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The criminal group, according to a spokesperson from law enforcement, was led by Hong Moumou, who is notorious for his illegal gambling and fraudulent activities across China.

'Better than killing people': Russians flee into Mongolia

The South Korean spy agency's assessment comes after Seoul and Washington said the North is ready to conduct a nuclear test at any time in the foreseeable future.

UK PM Truss defends 'controversial' tax cuts despite market turmoil

Public opinion towards China in the United States and other advanced economies has turned "precipitously more negative" under President Xi Jinping, according to a global survey by the Pew Research Center.

The IT Army of Ukraine, over the past months, has shown its unyielding and steadfast commitment to fight for Ukraine and has by far maintained being a devastating force against Russia.

Even as China sees rapid growth in its naval fleet size, the U.S. is struggling to maintain its aging fleet of warships.

Myanmar's Suu Kyi and Australian economist sentenced to 3 years

Made in Madrid: The Spanish tailors outfitting world cinema

Bosnia goes to the polls as ethnic divisions grow

For Rhys Wareham, a coffee industry technician from Sydney, the start of COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020 did not just mean staying home, but having to stop visiting the pub every afternoon to gamble on poker machines.

Japan urges 'stable' China ties, 50 years after normalisation

Terming allegations of Russian involvement as "predictable, absurd and stupid," Moscow has said damage to gas pipelines, caused significant economic damage.

Footage of the Russian soldiers' "Squid Game-like" sleeping quarters was posted by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

Fleeing Russians worry border will 'close forever'

"There are rare cases of mobilization of persons with disabilities, cancer patients, parents with many children, and persons over sixty years of age..," the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a report.

Indigenous Brazilians hope to turn page on Bolsonaro

Canada's first national climate adaptation strategy needs to be improved to include near-term targets and specific solutions ahead of its November release to mitigate worsening global warming impacts, experts advising the government told Reuters in the wake of devastation caused by storm Fiona.

Travel during China's Golden Week holiday, which begins on Saturday, is set to hit its lowest in years, analysts say, as COVID-19 concerns spur calls for people to avoid travel and keep to their cities, while economic woes damp spending.

Bulgarians bracing for their fourth election in less than two years face a winter of want amid soaring inflation driven by the war in Ukraine, making many yearn for good government and stability after years of political turmoil.

Finland has shut down a section of one of its main highways for five days for the first time in decades to allow its fighter jets to practice landings and take-offs on a reserve road runway.

EU proposes new Russia sanctions including oil price cap

The European Union executive proposed on Wednesday fresh sanctions against Russia over its war against Ukraine, including tighter trade restrictions, more individual blacklistings and an oil price cap for third countries.

Protest-hit Iran launches strikes that kill 9 in Iraqi Kurdistan

Major energy supplier Norway ups security amid sabotage talk

The young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, whose death in police custody triggered nationwide protests, was a shy, reserved resident of a small town who never challenged the country's clerical rulers or its Islamic dress code, sources close to the family said.

India declared the Popular Front of India (PFI) Islamic group and its affiliates unlawful on Wednesday, accusing them of involvement in terrorism and banning them for five years, after authorities detained more than 100 PFI members this month.

India is articulating its position against the Ukraine war more robustly to counter criticism that it is soft on Russia, but it still has not held Moscow responsible for the invasion and will not alter its policy on importing cheap Russian oil and coal.

Norway on Wednesday was beefing up security throughout its oil and gas sector to protect against possible sabotage after several countries said two Russian pipelines to Europe spewing gas into the Baltic had been attacked.