Bitcoin is nearing the $100,000 mark as crypto enthusiasts bet that United States President-elect Donald Trump will usher in a more welcoming regulatory environment for digital assets. The world’s most…
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Bangladesh: Ex-ministers arrested on ‘massacre’ charges
More than a dozen Bangladeshi former top government officials arrested after a mass uprising in August have been charged with “enabling massacres” before a special tribunal which also told investigators they have one…
Palestine: More that 70 killed in Israeli strikes on northern Gaza
Dozens of people are reported to have been killed in overnight Israeli air strikes in northern Gaza. Paramedics and Hamas-affiliated media said at least 70 were killed, including women and…
Iran: Authorities release woman detained for undressing
An Iranian woman will not face charges after she stripped to her underwear in an apparent anti-hijab protest at a university in Tehran, Iranian authorities said. Earlier in November, video…
USA: FBI charges man with alleged plot to bomb New York Stock Exchange
A Florida man has been arrested and charged with plotting to set off a bomb at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), according to court documents. Harun Abdul-Malik Yener is…
USA: 43-year-old man who called 911 for help killed by police in his home
A 43-year-old man was fatally shot by police in Las Vegas after he called 911 for help while fighting off an intruder in his home. The family of Brandon Durham,…
Russia: President Putin gifts lion and brown bears to North Korea zoo
Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korea’s main zoo more than 70 animals, including a lion and two brown bears, in yet another display of burgeoning relations between Moscow…
USA: Authorities charge Indian billionaire Gautam Adani with fraud
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged with fraud in the US, which has accused him of orchestrating a $250m (£198m) bribery scheme and concealing it to raise money in…
Laos: Four tourist dies of suspected methanol poisoning
Australian teen Bianca Jones has become the fourth tourist to have died in a suspected mass poisoning in Laos. The 19-year-old’s family confirmed her death to the media on Thursday.…
Mali: Government wins $160m in gold mining dispute after detaining British businessman
An Australian mining company, Resolute Mining, says it will pay Mali’s military government $160m (£126m) to settle a tax dispute, after the company’s British boss and two other staff were…