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Jimmy Lai Wins Fraud Appeal but Remains Jailed in HK Prison

Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy figure Jimmy Lai has won an appeal against his fraud conviction, but he will remain in prison under a separate national security sentence...

U.S. Blocks Venezuela From Paying Maduro Legal Fees in Drug Cases

The United States government has barred Venezuela from using state funds to cover former...

Bill Gates Took Responsibility for Epstein Ties at Staff Meet

Bill Gates told employees at his philanthropic organisation that he took responsibility for his...

Ocean Network Express Names Ole Barrelet CEO

Singapore-based container shipping line Ocean Network Express has announced a leadership change...

US Unlikely to Lift Tariffs After Supreme Court Decisions

Canada’s finance minister said the US tariffs are unlikely to be removed soon, calling them the...

Venezuela Attorney General Saab Resigns, Named Acting Ombudsman

Venezuela’s Attorney General Tarek Saab resigned from his post on Feb. 25, the National Assembly...

Iceland to Vote on EU Accession in National Referendum Soon

Iceland will hold a national EU referendum in the coming months to decide whether to resume...

Hegseth Warns Anthropic: Drop AI Limits or Face Pentagon Action

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued a firm ultimatum to artificial intelligence startup...

Senegal Prime Minister Pushes Anti-LGBT Law, Doubling Prison Terms

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Tuesday called for lawmakers to support a new law that would toughen penalties for same-sex relations in the country. The proposed law, which has already passed the council of ministers, is now awaitin...

Paramount Increases Bid for Warner Bros, Intensifying Bidding War

Warner Bros. Discovery is revisiting talks with Paramount Skydance after the CBS-linked media group raised its offer to $31 per share in cash. This new bid intensifies the ongoing bidding war with Netflix for control of the Hollywood studi...

Mandelson Arrested in UK Epstein-Linked Probe Released on Bail

Former British ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson was arrested at his London home on Monday and later released on bail, according to a report by The Times. The 72-year-old senior Labour figure is being investigated on suspicio...

US Envoy's Repeated Snubs Spark Rift With France Diplomacy Strain

Diplomatic tensions between the United States and France have intensified after U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner failed to attend multiple formal summonses issued by the French government, prompting Paris to restrict his access to senio...