One-legged British crime boss jailed after five years on the run
Richard Wakeling, who has a prosthetic lower right leg, was on the "most wanted" list of the National Crime Agency. He was arrested in February this year.
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South Korea wants to use foreign women as underpaid domestic servants
Though Singapore is cited as an example for bringing in migrant domestic workers, the country’s policy was never aimed at remedying a low birth rate — nor has it proven effective at doing so
Taiwan urges China to embrace democracy ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
Taipei, June 3 (CNA) Taiwan's top agency on China affairs on Saturday urged Beijing to learn lessons from the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and implement democracy and protect human rights.
A Ukrainian drone maker said they're building drones that can carry out surprise attacks to target Russia's 'very expensive' equipment
Ukrainian drone maker Valeriy Borovyk told CNN that his "very stealthy" drones have a range of 40 kilometers, or 25 miles.
World's first and only all-white panda captured in China's Wolong Nature Reserve
Lecture on Holocaust in Poland canceled after far-right lawmaker storms podium
“Nothing like this has ever happened to me," said the Holocaust scholar whose lecture was interrupted.
Berlin calls on China to stop enlisting former German military pilots
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on Saturday called on China to stop enlisting former German military pilots for the training of its own forces.
Over 60,000 Ukrainian women are defending their country – Ukraine’s Defense Ministry
India Cuts Periodic Table and Evolution from School Textbooks
Fed up with corruption, North Koreans are attacking police, secret document shows
Paid nearly worthless wages, police exploit their positions to extract bribes to survive
Zelenskyy suggests that Russia perform ''diplomatic exit'', withdrawing from occupied territories without fighting
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, has said that if Russia wants a “diplomatic direction” in settlement of the war in Ukraine, it should withdraw its troops from the occupied territories without waiting for Ukraine to liberate them by force.
Putin’s press secretary says Russian leader wants to achieve his goals by means other than war
Russian Presidential Press Secretary, Dmitry Peskov, has said that Vladimir Putin was open to proposals that would enable the Russian Federation to achieve its goals by means other than the war against Ukraine.
Le Pen’s far right served as mouthpiece for the Kremlin, says French parliamentary report
Zelenskyy says Ukraine is ready for its counteroffensive but warns that 'a large number of soldiers will die'
Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the Wall Street Journal that Russia's air superiority will exact a heavy toll during any counteroffensive.
Slovakia risks succumbing to Russian disinformation, president warns
Slovak leader Zuzana Čaputová says an influence campaign is sweeping her country, polarizing society and risking continued support for Ukraine.
Chinese warship nearly hits U.S. destroyer in Taiwan Strait during joint Canada-U.S. mission
Exclusive video by Global News captured the moment the Chinese warship came close to hitting the American destroyer.
Foreign investors are pulling out of Chinese markets at a faster pace as the economic rebound stumbles
About $1.71 billion worth of mainland shares were sold by foreign investors in May, an uptick from April's $659 million, Reuters reported.
These U.S. companies are still doing business in Russia
Starbucks and McDonald's are leaving, but other food chains and American companies are "digging in," Yale professor says.
‘Much easier to say no’: Irish town unites in smartphone ban for young children
Parents and schools across Greystones adopt voluntary ‘no-smartphone code’ in bid to curb peer pressure
China objects to NATO labelling it a "threat" - embassy
China "strongly opposes" NATO repeatedly labelling it a threat, China's embassy to Norway said on Saturday, referring to remarks by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a recent visit to the Scandinavian country.