Category: World

Samsung TV Pioneer Han Jong-hee Passes Away at 63

March 25, 2025

SEOUL, 25th March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Han Jong-hee, the co-CEO of Samsung Electronics and a key figure in elevating the South Korean tech giant’s television business globally, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 63 due to a heart attack, the company confirmed. A spokesperson for Samsung stated, “He died from cardiac arrest today,” […]

Protesters Take to Istanbul’s Streets Once Again Over Erdogan Rival’s Arrest

March 25, 2025

ISTANBUL, 25 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Large crowds of students flooded the streets of Istanbul on Monday in the latest wave of protests following the arrest and imprisonment of the city’s opposition mayor, an event that has triggered Turkey’s most significant unrest in years. The demonstrations erupted after the 19 March detention of Ekrem Imamoglu […]

Boeing Seeks to Withdraw US Plea Deal Over Fatal MAX Crashes

March 25, 2025

NEW YORK, 25 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Boeing is attempting to overturn a plea deal related to two fatal 737 MAX crashes, which was agreed upon last year with the US government but later rejected by a Texas judge, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. According to the newspaper, citing multiple unnamed sources, the […]

China Releases Five Detained Staff of US Due Diligence Firm

March 25, 2025

BEIJING, 25 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – China has released five local employees of an American due diligence firm who had been detained for more than two years amid a broader crackdown on foreign consultancies operating in the country, the company confirmed on Tuesday. In March 2023, Mintz Group announced that Chinese authorities had detained five […]

Journalist Killed as Israel Intensifies Gaza Offensive, Evacuations Ordered

March 25, 2025

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, 25 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – An Israeli air strike on Monday claimed the life of a journalist working with Al Jazeera, as the military issued fresh evacuation orders for parts of northern Gaza, intensifying its bombardment and ground operations in the besieged territory. Israel resumed large-scale airstrikes last Tuesday, followed by […]

Japan Awards $1.4 Million Compensation to Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate

March 25, 2025

TOKYO, 25 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – A Japanese man who was the world’s longest-serving death row inmate has been awarded $1.4 million in compensation after spending more than four decades in prison for a crime he did not commit, an official confirmed on Tuesday. The compensation amounts to 12,500 yen ($83) for each day of […]

Israeli Airstrike in Southern Lebanon Kills One, Reports State Media

March 25, 2025

BEIRUT, 25 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – An Israeli drone strike killed one person in southern Lebanon late on Monday, following a weekend of intensified aerial attacks in the region, state media reported. “A raid by an enemy Israeli drone on a vehicle in the area of Qaqaiyat al-Jisr left one dead,” stated the National News […]

UN Warns That Cuts to Humanitarian Aid Could Increase Child Mortality

March 25, 2025

UNITED NATIONS, 25 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – The United Nations has warned that reductions in international aid could halt decades of progress in reducing child mortality and may even reverse these hard-won gains. A joint annual report from UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Bank highlights the potential consequences of declining financial […]

Venezuela-Hired Lawyers Appeal for Release of Migrants in El Salvador

March 25, 2025

SAN SALVADOR, 25 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – A legal team commissioned by Caracas has submitted a petition to El Salvador’s Supreme Court, seeking the release of 238 Venezuelans who were deported from the United States and detained in a high-security prison in the Central American nation. Invoking rarely-used wartime legislation, US President Donald Trump ordered […]

Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar camp, Bangladesh

UN and Partners Call for $934.5 Million to Sustain Life-Saving Aid for Rohingyas in Bangladesh

March 24, 2025

With conflict intensifying in Myanmar and humanitarian needs deepening in Bangladesh’s Rohingya camps, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), UNHCR – the UN Refugee Agency – and over 100 partner organizations launched an urgent appeal today for increased global support to sustain life-saving aid for Rohingya refugees and their host communities. Launching the 2025–2026 Joint […]

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Category: World

Samsung TV Pioneer Han Jong-hee Passes Away at 63

Protesters Take to Istanbul’s Streets Once Again Over Erdogan Rival’s Arrest

Boeing Seeks to Withdraw US Plea Deal Over Fatal MAX Crashes

China Releases Five Detained Staff of US Due Diligence Firm

Journalist Killed as Israel Intensifies Gaza Offensive, Evacuations Ordered

Japan Awards $1.4 Million Compensation to Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate

Israeli Airstrike in Southern Lebanon Kills One, Reports State Media

UN Warns That Cuts to Humanitarian Aid Could Increase Child Mortality

Venezuela-Hired Lawyers Appeal for Release of Migrants in El Salvador

UN and Partners Call for $934.5 Million to Sustain Life-Saving Aid for Rohingyas in Bangladesh

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