeback on day three after losing the opening game and drawing the second one against China’s reigning world champion in Singapore. India’s Gukesh Dommaraju has won the third game of the ongoing World Chess Championship final against reigning world champion Ding Liren of China to tie the overall score at 1.5-1.5
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SYDNEY, Australia — An Australian police officer who fatally shocked a 95-year-old care home resident with a Taser gun was found guilty of manslaughter on Wednesday. Kristian White was called to a care home in Cooma, a town about 90 minutes south of the capital, Canberra, in May 2023, after reports that resident Clare Nowland,
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The S&P 500 rises 0.57 percent after US president-elect’s tariff announcements roil European and Asian markets. US stocks have hit record highs despite United States President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to impose sweeping tariffs that threaten to upend international trade. The S&P 500, which measures the performance of 500 of the biggest US firms, rose 0.57
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet approves proposal to sanction the country’s oldest newspaper. Israel’s cabinet has approved a proposal to cut all government links with Haaretz – a move that could cripple the 105-year-old newspaper financially and force it to shut down. Haaretz has condemned the action, describing it as “another step in [Prime Minister
For more than a year, the Israeli government has avoided holding itself to account for its failure to prevent the deadliest event in Israel’s history: the Hamas-led raid on Oct. 7, 2023. An independent commission, founded by survivors of the raid and relatives of Israelis who were killed and kidnapped, tried to fill that void
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A teacher-turned-rebel joins a people’s fighting force to take back Myanmar from military rule. Zike Maung never imagined trading his classroom for the front lines of a rebellion. But when Myanmar’s military seized power from the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021, his world – and his country – was
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