Barry Pollack represented Julian Assange in his complex plea deal negotiations with the Justice Department. Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro hired US lawyer Barry Pollack to defend...
In the Pal Action detainees, I see my own story. I see clear evidence that Guantánamo did not end; it spread....
Turkish police have made hundreds of arrests in nationwide raids against suspected "Islamic State" networks. The sweep followed hours-long street fighting that left police and militants dead....
President Donald Trump, speaks accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, during a NORAD, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Tracks Santa Operation call at his Mar-a-Lago club, Wednesday, Dec. 24...
A left‑wing extremist group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Berlin power plant. What drives such an attack, and how serious a threat does this radical network pose?...
We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, ple...
Avelo Airlines has faced backlash for its decision to operate deportation flights for the Trump Administration. Roy De La Cruz/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Avelo Airlines started operating...
The Joint Interagency Task Force 401 recently marked its first 100 days in operation. US Marine Corps photo by Connor Taggart There's no single answer to defeating the threat of small drones, a counte...
Google cofounded Sergey Brin and Larry Page attended the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2007. Billy Farrell/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images T-Rex LLC, linked to Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Pag...
There’s opportunity in inequality. There’s also an election coming up....
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Alt5 Sigma’s accounting firm lacks licence and has failed an inspection under industry’s peer review process...
Cosmetics and clothes made with PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, have officially been banned in France....
The Interior Ministry attributed the drop in applications to stricter migration policies, but other factors also played a role....
Though 2025 was a year of flagrant human rights abuses across the globe, there were also many positive developments....
Trump was responding to a reporter who also asked about pardon requests for other high-profile figures, including Sean “Diddy” Combs....
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In his international press conference on Monday, the Hungarian PM also praised Trump's Venezuela operation, and said Hungary will not fund Ukraine or accept migrants....
In an interview published on Thursday, Trump also suggested that NATO is toothless without the US, claiming his own morality guided his decisions on US military actions....
The death toll for Venezuelan security officials comes after Cuba’s government on Sunday announced that 32 Cuban military and police officers working in Venezuela had also been killed....