Cambodian Minister’s Lobbying Spotlights US Anti-Scam Legislation
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sar Sokha was previously included in draft U.S. legislation to create an anti-cyber-scam task force. His name was removed, but he’s…
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Venezuela quake: ‘People still terrified to re-enter what were their homes’
Aid agencies on Friday highlighted massive needs across Venezuela caused by a double earthquake disaster that has killed at least 235 people so far, with…
Venezuela earthquakes LIVE: Death toll rises amid recovery and rescue efforts
Nearly seven million Venezuelans could be affected by this week’s double earthquakes as the death toll rises to at least 235 people amid massive, growing…
Sudan: Window is closing to prevent wider escalation in El Obeid
A senior United Nations official warned on Friday that the opportunity to prevent a major escalation in the Sudanese city of El Obeid is “rapidly…
World News in Brief: Violence displaces thousands in Haiti and Lebanon, Gaza updates, UN food agency delivers in Ebola-stricken DR Congo
More than 2,600 people were displaced in the Artibonite department of Haiti following clashes between armed groups last week as the humanitarian situation continues to worsen, according…
UN envoy urges parties to ‘stay the course’ towards peace in eastern DR Congo
The new head of the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has urged parties to the peace processes for the volatile…
Molly Crabapple on the Jewish Left that History Forgot
A ward-winning i
llustrator and journalist Molly Crabapple has spent her career documenting revolutions and political upheavals around the world—or, as she puts it, “extremes from…
German Court Sentences Black Market Banker to Nearly Four Years in Prison
German man pleads guilty to moving 33 million euros through fraudulently opened banks accounts while already serving a suspended prison sentence for handling millions taken…
Accused Drug Lord Claims US Feds Tried to Shake Him Down for $4M in Crypto
In an extraordinary letter to a federal judge, Sebastián Marset claimed U.S. agents pressured his mother for his digital wallet access keys following an “irregular…
Trump’s Energy Secretary Says ‘Cold Is a Vastly Larger Killer’ During Record European Heatwave
The former oil and gas executive urged the embrace of fossil fuels at a conference of the right-wing Alliance for Responsible Citizenship.
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