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‘Exquisite timing’: How Albanese, through preparation and some luck, won over Trump
Albanese had tried to meet with Trump for months. The president pulled out of a meeting with Albanese at the G7 in June, at which point Albanese, demonstrating mild panic, suggested a snap trip to a European NATO summit to catch Trump. Loading But...
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Rosalía paraliza el centro de Madrid con el anuncio de su nuevo álbum, “Lux”
Por Gonzalo Jiménez, CNN en Español La cantante española Rosalía paralizó la noche del lunes el centro de Madrid con la revelación del título e imagen de su nuevo álbum, “Lux”, que será lanzado en noviembre. La intérprete de “Malamente”, “Con...
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UN mission, Sri Lanka officials discuss strengthening electoral processes
ECONOMYNEXT – The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has named Slogal Energy DMCC, a unit of Sri Lanka’s Laugfs group, for alledgedly trading in Iranian petrochemicals. “United Arab Emirates...
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Top visa-free destinations for Pakistanis: Updated list
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Sónar founders step away from festival amid Superstruct/KKR ownership controversy
Sónar's founders are stepping away from the festival amidst significant controversy over its ties to investment company KKR, parent company of its owner Superstruct Entertainment. As La Vanguardia reports, Enric Palau, Ricard Robles and Sergio...
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US, UK launch biggest crackdown on Southeast Asian cybercrime networks tied to human trafficking
The US Department of the Treasury, through its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), has announced sweeping sanctions against the Prince Group Transnational Criminal Organisation (TCO), a...
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Coast Guard’s Pacific mission continues to expand
The ocean can be a lawless place. Far from shore, the vast seas have become plagued with everything from piracy, rampant illegal fishing and environmental crime, drug smuggling, human trafficking, and even spying and espionage. And in that mix,...
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Afghan refugee, father of 10 in Nebraska, faces hunger under ‘big beautiful’ law
OMAHA — He said he worked 20 years for U.S. troops in his homeland of Afghanistan, in roles ranging from soldier to cook and interpreter, before his at-risk family was flown out of the country in 2021 as it fell again to the Taliban. Now age 46...
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Cambodia’s ‘Prince Group’ Accused of Global Cybercrime with Links to Laos
Laotian Times/AFP – On 14 October, US authorities unsealed an indictment against Chen Zhi, a UK-Cambodian businessman accused of running forced labor camps in Cambodia where trafficked workers carried out cryptocurrency fraud schemes that netted...
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Sri Lanka’s Laugfs Dubai unit named by US Treasury for trading Iran gas
ECONOMYNEXT – The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has named Slogal Energy DMCC, a unit of Sri Lanka’s Laugfs group, for alledgedly trading in Iranian petrochemicals. “United Arab Emirates...
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Netanyahu praises Papua New Guinea with ‘deep gratitude’ for backing Israel
Asia Pacific Report Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed “deep gratitude” for Papua New Guinea’s support to his country over many years and during the Middle East conflict. Prime Minister James Marape was given the message...
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Feds sanction Cambodian conglomerate over cyber scams, seize $15 billion from chairman
The U.S. Justice Department seized about $15 billion worth of bitcoin from accounts allegedly linked to the chairman of a prominent Cambodian conglomerate, who was indicted on charges that his company is behind a sprawling scamming empire. The...
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Chile, UK and Madagascar Join Global Effort to Put the Ocean at the Center of National Climate Plans
Recently, at a ministerial-level New York City Climate Week event, Chile and the UK committed to the Blue NDC Challenge, underscoring both the economic and environmental value of protecting the ocean. The initiative urges coastal nations to...
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$151 billion missile defense program contract has drawn lots of interest, DOD solicitation shows
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A Patriot Advanced Capability 2 Interceptor missile is fired from Koror, Palau, on Aug. 21, 2025. The Pentagon is taking offers on a 10-year, $151 billion contract for a next-generation missile defense system known by the abbreviation SHIELD....
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Myanmar Military News Updates – Oct 20, 2025 Morning
Myanmar Military News Updates – Oct 20, 2025 Morning 🚩🚩 1. Pa Ka Pha Forces in Thaton District Regroup Under Brigade (27) and Launch Joint Military Columns October 19 Radio NUG According to the Pa Ka Pha news release, People’s Defense Forces (Pa...
Sanctioned Cambodian tycoon bought luxury Dubai and London properties through scam network
Sanctioned Cambodian tycoon bought luxury Dubai and London properties through scam network When the US and UK governments jointly imposed sweeping sanctions on one of Asia’s largest criminal networks this week, investigators uncovered an empire...
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Pacific Growth to Accelerate in 2025 on Resource Strength — ADB
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Economic growth in the Pacific is expected to pick up next year, buoyed by strong resource output in Papua New Guinea (PNG), according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) September 2025, released on 6 October by the Asian Development Bank...
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Abbie Chatfield braces for new lawsuit from celebrity rival. Plus, the open secret about Karl after THAT shady Sam Armytage leak... and all the rumours from radio's 'killing season': INSIDE MAIL
Radio's D-Day T.S. Eliot once called April the cruellest month. Clearly, he never worked in radio. For hosts and EPs of Australia's commercial airwaves, November is the month when everyone wonders if they'll still have a job come January. Whether...
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Review: Delta Sky Club Seattle A11 (SEA)
The newest Delta Sky Club in Seattle (SEA) in Concourse A near gate 11 provides welcome relief to overcrowding several nice amenities. I visited this lounge during my multi-hour layover while traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago. Hours + Access +...
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