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September 08, 2025
South Korea reaches deal to bring home citizens detained in US Hyundai raid
MUMBAI - The nightmare began with a phone call that would cost Anjali (not her real name) 58.5m rupees ($663,390).The caller claimed to be from a courier company, alleging that Mumbai customs had seized a drug parcel she was sending to Beijing.Anjali, a resident of Gurugram, a suburb of Indian capital Delhi, fell prey to a "digital arrest" scam — fraudsters posing as law enforcement officials on video calls and threatening her with life in prison and harm to her son unless she obeyed.Over five harrowing days last September, they kept her under 24/7 surveillance on Skype, terrified her with threats, and coerced her into liquidating her savings and transferring the money."After that, my brain stopped working. My mind shut down," she says.By the time the calls stopped,...
September 08, 2025
Duped of millions in 'digital arrest', Indian woman seeks answers from banks
September 05, 2025
Thailand names its third prime minister in two years
September 05, 2025
Gamers frustrated as Hollow Knight: Silksong crashes stores on launch
BRUSSLES — It was a scene that might have provoked outrage in Brussels.Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, joyfully holding hands with Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia and chief promoter of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, while attending the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).The two-day meeting in Tianjin, China, was carefully choreographed to portray an alternative to the Western rules-based order – a declaration of intent that its host, President Xi Jinping, underlined when he joined in the Modi-Putin handshake.But instead of condemnations and recriminations, Brussels chose conciliation.On Thursday, just a few days after the closely watched gathering, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, and António Costa, the...
September 05, 2025
As Trump rebuffs India, the European Union nudges closer
September 05, 2025
Third quake strikes Afghanistan as deaths rise
September 05, 2025
Indonesia protests spark support from Asian neighbors
September 05, 2025
Former leader leaves Thailand in private jet days before court ruling that could see him imprisoned
September 04, 2025
Xi meets Kim a day after show of unity with Putin at Chinese military parade
September 04, 2025
Bomb blast kills 15 near political rally in Pakistan
