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Six foreign nationals found dead in Bangkok hotel
BANGKOK (Reuters) -- Thai police are investigating the deaths of six foreign nationals whose bodies were found in a room at an upmarket hotel in Bangkok on Tuesday, including looking for a seventh person in connection with the incident.
Appeals court voids Marine’s adoption of Afghan orphan; child’s fate remains in limbo
A Virginia appellate court ruled Tuesday that a U.S. Marine should never have been granted an adoption of an Afghan war orphan and voided the custody order he’s relied on to raise the girl for nearly three years. The decision marked a major turning point in a bitter custody battle that has international ramifications far greater than the fate of one child.
Andreessen Horowitz founders plan to donate to pro-Trump super PAC
Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz have told employees of their venture firm, Andreessen Horowitz, that they plan to make significant donations to political action committees supporting Donald Trump's campaign for president, CNBC has confirmed.
North Korean Diplomat Defects to the South, Shares News of Political Purge
Two senior North Korean diplomats who negotiated with the United States when the North’s leader, Kim Jong-un, exchanged threats of war and later held summit talks with President Donald J. Trump were purged a few years ago — one executed and the other sentenced to a penal colony, a North Korean defector said this week.
Deutsche Bank criticized by German regulator for financial reporting error
Deutsche Bank incorrectly disclosed deferred tax assets in its 2019 financial statement which did not meet international accounting standards, the German regulator BaFin said on Tuesday.
South Korea calls Russia ‘strategic partner’ in bid to maintain ties amid Ukraine tensions
Analysts say South Korea is driven by a pragmatic calculus that prioritises preserving its diplomatic rapport with Russia, given Moscow’s critical role in the security landscape of the Korean peninsula, which shares a border with Russia’s far eastern region.
Singapore’s latest internal security cases show alarming speed of radicalisation
Two Singaporeans have been issued restriction orders under the Internal Security Act (ISA) after being found to have been separately radicalised by online content on the Gaza war, with one of the cases involving a 14-year-old marking the youngest-ever individual to be dealt with under the ISA.