Controversial British adult film star Bonnie Blue is expected to be deported from Indonesia’s Bali island on Friday after receiving a small fine for traffic violations, her lawyer said. Local police last week raided a studio in Badung, a popular tourist district near the resort island’s capital, Denpasar, detaining Blue, 26, whose real name is […]
Read MoreThailand’s prime minister dissolved parliament on Friday, paving the way for general elections early next year as deadly border clashes continue with neighbour Cambodia. The move comes earlier than expected and just three months after Anutin Charnvirakul — of the conservative Bhumjaithai party — became prime minister when his predecessor was removed from office over […]
Read MoreOn the grey walls of a rural Thai school’s concrete bunkers, a man calmly paints colourful scenes of helicopters, tanks, fluttering national flags and soldiers carrying the wounded.”Peace amidst chaos — not everyone can feel this way,” said Watthanachai Kamngam, a 38-year-old music teacher whose vibrant murals were inspired by the harsh reality around him. […]
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In violence-riddled Mexico, children as young as 13 are hooked on bloody video games that vividly recreate the horrors of the country’s narco war. Some experts say it’s a way of coping. Critics, including President Claudia Sheinbaum, see it as monetized glorification of a genre known as “narco culture.”With thousands of daily users, the games allow […]
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Der südkoreanische Kryptowährungsunternehmer Do Kwon ist von einem Gericht in New York wegen Betrugs zu 15 Jahren Haft verurteilt worden. Zudem wurde dem 34-Jährigen am Donnerstag von dem Gericht angeordnet, über 19 Millionen Dollar (16,9 Millionen Euro) an Gewinnen aus seinen illegalen Machenschaften abzugeben. Wegen des Betrugs wird auch in seinem Heimatland Südkorea gegen Kwon […]
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The watch of a Japanese hiker killed by a bear has revealed harrowing details about his last moments, including that the animal returned to his body the next day, a newspaper report said. Bears have killed a record 13 people in Japan this year and injured more than 200 others, while reports of the creatures […]
Read MoreDie Europäer finden in den Ukraine-Verhandlungen nach den Worten von Bundesaußenminister Johann Wadephul (CDU) weiterhin Gehör bei der US-Regierung. “Für mich ist entscheidend, dass wir unsere Position und unsere Interessen geltend machen können, dass sie gesehen werden und sie Berücksichtigung finden in der amerikanischen Verhandlungsstrategie. Und das ist bislang im Großen und Ganzen der Fall”, […]
Read MoreDie CSU will mit einem am Freitag (16.00 Uhr) beginnenden zweitägigen Parteitag den Startschuss für den Kommunalwahlkampf in Bayern im kommenden März setzen. Das Delegiertentreffen findet in München unter dem Motto “Starkes Bayern – Starke Kommunen” statt. Im Mittelpunkt des Freitags stehen eine Rede von CSU-Chef und Ministerpräsident Markus Söder und die Neuwahl des Vorstands. […]
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Beijing’s actions are “not conducive to regional peace”, Japan’s defence minister and US counterpart Pete Hegseth agreed during a call after Chinese aircraft locked radar on Japanese jets near Taiwan, Tokyo said Friday. The December 6 radar incident came after comments by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Taiwan that infuriated China. It was followed this […]
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