Court hears in-laws tried to turn children against Abby Choi over HK$72m flat
Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung accused her former in-laws of turning her children against her after she tried to push through the s…
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FACT CHECK: Marcos Jr. did not say protecting VP Duterte from her case is ‘corruption’
A viral Facebook graphic attributes a statement to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. about Vice President Sara Duterte’s legal troubles, but t…
Salvador Dalí book cover stolen from French museum
A bronze cover for "The Book of Apocalypse," created by Salvador Dalí, has been stolen from a French museum.
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Moscow court fines and jails five KPRF rally participants
A Moscow court has sentenced five participants of a KPRF rally to jail terms of up to 15 days and fines of up to 25,000 rubles for their in…
Christa Pike latest news: What's next for Tennessee death row inmate? Can she be put to death again? Expert weighs in
Christa Pike remains unconscious and on a ventilator in a Nashville hospital, five days after her failed execution in Tennessee.
Tens of Thousands Expected in Paris for High School Protests
Tens of thousands of people are expected to participate in high school protests in Paris. The demonstrations have been ongoing for several …
Keeping up with the Bolsonaros: Flávio’s surprise first-round election win heralds rise of a political dynasty
Four members of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro’s family have been elected to office, most notably his wife and son Flávio, who won t…
A medieval manuscript has confounded scholars for centuries. Have they been reading it wrong all this time?
Researchers argue incorrect binding of Voynich manuscript radically changes ideas about its drawings and indecipherable textIt has been cal…
Netanyahu Faces Election Pressure as Opposition Leads in Latest Poll
With 22 days until Israel's general election on Oct. 27, a new poll shows opposition parties leading Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ru…
Happiness Initiative’s Well-Being Circles to conclude after 5 years
The grassroots mental wellness programme has reached more than 1,000 participants from ages 18 to 80.
Salvador Dalí-designed book cover weighing 150 kg stolen from French museum
A 150-kilogram bronze cover for "The Book of the Apocalypse," created by Salvador Dalí, has been stolen from a museum in Issoire, France. P…
Israel: Bennett presents conditions for new government
Israeli leader Naftali Bennett outlined his party's fundamental conditions for the next government, demanding a law to prevent draft dodger…
Sara Duterte denies Gracioso’s claims, says he’s motivated by money
'Ayon sa mga pahayag ni Gracioso, malinaw ang dalawang bagay. Ang motibo niya ay sama ng loob sa mga Velasco at pera,' Duterte says
Russians in U.S. Georgia detention facility report harsh conditions
Russians held in a migrant detention facility in Georgia, U.S., have reported harsh conditions, lack of medical care, and abuse.
Germany's far-right AfD bids to take helm of state parliament in Saxony-Anhalt
The outcome hinges on five deputies from the BSW party, in a vote seen as a first test of relations between the two before the AfD's bid to…
Housing protest turns violent in Barcelona with fires and arrests
Barcelona’s housing protest turned violent with fires and arrests, highlighting Spain’s affordability crisis ahead of a general strike and …
A train every 40 seconds: how Chinese rail station handled record 1 million trips in a day
A railway station in southern China’s hub city Guangzhou has set a national record for trips in a single day and drawn attention for the fr…
Nat'l Assembly kicks off annual audit of gov't agencies
The National Assembly launched its annual audit of government agencies Tuesday, with rival parties clashing over the Supreme Court chief's …
Korea has 52 death row inmates, average age of 58.7
With executions suspended in Korea for nearly 30 years, 52 death row inmates are currently being held in domestic correctional facilities, …
Barcelona housing protest erupts into clashes as barricades burn
Protests over housing rights ended in serious unrest in central Barcelona, with barricades and burning bins. Catalan police arrested 13 peo…
With Pedro Sánchez at the helm, Spain’s socialist stronghold is cracking
Good morning. It’s Tuesday, and my name is Angela Skujins. On today’s docket: election tremors in Spain, combating sexualised deepfakes, an…
Japan PM Takaichi defends skipping G7 online meeting
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi defended her absence from a Group of Seven online meeting, responding over social media to some crit…
Indonesia prison warden fired over luxury facilities for inmates in West Java
Wisnu Hani Putranto is among 17 civil servants facing disciplinary action, following an investigation into luxury accommodation and facilit…
Arizona opens Taipei representative office, governor defied China warnings
Arizona has opened a Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, with the state governor defying two warning letters from China.
Europe Today: Sánchez calls snap election in Spain as French students protest again
Pedro Sánchez is gambling on a snap election on 29 November, after Congress rejected his housing decrees and tens of thousands protested. I…
Prosecution reform, once rallying cry, tests liberal unity
Prosecution reform is exposing fault lines across the liberal camp as an unprecedented overhaul takes shape, splitting the camp over a caus…
U.S. Vice President's wife nearly falls from helicopter with newborn
The wife of the U.S. Vice President nearly fell from a helicopter while holding her newborn baby. The incident occurred as she was disembar…
Trump TV ads: Who will pay now as President says taxpayers don't have to shell out dollars, in major turn ahead of midterms
President Donald Trump made a sharp turn on television ads praising him, saying the taxpayers would not have to pay for the same.
Tuesday briefing: Why the Green party’s Zionism vote has caused a backlash
In today’s newsletter: The party has voted to define Zionism as racist and back a single Palestinian state. But what does the policy mean, …
How the Bolsonaro Family Made a Warp Speed Political Comeback in Brazil
The conservative movement is becoming the dominant force in Brazilian politics after Sunday’s national election.