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World Bank 'ringing alarm bells' as income gap between riches and poorest countries widens

April 15, 2024

World Bank 'ringing alarm bells' as income gap between riches and poorest countries widens

The World Bank reports half of the world's poorest countries are getting poorer as the income gap between them and the world's richest countries grows for the first time this century.

Burmese rebels guard border town against junta attempt to reclaim it

April 15, 2024

Burmese rebels guard border town against junta attempt to reclaim it

A key town along the border between Thailand and Burma has been fought over by the Burmese military and the rebel forces, who recently captured it and have successfully defended it.

18 confirmed dead after landslides hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island

April 15, 2024

18 confirmed dead after landslides hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island

Indonesian officials say a search and rescue team has found 18 people killed by Saturday's landslides on Sulawesi island and are still looking for two missing.

Singapore PM to step down after 2 decades, handing power to his deputy

April 15, 2024

Singapore PM to step down after 2 decades, handing power to his deputy

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced his resignation after two decades in office, effective May 15. His deputy, Lawrence Wong, will succeed him.

10 suspected illegal migrants busted for child pornography at Texas human smuggling 'stash house'

April 12, 2024

10 suspected illegal migrants busted for child pornography at Texas human smuggling 'stash house'

A group of nearly a dozen suspected illegal migrants have been busted for allegedly possessing child pornography at a Texas house that officials say was being used for human smuggling.

China is a threat to peace worldwide: Dan Hoffman

April 12, 2024

China is a threat to peace worldwide: Dan Hoffman

Fox News contributor Dan Hoffman reacts to the FBI director saying they open a new investigation into China every 10 hours on ‘Your World.’

Top Chinese official visits North Korea to discuss boosting cooperation in highest-level meeting in years

April 12, 2024

Top Chinese official visits North Korea to discuss boosting cooperation in highest-level meeting in years

High-level officials from North Korea and China met to discuss boosting cooperation as the North seeks to tighten ties with China and Russia.

US, Japan and South Korea run military drills in disputed East China Sea

April 12, 2024

US, Japan and South Korea run military drills in disputed East China Sea

While President Biden met with the leaders of Japan and the Philippines, the U.S. navy led drills with Japan and South Korea amid tensions between the allies and China and North Korea

What to know about the real estate tycoon sentenced to death in Vietnam's largest fraud case

April 11, 2024

What to know about the real estate tycoon sentenced to death in Vietnam's largest fraud case

Vietnamese businesswoman Truong My Lan has been sentenced to death in the country's largest ever financial fraud case; she was arrested in 2022 and later charged with fraud totaling $12.5 billion.

Almost 12,000 houses flooded along Russia's Kazakh border

April 11, 2024

Almost 12,000 houses flooded along Russia's Kazakh border

Some 11,972 homes were flooded out in Russia's Orenburg Oblast following a dam rupture last week, according to regional governor Denis Pasler.