History will always remember the Wales-based software engineer, James Howells who threw away half a billion dollars of bitcoins in the trash can. This case dates back to 2013 when Howells unintentionally put…
USA: Independent panel calls for Secret Service leadership overhaul
The US Secret Service has “deep flaws” that need to be resolved urgently or more assassination attempts like the one at Donald Trump’s rally will happen again, a damning report…
Australia: Authorities to resumes jailing 10-year-olds
Children as young as 10 will soon be able to be jailed once again in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT), after the government there lowered the age of criminal responsibility. Australian…
Niger: Authorities abolish French place names
Niger’s military leaders have renamed streets and monuments bearing French names, in the latest move to cut links with the country’s former colonial power. Avenue Charles de Gaulle in the…
Palestine: Aid ‘trickles’ into north Gaza, as Israel denies blocking access
Israel has denied obstructing humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza, after the US warned its ally in a letter to urgently boost humanitarian access or risk having some military assistance cut…
Indonesia: Bahrain won’t play football in Indonesia due to ‘safety’
Bahrain’s national football team says it will not play a World Cup qualifying fixture in Indonesia, to “protect the safety” of the team. The Gulf nation’s players were subjected to…
Lebanon: Israel strike kills mayor and 15 others attending council meeting
The UN’s special coordinator for Lebanon has criticised Israel after air strikes on municipal buildings in the southern city of Nabatieh killed the mayor and 15 other people. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert…
Bolivian: Ex-president Evo Morales’ supporters clash with police
Supporters of former Bolivian president Evo Morales have clashed with police after a prosecutor said she would order his arrest. Morales, who governed Bolivia from 2006 to 2019, is under…
N Korean: Pyongyang constitution now calls South ‘hostile state’
North Korea’s constitution now defines the South as a “hostile state”, according to state media, in the first mention of what Pyongyang’s recent constitutional revisions entailed. State newspaper Rodong Sinmun…
Canada: PM Trudeau accuses India of ‘massive mistake’ amid diplomatic row
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has accused India of making a “massive mistake” that Canada could not ignore if Delhi was behind the death of a Sikh separatist leader last year…