As tens of thousands are freed, female survivors are increasingly reporting gender-based violence in the compounds, previously thought to hold mainly men Late one evening in October 2023, Sarah* felt labour pains starting. It was 11pm, but at the cyberscam compound inside Laos’ Golden Triangle, workers were logging on for ...
Month: June 2026
Two boys pulled from Venezuela earthquake rubble among 33 people rescued over weekendTwo boys pulled from Venezuela earthquake rubble among 33 people rescued over weekend
With tens of thousands of people missing, relatives face another night waiting for news of loved ones as the crucial window for locating survivors closes. ...
Burnham to promise devolution in first major speech since launching No 10 bidBurnham to promise devolution in first major speech since launching No 10 bid
The favourite to be the next prime minister will set out his economic vision in a speech in Manchester. ...
Chris Mason: Burnham begins to sketch out vision but faces huge and imminent questionsChris Mason: Burnham begins to sketch out vision but faces huge and imminent questions
The new MP for Makerfield will give what his team has called “his first major leadership speech” on Monday morning. ...
AI spending boom could end in global bust, report saysAI spending boom could end in global bust, report says
The AI spending spree risks an extended “investment bust” that could imperil the global economy, a report warned Sunday. The Bank for International Settlements, which advises the world’s central banks, wrote in its annual report that lackluster returns on AI investment from tech giants — which are pouring billions into ...
South Africa braces for wave of anti-migrant violenceSouth Africa braces for wave of anti-migrant violence
Thousands of migrants are fleeing South Africa as the country braces for violence after an anti-immigrant group set a Tuesday deadline for all undocumented migrants to leave. The unrest began in mid-March but has intensified, leaving at least three dead as vigilantes armed with spears, clubs, and whips assaulted migrants ...
Heat wave grips Europe, reigniting debate over ACHeat wave grips Europe, reigniting debate over AC
Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, and Poland sweat through record temperatures on Sunday, as a European heat wave reignited a political debate over the continent’s preparedness for hotter summers. The World Health Organization said the heat has caused more than 1,300 excess deaths since June 21, as some places hit ...
Putin acknowledges ‘difficult period’ as Ukraine ramps up attacksPutin acknowledges ‘difficult period’ as Ukraine ramps up attacks
President Vladimir Putin acknowledged Russia is facing a “difficult period” as Ukraine expanded its long-range assaults on the country’s infrastructure. Kyiv struck a Russian defense plant and set fire to a major oil refinery as part of its efforts to weaken Moscow’s wartime economy. Russian fuel production has dropped, and ...
Plane crash in Beijing reveals airspace security gapsPlane crash in Beijing reveals airspace security gaps
A small plane crash in China’s capital exposed major gaps in the country’s airspace controls, analysts said, as the government tried to limit public discussion of the incident. The aircraft flew into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper Friday, not far from the Chinese Communist Party’s headquarters and the homes of top leaders. ...
The American myth always came at someone’s expense. Now, it’s all but collapsedThe American myth always came at someone’s expense. Now, it’s all but collapsed
The main pillars of the founding narrative have fallen on hard times. Today, its meaning is up for grabs Writing during the carnage of the first world war, the iconoclast intellectual Randolph Bourne described the American revolutionary inheritance as a squalid marriage between the town capitalist and plantation patriarch. Glittering ...