A shocking new report reveals that nearly two-thirds of children in South Sudan are engaged in dangerous and exploitative labour, making it one of the highest child labour rates in the world. According to the National Child Labour Study, released jointly by the South Sudanese government and Save the Children, approximately 64 percent of children

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The United States government has launched a formal investigation into whether China has violated the terms of their 2020 “Phase One” trade agreement, reigniting tensions between the world’s two largest economies. The move, announced by US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Friday, comes as President Donald Trump travels through Asia for high-level meetings, including a

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Thailand is in national mourning following the death of Queen Mother Sirikit, one of the most revered figures in the country’s modern history. The Royal Palace announced late Friday that the former queen consort and mother of King Maha Vajiralongkorn passed away peacefully at Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn Hospital at 9:21 p.m. She was 93. End of

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Southeast Asia, once hailed as a major beneficiary of Donald Trump’s first trade war with China, is now facing strong economic headwinds unleashed by the same man’s return to the White House. The region’s manufacturing-driven economies, long reliant on the “China Plus One” strategy, are being squeezed between renewed US-China trade tensions and a surge

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London, United Kingdom — Two British men have been handed long prison sentences for orchestrating a series of arson attacks and acts of sabotage across the UK on behalf of the Russian Wagner Group, marking a historic conviction under Britain’s National Security Act 2023. The ruling, delivered on Friday by Judge Bobbie Cheema-Grubb, exposes a

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New York, USA — New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani delivered an impassioned speech outside the Islamic Cultural Center of the Bronx on Friday, forcefully denouncing a wave of Islamophobic rhetoric that has surfaced in the final stretch of the city’s 2025 mayoral race. Just a day before early voting begins, Mamdani, the Democratic

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SEOUL, South Korea — United States President Donald Trump has said he remains “100 percent open” to meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his Asia trip next week, though senior U.S. officials insist that no meeting is currently scheduled. The announcement follows days of speculation that the two leaders could hold an impromptu

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TORONTO, Canada — The government of Ontario has suspended an advertisement featuring the voice of U.S. President Ronald Reagan, following a furious backlash from President Donald Trump, who retaliated by abruptly ending all trade negotiations with Canada. The controversy has quickly escalated into a full-blown diplomatic dispute between two of North America’s closest allies, threatening

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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tropical Storm Melissa has unleashed deadly floods and devastation across parts of the Caribbean, killing at least four people and threatening to become a major hurricane as it inches closer to Jamaica. Meteorologists warn that Melissa could bring over 72 hours of hurricane-force winds and torrential rainfall to the island as it

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United States President Donald Trump is set to arrive in Malaysia for the first leg of a five-day diplomatic trip to Asia, which will also include visits to Japan and South Korea. The visit comes amid ongoing trade tensions between the U.S. and China and heightened regional attention on tariffs, technology controls, and geopolitical issues.

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