28 h. ago Admiral denies ‘kill them all’ order in boat attack but video alarms lawmakers

A Navy admiral commanding the US military strikes on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean told lawmakers on Thursday that there was no “kill them all” order from Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth but a stark video of the attack left grave questions as Congress scrutinises the campaign that killed two people. Admiral Frank Bradley appeared for a series of closed-door classified briefings at the Capitol as lawmakers conduct an investigation after a report that he ordered the follow-on attack that...

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28 h. ago US admiral denies ‘kill them all’ order in Caribbean boat strike

A US Navy admiral commanding the US military strikes on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean told lawmakers Thursday that there was no “kill them all” order from Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, but a stark video of the attack left grave questions as Congress scrutinises the campaign that killed two survivors. Admiral Frank “Mitch” Bradley appeared for a series of closed-door classified briefings at the Capitol as lawmakers conduct an investigation after a report that he ordered the follow-on...

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37 h. ago Chinese executive named as suspect in Indonesia radioactive contamination probe

Indonesian authorities on Thursday named a Chinese executive of a metal smelting company as a suspect in a caesium-137 contamination case that resulted in the recall of some exports to the US. Lin Jingzhang, who is a director of PT Peter Metal Technology (PMT), has been designated as a suspect, Bara Hasibuan, a spokesperson for the investigating task force, said. “The Certain Crimes Directorate of the Indonesian National Police’s Criminal Investigation Unit has named Lin Jingzhang, a citizen of...

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3 d. ago Trump defence chief says he didn’t see survivors or watch second boat strike

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday he had watched the first US strike in September on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in real time but did not see survivors in the water or the second lethal strike that he described as being carried out in the “fog of war”. Hegseth, speaking at a cabinet meeting alongside US President Donald Trump, defended the follow-up strike that has drawn bipartisan scrutiny from Congress and concerns about the legality of the administration’s moves. The...

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3 d. ago Trump’s defence chief says he didn’t see survivors or watch second boat strike

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday he had watched the first US strike in September on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in real time but did not see survivors in the water or the second lethal strike that he described as being carried out in the “fog of war”. Hegseth, speaking at a cabinet meeting alongside US President Donald Trump, defended the follow-up strike that has drawn bipartisan scrutiny from Congress and concerns about the legality of the administration’s moves. The...

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5 d. ago Trump confirms call with Venezuela’s Maduro as US military piles pressure

US President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday he had recently spoken with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro amid soaring tensions between the two countries, while Caracas condemned what it called US preparations for an attack. The United States is piling the pressure on Venezuela, with a major military build-up in the Caribbean, the designation of an alleged drug cartel run by Maduro as a terrorist group, and an ominous warning from Trump that Venezuelan airspace is “closed”. Washington says the aim...

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8 d. ago Public outrage over Chinese man placing hell money in Japanese temple donation box

A Chinese man who placed joss paper into a fortune-drawing money collection box at Japan’s Sensoji Temple has sparked online outrage and criticism of bad tourist behaviour. A video that circulated on social media in November showed the unidentified man putting a piece of joss paper, also known as “hell money”, into the box on the desk where fortune sticks are drawn. Visitors are required to put 100 yen (US$1) into the box to draw from 100 bamboo sticks in a tube. They then need to find the...

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2 w. ago 2 Hong Kong men arrested over vandalising Legco election campaign posters

Hong Kong police have arrested two men for allegedly vandalising campaign materials for the coming Legislative Council election. Police said on Saturday that officers found three vandalised election campaign posters hanging from the Tong Mi Road footbridge in Mong Kok on Thursday. After an investigation, officers arrested two local men, aged 29 and 34, in Mong Kok on Friday on suspicion of criminal damage, the force said. Police said the two suspects were being detained as part of the...

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3 w. ago Alleged drug, prostitution kingpin suspected of forcing tourists to run online scams extradited to China

Alleged drug, prostitution kingpin suspected of forcing tourists to run online scams extradited to China  New York Post

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3 w. ago Man Accused of Running Southeast Asia Scam Compound Is Extradited to China

Man Accused of Running Southeast Asia Scam Compound Is Extradited to China  The New York Times

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3 w. ago Hegseth confirms new US strikes kill 6 on drug boats, amid calls for proof

The United States struck two alleged drug-carrying vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Sunday, killing six people on board, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday, as calls mounted for investigations into the strikes. “These vessels were known by our intelligence to be associated with illicit narcotics smuggling, were carrying narcotics, and were transiting along a known narco-trafficking transit route,” Hegseth said in a social media post, which included a video of the boats being...

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3 w. ago Hegseth confirms new US strikes kill 6 on Pacific drug boats

The United States struck two alleged drug-carrying vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Sunday, killing six people on board, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday, as calls mounted for investigations into the strikes. “These vessels were known by our intelligence to be associated with illicit narcotics smuggling, were carrying narcotics, and were transiting along a known narco-trafficking transit route,” Hegseth wrote in a social media post, which included a video of the boats...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong police seek store worker over alleged assault on suspected thief

Hong Kong police are searching for a woman believed to be a convenience store worker who allegedly assaulted a man suspected of shoplifting. The force said on Monday that it was looking for a woman in her fifties in connection with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, after she allegedly beat a man with a stick over a suspected theft. The victim, a 47-year-old man surnamed Wong, was found on Monday morning bleeding on a street in Wan Chai. Police said Wong was discovered near the intersection...

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4 w. ago ‘We will kill you’: Hegseth’s warning after new US strike on alleged drug boat

US forces on Thursday struck another alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing three people, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said, bringing the death toll from Washington’s controversial anti-narcotics campaign to at least 70. The United States began carrying out such strikes - which experts say amount to extrajudicial killings even if they target known traffickers - in early September, taking aim at vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. The US strikes have destroyed at least...

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4 w. ago Mother among 3 arrested over knife attack on Hong Kong customs officers

Hong Kong police have arrested three people in connection with a knife attack on three customs officers during an anti-drug operation, including the assailant’s mother, who allegedly provided misleading information to the force, the Post has learned. Two men, arrested in Mong Kok at 12.45am and in Kowloon City at 3am on Friday, were believed to have executed an escape plan for a wanted man. A woman, aged 66 and identified as the attacker’s mother, was arrested at 2.45pm on Friday in Wong Tai Sin...

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4 w. ago Assailant’s mother among 3 held over knife attack on Hong Kong customs officers

Hong Kong police have arrested three people in connection with a knife attack on three customs officers during an anti-drug operation, including the assailant’s mother, who allegedly provided misleading information to the force, the Post has learned. Two men, arrested in Mong Kok at 12.45am and in Kowloon City at 3am on Friday, were believed to have aided in the escape of the wanted attacker. A woman, aged 66 and identified as the attacker’s mother, was arrested at 2.45pm on Friday in Wong Tai...

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