Liverpool FC and Merseyside Police seized over £1.2m in assets and issued 432 lifetime bans in a joint operation against ticket touting. The crackdown, involving analysis of 700,000 ticket registrations, also targeted money laundering and led to convictions, protecting genuine fans.
Balaji Srinivasan's Network School plans a new campus in Kazakhstan via an MoU with the Digital Development Ministry, following the revocation of its business license in Malaysia's Forest City over alleged premises-use violations and immigration law probes.
Military leaders in Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have intensified repression since 2020, using defamation and antiterrorism laws to detain journalists and activists, and shutting down independent media. Critics, including Ulf Laessing and Binta Sidibe-Gascon, highlight the severe curtailment of freedoms and the rise of authoritarianism, with little hope for immediate peace or democratic restoration.
A heavily pregnant woman in Scotland fears separation from her unborn child after her husband and daughter received "go home" letters from the UK Home Office. The family, who are legally residing and working in the UK, are distressed by the new visa clampdown affecting care workers and their dependents.
Strava is now charging developers $11.99 per month to access its data for building applications. This new subscription fee impacts how third-party apps can integrate with the popular fitness tracking platform.
Jazz and swing music, originating from African American communities, became a symbol of resistance among German youth, particularly the Swing Youth, against Nazi ideology in the 1930s and 1940s.
The Trump administration plans to halt immigration and customs processing at airports in Democratic-run 'sanctuary cities', potentially disrupting travel and trade ahead of the FIFA World Cup, sparking warnings of severe economic harm from airlines, tourism groups, and some administration officials.
Hong Kong health authorities have introduced an AI chatbot developed by a local university to assist smokers in quitting, alongside free nicotine patches and traditional Chinese medicine “ear seeds”. The initiative comes after the city missed its smoking reduction target despite having one of the lowest smoking rates among developed economies at 8.5 percent.
A 19-year-old girl in Aligarh district bravely fought off a crocodile attack on the Kali river, fending off the reptile with sickles alongside her sister-in-law. The crocodile had clamped onto the girl's left hand, but their fierce resistance forced it to retreat. She sustained severe injuries to three fingers requiring surgery.
A Hong Kong homemaker sits alone at a pinball machine, engrossed in the game for an hour to kill time before picking up her sons from school for lunch on a weekday morning at a shopping centre in Sham Shui Po. The 47-year-old mother-of-two, who only identified herself as Mrs Cheung, said she played pinball machines at least twice a week at Dragon Centre, including once on the weekend with her family of four as entertainment. “We just have fun as a family and use the points we earn from the games...
The German authorities have raided the homes of suspected members of two ‘right-wing extremist’ groups in 12 regions Read Full Article at RT.com
Anna, a domestic helper from the Philippines, had managed her finances well until she took out two loans over the past few months for a friend she described as being “like a mother to me”. The 37-year-old, who asked to be identified only by her first name, now has to pay creditors about HK$9,000 (US$1,149) a month – almost twice her salary – leaving her extremely stressed about her debt. “My friend said she needed the money and asked if I could borrow from banks under my name, saying she would...
Anna, a domestic helper from the Philippines, had managed her finances well until she took out two loans over the past few months for a friend she described as being “like a mother to me”. The 37-year-old, who asked to be identified only by her first name, now has to pay creditors about HK$9,000 (US$1,149) a month – almost twice her salary – leaving her extremely stressed about her debt. “My friend said she needed the money and asked if I could borrow from banks under my name, saying she would...
Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya accused Ukraine of carrying out terrorist attacks on Russian civilians and journalists at the 48th session of the UN General Assembly Committee on Information. He stated that Ukrainian army attacks killed six Russian journalists in 2025, with one correspondent surviving a drone attack in 2026. Nebenzya also criticized Western countries for restricting free information access, blocking opposition media in Ukraine, and allowing the Mirotvorets extremist website to operate. The US denied an entry visa to a Russian delegation member, which Russia called a violation of host country agreements.
BBC Sport pundit Danny Murphy believes Chelsea utilised "an obvious tactical stoppage" in their FA Cup semi-final win against Leeds United, and proposes rule changes that can prevent it from happening.
Hong Kong authorities have arrested five men at registered pharmacies and seized thousands of unregistered anti-obesity medicines and boxes of slimming injections, vowing to launch more joint operations to clamp down on illegal sales across the city. The Department of Health said on Monday evening that an enforcement operation with the police last Friday at a registered pharmacy in Sha Tin district led to four arrests and the seizure of over 400 tablets of clonazepam, more than 2,700 tablets of...
Hong Kong authorities have arrested five men across two operations at registered pharmacies in Sha Tin and Jordan, seizing over 400 clonazepam tablets, 2,700 zolpidem tablets, and six boxes of unregistered slimming injections. The Department of Health announced increased enforcement against illegal sales of anti-obesity medicines classified as Part 1 poisons, citing growing demand driven by nearly half of residents being overweight or obese.
Hong Kong authorities have arrested five men at registered pharmacies and seized thousands of unregistered anti-obesity medicines and dangerous drugs, vowing to launch more joint operations to clamp down on illegal sales across the city. The Department of Health said on Monday evening that an enforcement operation with the police last Friday at a registered pharmacy in Sha Tin district led to four arrests and the seizure of over 400 tablets of clonazepam, more than 2,700 tablets of zolpidem and...
