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  • Hot News“Merchant of Death” Viktor Bout arrives in Russia as part of US-Russia prisoner swap

    “Merchant of Death” Viktor Bout arrives in Russia as part of US-Russia prisoner swap

    The “Merchant of Death,” or Viktor Bout, has arrived in Russia after being swapped with prisoner Brittney Griner from the US. The notorious arms dealer was exchanged in Abu Dhabi with American basketball star Brittney Griner. Despite his reputation, Bout received a hero’s welcome upon arriving in Moscow. He spoke to his family when his plane made a refuelling stop…

  • Hot NewsAustralia charges Chinese nationals in US online scam totalling over US0 million in losses

    Australia charges Chinese nationals in US online scam totalling over US$100 million in losses

    Four Chinese nationals in Australia are being charged with an online investment scam that allegedly caused losses of over US$100 million. The scam, which was mostly carried out in the US, involved the manipulation of legitimate electronic trading platforms that were licensed to foreign exchange brokers. Those brokers then allegedly provided the software to their clients, resulting in major financial…

  • Hot NewsUS to send Ukraine anti-drone military aid package worth US5 million

    US to send Ukraine anti-drone military aid package worth US$275 million

    The US is planning to send Ukraine an anti-drone military aid package that is reportedly worth US$275 million. The incoming military aid is said to offer new tools to strengthen air defences and defeat drones. According to Reuters, and The Straits Times, the package could be officially announced today. The Pentagon is also expected to include Lockheed Martin rockets for…

  • Hot NewsUS singer Kanye West sparks outrage after saying he loves Nazis and admires Hitler

    US singer Kanye West sparks outrage after saying he loves Nazis and admires Hitler

    During a Livestream with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, US singer Kanye West sparked outrage after saying he loves Nazis and admires Hitler. West, who is now known as Ye, joined Jones’ Infowars wearing a black mask that covered his whole face. He then proceeded to rant about pornography, sin and the devil. “I like Hitler.” According to Bangkok Post, West…

  • World NewsWalmart manager commits deadly shooting in US

    Walmart manager commits deadly shooting in US

    A Walmart manager committed a deadly shooting in the US. The gunman, 31 year old Andre Bing, shot and killed six people and injured six others on Tuesday before turning the gun on himself. The incident happened in the break room of a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia. Survivors said the gunman walked into a break room and opened fire. One…

  • Environment NewsThailand plans nuclear reactors with US help

    Thailand plans nuclear reactors with US help

    US Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the United States would work with Thailand to create new small nuclear reactors. The programme is aimed at producing nuclear power in the country to fight climate change. The nuclear reactors are part of the Net Zero World programme launched last year. Right now, Thailand doesn’t have any nuclear power. Public sentiment has…

  • Hot NewsFormer US President Donald Trump announces 2024 White House bid

    Former US President Donald Trump announces 2024 White House bid

    Former US President Donald Trump has officially announced his bid for the 2024 White House after teasing fans for months. Trump is defying calls from GOP key party leaders and donors after a huge loss in last week’s midterm elections. According to The Straits Times, Trump ploughed forward filing federal paperwork to declare his 2024 run, just 23 minutes before…

  • Hot NewsUS actor Kevin Spacey faces new sexual assault charges in UK

    US actor Kevin Spacey faces new sexual assault charges in UK

    US actor Kevin Spacey faces new sexual assault charges in the UK after being cleared of wrongdoing in a US trial of similar charges. Spacey did an about-face in the US trial when he at first apologised to an actor who accused him of assault. He then took back his apology after saying he should not have apologised for something…

  • Hot NewsPutin gets G20 Summit cold feet

    Putin gets G20 Summit cold feet

    Russian President Vladimir Putin may have cold feet as news comes that he may attend the G20 Summit virtually. According to Thai PBS World, Western countries have put pressure on the Summit’s host country of Indonesia to withdraw Putin’s invitation, but it has resisted. The host country says it does not have the authority to withdraw such an invitation without…

  • Hot NewsMeta to let go 11,000 employees as Zuckerberg admits he got company projections wrong

    Meta to let go 11,000 employees as Zuckerberg admits he got company projections wrong

    Facebook’s parent company Meta is laying off 11,000 of its employees in what is one of the largest workforce cuts this year in the United States. A weak advertising market and soaring costs have been attributed to the 13% cut in the company’s workforce. But, Meta is just one of the major tech companies to conduct such cuts, joining Elon…

  • World NewsWhat are US midterm elections?

