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Singapore Reports 129 Knife-related Crimes In 2024

Singapore recorded 129 cases of murder, attempted murder, robbery, rioting, and serious harm involving knives as of November 2024, the Ministry of Home Affairs said Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Affairs Sun Xueling announced that the list of regulated weapons will be expanded to include flick knives and knuckledusters in the first half of…

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South Korea’s CIO Chief Apologises Over Failure To Arrest President Yoon

The chief of South Korea’s anti-corruption investigative agency on Tuesday apologised for the failure last week to arrest the impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol over his short-lived martial law imposition. Oh Dong-woon, head of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), said in a parliamentary session of the legislation and judiciary committee that he sincerely…

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Proposed Trump Tariffs Could Slash U.S. Consumer Tech Purchasing Power By $143bn

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has warned on Sunday that tariffs proposed by President-elect Donald Trump could significantly reduce Americans’ ability to purchase technology products. It said that this would potentially cut consumer purchasing power by up to 143 billion dollars. According to a report released by CTA, laptop and tablet purchases could plummet by…

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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile As Blinken Visits South

The ballistic missile launch is Pyongyang’s first this year. Its previous launch was in November when it test-fired what it said was its most advanced and powerful solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). North Korea launched a ballistic missile on Monday, South Korea’s military said, as the top US diplomat was meeting key officials in Seoul….

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Pakistani Ex-PM Supporters Call Off Protest After Crackdown

The party of Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday called off a protest in the capital Islamabad after a crackdown by security forces. This brought about the tragic loss of hundreds of supporters and the rest arrested and forced to flee. Thousands of Khan’s supporters led by his wife converged on Islamabad…

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FBI’s Most Wanted Fugitive Arrested In Wales

US and British authorities says one of the FBI’s most wanted terrorists was arrested in Wales after more than 20 years on the run on Tuesday. Daniel Andreas San Diego, who has ties to animal rights extremist groups, is wanted by US authorities for his alleged involvement in two 2003 bombings in the San Francisco…

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One Woman Killed By Partner, Relative Every 10 Minutes Worldwide — UN

This equates to 140 women killed per day or one every 10 minutes by those closest to them. One woman was killed by a partner or relative every 10 minutes worldwide in 2023, the United Nations warned Monday, stressing that femicides remained at “alarmingly high levels”. Almost 85,000 women and girls were murdered by people…

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