Four Pakistanis with US (3) and UK (1) citizenships are facing extraordinary prison exposure running into centuries after allegedly committing a $41 million insider trading and market manipulation case, according to court documents…
Category: 2. World
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Which countries could be in Trump’s sights next?
Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump’s second term is being shaped by his foreign policy ambitions.
He’s followed through on threats against Venezuela by capturing its president and his wife from their heavily fortified Caracas compound in a…
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NATO is done if Trump invades Greenland, Danish PM warns – POLITICO
Trump has long pushed for the mineral-rich island, which is largely autonomous but part of Denmark and therefore belongs to the NATO military alliance, to join the U.S., calling it a strategic necessity and refusing to rule out…
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China and South Korea pledge to bolster ties as regional tensions rise
BEIJING — China and South Korea’s leaders pledged to boost trade and safeguard regional stability on Monday during a visit to Beijing by the South Korean president that was overshadowed by North Korea’s recent ballistic missile tests.
South…
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Junk food adverts banned on TV and online in UK
Adverts for junk food like, chocolate and pizza, have been banned on TV and online in the UK.
The ban means that children and young people will not see adverts for food and drinks high in fat, salt and sugar on TV before 21:00 and at any time…
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Nicolás Maduro Hires Julian Assange Lawyer for Criminal Defense – Bloomberg.com
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UK regulator asks X about reports its AI makes ‘sexualised images of children’
Ofcom has made “urgent contact” with Elon Musk’s company xAI following reports its AI tool Grok can be used to make “sexualised images of children” and undress women.
A spokesperson for the regulator said it was also investigating concerns Grok…
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President Xi Jinping Holds Talks With ROK President Lee Jae Myung_Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China
On the afternoon of January 5, 2026, President Xi Jinping held talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing with President Lee Jae Myung of the Republic of Korea, who is on a state visit to China.
President Xi Jinping offered sincere New Year…
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2026 will test the limits of Tehran’s endurance
On the second day of protests, he condemned the Iranian government for firing on demonstrators. On day six, he went further, warning that if the killing of protesters continued, US forces “will come to their rescue.”
This amounts to the…
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From Kathmandu to Casablanca, a generation under surveillance is rising up
In 2025, youth-led protests erupted everywhere from Morocco to Nepal, Madagascar and Europe. A generation refused to remain silent in the face of economic precariousness, corruption and eroding democratic norms and institutions.
Although…
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