    What are US midterm elections?

    US midterm elections are elections held during the middle of a president’s four-year term in office (so two years into their term). These elections are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November, which means today. During midterms, all 435 seats in the US House of Representatives are up for election. This year, 35 out of the 100…

  • Politics NewsUN highlights toxic foreign policy of the US in Cuba

    UN highlights toxic foreign policy of the US in Cuba

    The cruel, repressive foreign policy of the United States was brutally highlighted last week when the UN General Assembly demanded the US to end a 60 year economic embargo on Cuba. The near-unanimous vote by the UN Assembly, for a 30th consecutive year, sent a strong message to the US to end their toxic foreign policy toward Cuba. The vote…

  • Hot NewsIntruder who attacked US House Speaker’s husband says it was a suicide misison

    Intruder who attacked US House Speaker’s husband says it was a suicide misison

    The intruder who broke into US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home and severely injured her husband, says it was a suicide mission. David DePape hit Paul Pelosi in the head with a hammer, leaving him unconscious in a pool of blood leaving him to be hospitalised with a skull fracture. DePape was captured and arrested, telling police that he was…

  • World NewsPolice say US gunman’s weapon was taken from him a week before attack

    Police say US gunman’s weapon was taken from him a week before attack

    More details have emerged on the horrific shooting in the US on Monday. Police said that the gunman’s weapon had been taken from him about a week before he shot and killed a teacher and student at the Central Visual & Performing Arts High School in St. Louis. The gunman, 19 year old Orlando Harris, also injured seven others in…

  • World NewsUS school shooting kills teacher and student

    US school shooting kills teacher and student

    There’s been another horrific school shooting in the US, this time in the city of St. Louis in Missouri state. The gunman attacked the Central Visual & Performing Arts High School on yesterday morning, killing two people and injuring seven, according to the latest updates. The two people killed were 16 year old student Alexandria Bell, and a health teacher…

  • Hot NewsUS actor Kevin Spacey cleared in sex assault trial

    US actor Kevin Spacey cleared in sex assault trial

    US actor Kevin Spacey has been cleared of wrongdoing in a sex assault trial in New York. The actor was accused by Anthony Rapp of an incident that allegedly happened back in 1986 when Rapp was just 14 years old. Rapp says the actor climbed on top of him in a bed after a party and grabbed his buttocks, pressing…

  • China NewsUS military advised to prepare for Chinese invasion of Taiwan

    US military advised to prepare for Chinese invasion of Taiwan

    The US military is being advised to prepare for China’s invasion of Taiwan after President Xi Jinping’s rhetoric becomes increasingly alarming. According to The Straits Times, the chief of US naval operations, Michael Gilday, is the latest senior official to raise alarms concerning China’s willingness to invade Taiwan. He voiced his concerns as President Xi delivered a landmark speech where he…

  • Politics NewsIrish MEP slams EU & West hypocrisy over Russia

    Irish MEP slams EU & West hypocrisy over Russia

    An Irish MEP yesterday let rip at fellow members of the European Union and the West over their hypocrisy regarding the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Mick Wallace, in a passionate speech inside the European Parliament building in Brussels, highlighted the double standards of the EU, the West and its allies with its attitude toward Russian terrorism and the terrorism…

  • Covid-19 NewsAccurate Covid-19 information may have been blocked by former US president Trump’s aides

    Accurate Covid-19 information may have been blocked by former US president Trump’s aides

    Former US President Donald Trump is facing an investigation over his former aides blocking the release of accurate Covid-19 information. According to the Straits Times, senior staff members at the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) claimed that the former president’s aides bullied staff and tried to rewrite their reports to align them with the former president’s downplaying…

  • Hot NewsFamous US actor Kevin Spacey does about-face in court on sex assault claims

    Famous US actor Kevin Spacey does about-face in court on sex assault claims

    In what seems to be an about-face, famous US actor Kevin Spacey told a federal court that he regretted apologising over an unwanted sexual advance accusation. The now 50-year-old actor told the court that the allegation was “not true” saying that he was never alone with actor Anthony Rapp who made the claims. According to South China Morning Post, the…

