UK ex-Prince Andrew arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his title last year over his friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Thai police go undercover as lion dancers to catch thief
Officers devise unusual plan to arrest man suspected of stealing about $64,000 worth of Buddhist artefacts
Thai police donned a lion costume during this week’s lunar new year festivities to arrest a man accused of stealing about $64,000 worth of Buddhist artefacts.
Dressed as a red-and-yellow lion, officers made the arrest on Wednesday evening after responding to a report this month of a home burglary in the suburbs of Bangkok.
Continue reading...Can Europe reduce its dependence on the US and at what cost?
Trump's tariffs, Greenland and defence spending are testing US-Europe alliance.
South Korea’s ex-president jailed for life over martial law attempt
Yoon Suk Yeol's December 2024 martial law bid fundamentally damaged South Korea's democracy, a judge told the court.
Visualising AI spending: How does it compare with history’s mega projects?
AI spending is projected to reach $2.5 trillion in 2026, surpassing the largest scientific and infrastructure projects.
UN mission finds RSF destruction in el-Fasher bears ‘hallmarks of genocide’
UN probe documents coordinated ethnic targeting, rape and torture against non-Arab communities in Sudanese city.
The cost of genocide: Israel’s war on Gaza by the numbers
Billions of dollars have been spent, directly and indirectly, by Israel since starting its military operations in Gaza in October 2023.
Do not give away Diego Garcia, Trump tells UK in fresh attack on Chagos deal
The president's comments come just a day after the US gave its official backing to the UK's Chagos deal.
South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol jailed for life for leading insurrection
Ex-leader sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour over failed martial law declaration in 2024
A South Korean court has sentenced the former president Yoon Suk Yeol to life imprisonment with labour over his failed martial law declaration in December 2024, finding him guilty of leading an insurrection and making him the first elected head of state in the country’s democratic era to receive the maximum custodial sentence.
The Seoul central district court found that Yoon’s declaration of martial law on 3 December 2024 constituted insurrection, carried out with the intent to disrupt the constitutional order.
Continue reading...Alleged Australian IS fighters transferred from Syria to Iraq where they could face death penalty
Dfat says it is aware Australians are among 5,704 detainees transferred out of Syrian prisons and into Iraqi custody
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A group of Australian men suspected of being former Islamic State fighters are among more than 5,000 detainees transferred from Syria to Iraq, where they potentially face charges which could carry the death penalty.
Iraq’s national centre for international judicial cooperation confirmed last Friday it had taken custody of the 5,704 alleged former fighters from 61 countries, including citizens of Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the US.
Continue reading...Iran builds concrete shield at military site amid acute US tensions
Satellite images reveal Iran fortifying its Parchin military complex against aerial strikes.
Legal doping in sport: Records or Ethics?
Samantha Johnson looks at the Enhanced Games and how doping, once sport’s red line, is now being marketed as innovation.
‘Holding hands’: How Nigeria turned Trump’s threats to military partnership
Trump and Nigeria appeared headed for a clash over bogus claims of a Christian massacre. Now the US is helping Nigeria.
Como’s Fabregas, Milan’s Allegri and an alleged pull of Saelemaekers’ shirt
AC Milan manager Massimo Allegri sent off in controversial Serie A draw but Como boss Cesc Fabregas is left apologising.
White House presses Iran to make deal, while ramping up military presence
US media reports that Trump has discussed attack options with advisers, and a strike could happen as early as Saturday.
White House says Iran would be ‘wise’ to make deal, as US ramps up military presence
US media reports that Trump has discussed attack options with advisers, and a strike could happen as early as Saturday.
Sydney businessman falsely claimed security advice given to Chinese spies came from Kevin Rudd, court hears
The former PM is expected to testify in the foreign interference trial of businessman Alexander Csergo
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Security and defence advice falsely claimed to have come from the former prime minister Kevin Rudd was supplied to Chinese intelligence agents by an Australian businessman, a jury has heard.
Rudd is expected to testify in the foreign interference trial of businessman Alexander Csergo, which began on Thursday.
Continue reading...Ministers must end ‘barking mad’ restraints on civil service pay, union leader warns
Exclusive: Prospect boss Mike Clancy cites problems retaining technical and digital experts
Ministers must end “barking mad” restraints on civil service pay or risk being unable to recruit the technical and digital specialists it needs to keep pace, a union leader has warned.
Mike Clancy, the Prospect general secretary, said the government should end the “rightwing trope” that restrained the pay of highly skilled civil servants and left government unable to compete with the private sector. He said it should be realistic for senior specialists in competitive fields to be paid more than the prime minister.
Continue reading...Vatican declines participation in Trump’s Board of Peace – NewsNation
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- Pope snubs Trump’s Gaza peace board politico.eu
- Cardinal Parolin: The Vatican ‘will not participate in Trump’s Board of Peace’ EWTN News
- Pope Leo rejects Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ invite and backs UN to solve global crises The Independent
Money Talks as India Searches for Its Place in Global A.I. – The New York Times
- Money Talks as India Searches for Its Place in Global A.I. The New York Times
- Bill Gates' foundation says sudden withdrawal was 'to ensure the focus remains on the AI Summit’s key priorities' Fortune
- “No technology has me dreaming bigger than AI” blog.google
- America-India Connect infrastructure connects four continents Google Cloud
- India’s Reliance Industries to Invest $110 Billion in AI The Wall Street Journal