BEIJING, China: The public security bureau in Guangzhou, a city in China, has announced a secret reward for more than 20 people it believes were involved in cyberattacks in China, according to China's official news agency Xinhua this week. This move adds to China's growing claims that Taiwan is behind these attacks.
Authorities said these hackers were connected to the Taiwan government and named one of them as N
THE HAGUE - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has strongly condemned the United States for imposing sanctions on four of its judges, calling the move an unacceptable attack on judicial independence.
The U.S. government announced sanctions against Second Vice-President Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini Gansou (Benin), Judge Solomy Balungi Bossa (Uganda), Judge Luz del Carmen Ibanez Carranza (Peru), and Judg
LOS ANGELES, California: As obesity rates among American teenagers climb to historic levels, more families and doctors are cautiously turning to medical interventions. New data shows a sharp rise in the number of U.S. adolescents starting treatment with Wegovy, a powerful weight-loss drug approved for use in children aged 12 and older.
In 2023, the average prescription rate fo
BERLIN, Germany: Germany has taken its first significant fiscal step to jumpstart its slowing economy.
This week, the cabinet approved a corporate tax relief package worth 46 billion euros (US$52.43 billion), aimed at boosting investment and easing the tax burden for businesses between 2025 and 2029.
The package includes generous depreciation incentives, such as "super depreciations," which allow 30 perce
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan's army said on June 4 that its security forces raided a militant hideout and killed 14 insurgents during a gunfight in the northwest part of the country.
The raid happened overnight in North Waziristan, a district in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The military said the operation targeted Pakistani Taliban fighters linked to an Indian proxy group. India has not resp
NEW YORK CITY, New York: The United Nations General Assembly has elected five countries to join the Security Council starting January 2025, reaffirming its annual tradition of rotating non-permanent members on the 15-member body.
Bahrain, Congo, Liberia, Colombia, and Latvia secured seats in an uncontested vote by the 193-member assembly this week. This marks Latvia's debut, which received 178 votes, while Bahra
SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea's new president, liberal Lee Jae-myung, took office on June 4 after a dramatic and chaotic few months. Pictures of the election showed a peaceful, lively event with colorful outfits and dancing crowds — blue for Lee and red for his rival, conservative Kim Moon Soo.
But these images hid the severe political crisis that happened before the vote. In December, former President Y
LONDON, UK: As of this month, it's officially illegal to buy disposable vapes anywhere in the United Kingdom.
The new ban, aimed at curbing youth vaping and cutting down on environmental waste, applies to all single-use vapes — whether they contain nicotine or not. Retailers, both online and in-store, must stop selling them, though reusable vapes are still allowed.
The UK government said the move is
SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea's upcoming presidential election has turned into a messy battle full of personal insults and scandals rather than serious discussion about the country's future.
After the removal of former president Yoon Suk Yeol over a martial law controversy, the race between the leading liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung and conservative Kim Moon Soo has become bitter and divisive.
During t
FLIN FLON, Manitoba: More than 25,000 people in three Canadian provinces have been forced to leave their homes because of wildfires, which were still burning on Sunday.
Officials said the fires are also worsening the air quality in parts of Canada and the United States.
Most of the people who had to leave were from Manitoba, where a state of emergency was declared last week. Over the weekend, about 17,000
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