  • Hot NewsUS imposes more sanctions on Taliban over its treatment of women

    US imposes more sanctions on Taliban over its treatment of women

    The US handed down more sanctions on the Taliban as punishment for its treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan. The announcement was made on the UN’s International Day of the Girl Child yesterday. According to The Straits Times, a new visa restriction policy for current or former members of the Taliban and others involved in repressing women’s rights through…

  • World NewsUS sanctions Myanmar junta-linked businessman over buying Russian-made arms

    US sanctions Myanmar junta-linked businessman over buying Russian-made arms

    A Myanmar businessman suspected of being linked to the ruling military junta has been sanctioned over his alleged buying of Russian-made arms. The US targeted Aung Moe Myint, his company and two of its directors for allegedly procuring Russian-made weapons from Belarus for the junta. According to South China Morning Post, Aung is the son of a military officer with…

  • Hot NewsUS forces take down three senior ISIS figures in Syria

    US forces take down three senior ISIS figures in Syria

    United States Special Operations forces have reportedly taken down three senior ISIS figures in Syria. According to The Straits Times, the forces carried out twin strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group in northern Syria, killing the figures that are thought to be responsible for arming and recruiting fighters. The figures are accused of the latter as…

  • Hot NewsWorld’s oldest dog Pebbles dies at age 22

    World’s oldest dog Pebbles dies at age 22

    The world’s oldest dog, Pebbles, has died at the age of 22 in the United States. Since May of this year, the Toy Fox Terrier held the Guinness World Record for being the world’s oldest dog. After seeing headlines about TobyKeith, a 21-year-old chihuahua from Florida who was named the world’s oldest living dog, Pebbles’ owner, Julie Gregory, realised that Pebbles was…

  • Hot NewsUS points fingers at Russia and China over North Korea’s latest actions

    US points fingers at Russia and China over North Korea’s latest actions

    The United States is pointing fingers at Russia and China over North Korea’s recent ballistic missile launches as it says the two countries are enabling the latter. Of the accusations, the US says the countries are protecting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by shielding him from more UN Security Council sanctions. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, US Ambassador to the UN, says…

  • Hot NewsUS, South Korea respond to North Korea’s missile over Japan with bombing drills

    US, South Korea respond to North Korea’s missile over Japan with bombing drills

    In response to North Korea firing an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile over Japan, the US and South Korea carried out precision bombing drills. South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said the drills aimed to demonstrate the allies’ “capabilities to conduct a precision strike at the origin of provocations.” “With the participation of four South Korean Air Force F-15Ks and four…

  • Hot NewsChina warns US with display of aircraft killer nuclear missiles

    China warns US with display of aircraft killer nuclear missiles

    The Chinese government has aired footage of aircraft carrier nuclear missiles, with military analysts taking it as a warning to the US. The dual-capable Dongfeng missiles are thought to pose a great threat to US aircraft carrier strike groups. The missiles, thought to be China’s most powerful nuclear-capable weapons, were unveiled in footage to mark National Day. But, as tensions…

  • Hot NewsUS rail companies reach initial agreement to stop strike

    US rail companies reach initial agreement to stop strike

    After all night deliberations, US President Joe Biden announced that a crippling railroad union strike has been avoided. The president says a tentative agreement has been reached to avert disruptions to US supply chains in the run-up to midterm elections. Biden says he was personally calling into the negotiations as late as 9pm on Wednesday. The result of those negotiations…

  • Politics NewsThailand’s nonpartisan stance sensible in China-US Cold War

    Thailand’s nonpartisan stance sensible in China-US Cold War

    Thailand yesterday was urged to maintain its neutrality as tensions between the globe’s two economic giants, China and the United States, continue to gather pace. Thailand last week was criticized for maintaining a neutral stance regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict as the West continues to impose sanctions on the former Soviet state. The kingdom has been also condemned in the past…

  • World NewsUS plays mischief-maker in Taiwan Strait to infuriate China

    US plays mischief-maker in Taiwan Strait to infuriate China

    To no one’s surprise, the United States provided further evidence of playing mischief-maker in other nations’ affairs yesterday when two US warships passed through the Taiwan Strait. It comes less than a month since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan and made a number of crass comments to infuriate China. Washington says the two guided-missile cruisers, the USS Antietam…