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U.N. experts urge Thailand not to deport 48 Uyghurs to China

The Uyghurs, who have been held in immigration detention for more than a decade, are at risk of torture, ill treatment and “irreparable harm” if returned, the experts said.
An immigration detention center in Bangkok in 2022.
An immigration detention center in Bangkok in 2022.
22m ago

Trump vexes New Zealanders by claiming one of their proudest historical moments for America

Nobel laureate Ernest Rutherford, known as the father of nuclear physics, is widely credited with being the first to split the atom. The achievement is not attributed to Americans.
Ernest Rutherford broadcasting during a home visit to New Zealand in 1926. Artist: Anon
Ernest Rutherford broadcasting during a home visit to New Zealand in 1926. Artist: Anon

Ichiro Suzuki becomes first Asian player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

Ichiro joins starting pitcher CC Sabathia and reliever Billy Wagner as part of the Hall of Fame’s class of 2025.
New York Yankees v Seattle Mariners at bat Ichiro Suzuki
New York Yankees v Seattle Mariners at bat Ichiro Suzuki

Prince Harry enters settlement talks with Rupert Murdoch newspaper in high-profile privacy case

NGN has paid out hundreds of millions of dollars to victims of phone hacking and other unlawful information-gathering by the News of the World.
Prince Harry speaks on Nov. 18, 2024 in Vancouver.
Prince Harry speaks on Nov. 18, 2024 in Vancouver.
17h ago

Same-sex marriages will soon become legal in Thailand under historic law

When the law takes effect, Thailand will be the third place in Asia, after Taiwan and Nepal, to have legalized same-sex marriage.
Sunma Piamboon, left, and her partner Danaya Phonphayung
Sunma Piamboon, left, and her partner Danaya Phonphayung
19h ago

66 people killed in hotel fire at Turkish ski resort

Thirty-two others were hospitalized with injuries after the fire broke out overnight at the restaurant of a hotel in the resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province, officials said.
Fire breaks out in a hotel in Kartalkaya Ski Resort
Fire breaks out in a hotel in Kartalkaya Ski Resort
20h ago

South Korea's Yoon defends actions at impeachment hearing over martial law decree

Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol said special forces troops sent to parliament on Dec. 3 weren't there to disable the legislature or prevent it from blocking his martial law order.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol
22h ago

Trump calls North Korea a 'nuclear power,' drawing a rebuke from Seoul

South Korea said denuclearization was still the goal after President Donald Trump used a phrase that could imply recognition of North Korea as a nuclear-armed state.
President Donald Trump meets with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un at the start of their  summit in 2018.
President Donald Trump meets with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un at the start of their  summit in 2018.
1d ago

Taliban official calls for girls' high schools to open, calling closure an 'injustice'

The comments by the acting deputy foreign minister are among the strongest public rebukes of a policy that has contributed to the international isolation of Afghanistan’s rulers.
The Taliban’s acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, among the strongest public rebukes of a policy that has contributed to the international isolation of its rulers.
The Taliban’s acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, among the strongest public rebukes of a policy that has contributed to the international isolation of its rulers.
1d ago

Child care center is torched in Australia's latest antisemitic attack

The child care center, located near a Jewish school and synagogue in Sydney, suffered extensive damage but there were no reports of injuries, police said.
 A childcare centre has been set alight and graffitied with anti-Semitic words in Sydney's south-east overnight.
 A childcare centre has been set alight and graffitied with anti-Semitic words in Sydney's south-east overnight.
1d ago

Southern Taiwan is hit by 6.4 magnitude quake; no reports of major casualties

Chipmaker TSMC said it had evacuated staff at its factories in central and southern Taiwan, and that they were all safe.
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on January 21, the US Geological Survey said, injuring 27 people and causing ceilings of homes to cave in according to local authorities.
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on January 21, the US Geological Survey said, injuring 27 people and causing ceilings of homes to cave in according to local authorities.

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