Thai man arrested for alleged smuggling of two baby orangutans
Police in Thailand have arrested a man on suspicion of wildlife trafficking after he was found with two baby orangutans in a basket at a gas station in the Thai…
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Construction tycoon among 17 wanted in Thailand over deadly tower collapse
A Thai court has issued arrest warrants for 17 people including a high-profile construction tycoon, police said on Thursday, over their alleged involvement in the building of a skyscraper that…
American basketball player arrested in Indonesia for alleged drug smuggling, could face death penalty
An American basketball player for the Indonesian league was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle illegal drugs to the country, police said Thursday. The Southeast Asian country has extremely strict…
Trump and Abu Dhabi ink partnership to build massive AI data center complex in UAE
The United States and United Arab Emirates will partner to build a massive data center complex in Abu Dhabi to advance artificial intelligence capabilities with 5-gigawatts of capacity — enough…
A day of confusion and chaos as Russia and Ukraine agree to first direct talks in 3 years
After five days of confusion over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal for direct talks with Ukraine, the day they were supposed to begin initially brought only more of the same:…
The Russia-Ukraine peace process is going exactly how Moscow wants it to: slowly
In the end, it is the Kremlin’s plan playing out, and there appears to be little the White House will do about it. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to send…
A US-backed group says it will deliver aid to Gaza, but humanitarian organizations are skeptical. Here’s what we know
A controversial new American-backed organization, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), has announced it will begin delivering aid to the besieged territory within two weeks and says it has Israel’s approval.…
Trump says US is ‘very close’ to a nuclear deal after Iran ‘agreed’ to its terms
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Washington is “very close” to reaching a nuclear deal with Iran after Tehran “sort of” agreed to its terms. “Iran has sort…
TikTok beauty influencer shot dead during live stream in Mexico
Valeria Marquez was addressing her TikTok followers in a livestream from her beauty salon in Zapopan, Mexico, when someone arrived at her door to deliver a small parcel. “He’s a…
Inside the Bayesian’s final moments: extreme winds sank superyacht, interim report finds
Sudden, hurricane-force winds toppled the luxury Bayesian superyacht that sank off the coast of Sicily last August, according to an interim report into the disaster, which found the boat had…