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North Korean leader fires vice premier, slams 'incompetent' officials

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un publicly dismissed a cabinet vice premier over a factory project. He also blasted officials for "defeatism" and "irresponsibility."...

2dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

US halts visas for 75 countries, with China not on the list

The administration of US President Donald Trump is halting visa processing for people from more than 70 countries, the US State Department has confirmed to the Post. “The State Department is pausing i...

Jan 14South China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Suspected scam boss linked to South Korean student’s brutal killing arrested in Thailand

A Chinese national suspected of running a Cambodia-based scam operation linked to the killing of a South Korean university student has been arrested during a raid on a luxury house in Thailand, author...

Jan 13South China Morning PostcrimeImpact

Hungary: Orban gives asylum to EU politicians accused of corruption

Hungary has just granted asylum to Poland's ex-justice minister, Zbigniew Ziobro, who fled corruption charges at home. The move shows how far Hungary has drifted from the EU, but it's a risky gambit f...

4dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

US authorities accuse a Canadian man of posing as airline staff to fly for free hundreds of times on US airlines

Jim Young/REUTERS A Canadian man identified as Dallas Pokornik was charged with impersonating airline staff. Federal prosecutors allege Pokornik used fake airline IDs to fly hundreds of times for free...

11hBusiness InsidercrimeImpact

Crypto exchanges face ban in South Korea as Google Play updates rules

Google will require proof of FIU registration acceptance for crypto apps, raising compliance hurdles for offshore exchanges serving South Korean users....

6dCoinTelegraphcryptocurrencyImpact

Travellers beware! Rules surrounding carriage of power banks in cabin have just been tightened

After a fire broke out due to a power bank in an overhead compartment on a South Korean Air Busan aircraft in January 2025, airlines are taking action to minimise risks. Germany's Lufthansa is leading...

4dEuronewslifestyleImpact

Germany-US rift is looming after a year of Trump

The second term of US President Donald Trump has brought unprecedented strain on once-solid German-American relations. The issue of Greenland could be a tipping point. DW looks back on a year of trans...

3dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Canada PM Mark Carney hails strategic China partnership in Beijing meeting with Xi Jinping

According to Carney, the relationship "will not only deepen our bilateral ties to the benefit of our peoples but will also—from our judgement—help improve the multilateral system—a system that, in rec...

6dEuronewsPoliticsImpact

Malaysia’s new expat salary rules dubbed ‘ridiculous’, stoking fears of talent drain

An effort to prod Malaysian employers into hiring more locals for white-collar jobs by doubling the minimum salary for foreign staff has caught expatriates cold and stirred anxiety among some firms ov...

1dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Protesters say 'unliveable to be a farmer in France today' as they condemn Mercosur deal

French farmers steered some 350 tractors on January 11 toward French Parliament to protest low incomes and an EU trade deal with South America that they fear threatens their livelihoods. They say thei...

Jan 13France 24PoliticsImpact

Photos show how Air Force One has changed through the years

Air Force One Rebecca Blackwell/AP Any Air Force plane carrying a US president is called Air Force One. President John F. Kennedy was the first to use a jet designed specifically for a US president. P...

1dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

US planning for the Maduro raid eyed a time when much of the Venezuelan military was expected to be on holiday, memo reveals

The US initially planned its raid into Venezuela at a time when soldiers would be on leave, a newly released memo reveals. AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez US planning for the Maduro raid focused on a time...

6dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

The US expected 'significant resistance' from Venezuela's air defenses, Maduro raid planning memo reveals

The US expected resistance from dozens of Venezuelan air defense systems during the Maduro raid. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty Images The US expected "significant resistance" from...

Jan 15Business InsiderPoliticsImpact