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Japan's Takaichi is winning fans not with politics but with her style and 'work, work, work' mantra
Dec 4, 2025 - World 
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has won the catchphrase of the year for her pledge to “work, work, work, work and work” for the country
Thailand seizes more than $300m in assets and issues 42 arrest warrants in cyberscam crackdown
Dec 4, 2025 - World 
Seizures and warrants involve Chinese-Cambodian tycoon Chen Zhi, who heads US-sanctioned Prince Group, and Cambodians Kok An and Yim LeakThailand has seized assets worth more than $300m, including shares in a major regional energy company, and issued arrest warrants for 42 people in a high-profile push against regional scam networks, officials said on Wednesday.Parts of south-east Asia, including the border areas between Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia, have become hubs for online fraud, with criminal networks earning billions from illegal compounds where trafficking victims are often forced to work. Continue reading...
How 2 killings exposed the depths of cartels' grip in Mexico's Michoacan state
Dec 4, 2025 - World 
Two recent killings — one of an outspoken representative of the lime growers, the other a popular mayor standing up to the cartels — in Mexico's western Michoacan state have sent a clear message that organized crime is in charge, something residents ha...
Moldovan police investigate a drone that a resident thought was a toy and took home
Dec 4, 2025 - World 
Police in Moldova have deployed bomb disposal experts to a community miles from the Ukrainian border after a resident mistook a grounded drone for “a toy” and took it home
Half of Europeans see Trump as enemy of Europe, survey finds
Dec 4, 2025 - World 
Nine-country poll finds half of people believe risk of war with Russia is high and three-quarters want to stay in EUNearly half of Europeans see Donald Trump as “an enemy of Europe”, rather more rate the risk of war with Russia as high and more than two-thirds believe their country would not be able to defend itself in the event of such a war, a survey has found.The nine-country poll for the Paris-based European affairs debate platform Le Grand Continent also found that nearly three-quarters of respondents wanted their country to stay in the EU, with almost as many saying leaving the union had harmed the UK. Continue reading...
