Taiwan plans £30bn defence boost to counter China threat
President Lai Ching-te ramps up defence spending to deter potential Chinese invasion Taiwan will introduce a £30-billion supplementary defence budget to defend... Read More
Once-in-300-years’ rain leaves Thai city flooded and maternity ward stranded
Thai Floods Death Toll at 33, Official Says” World A “once in 300 year” storm has battered southern Thailand, bringing floodwaters more... Read More
Japan :Fukui governor to step down over sexual harassment
Tatsuji Sugimoto, the governor of Fukui Prefecture in central Japan, said Tuesday he will resign over sexually harassing messages sent to multiple... Read More
Italian parliament unanimously votes to make femicide a crime” Deputies in the Italian parliament have voted unanimously to introduce the crime of femicide –
The murder of a woman, motivated by gender – as a distinct law to be punished with a life sentence. In a... Read More
New Zealand: ‘Suitcase murders’ mother sentenced to life
Hakyung Lee was convicted of murdering her children, aged eight and six in 2018, before putting their bodies in suitcases. The bodies... Read More