Do Kwon, Crypto Entrepreneur Who Caused 2022 Crash, Sentenced to 15 Years
[Do Kwon, who designed the virtual currencies Luna and TerraUSD, which plunged in 2022, had pleaded guilty to fraud.
Month: December 2025
African Treasures Return Home
The Benin Bronzes, taken from what is now Nigeria, have become a symbol in the effort to return looted artifacts to their home countries.
Smithsonian Returns Three Khmer Artifacts Thought Looted to Cambodia
Museum and Cambodian officials said they jointly investigated the provenance of the objects and found sufficient evidence to suggest they had been stolen.
Transporters call nationwide wheel-jam on Dec 19
. A view of a massive traffic jam clogs the Islamabad Expressway, with a seemingly endless queues of cars, buses, and motorcycles stretching as far as the eye can see. PHOTO: APP RAWALPINDI: The All Pakistan Transport Federation, Inter-City Transport Union, Inter-District Transport Union, Goods Transport, and pickup-and-drop unions for students and government employees have … Read more
What to Know About Trump’s Seizure of an Oil Tanker Near Venezuela
The tanker was headed eastward and had recently carried Iranian oil. The seizure is an escalation in President Trump’s military pressure campaign against Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro.
Rights groups warn against US raids during World Cup
ICE arrested more than 92,000 people between January and October near cities where World Cup games will be played WASHINGTON: Human rights groups warned Wednesday ahead of the draw for next year’s football World Cup that President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies could overshadow the tournament. Organizations including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the … Read more
Stocks Reverse Downturn to Reach a Record High
[The S&P 500 edged higher as investors shrugged off concerns over Oracle’s earnings. It was just enough.
100,000 in Washington State Ordered to Evacuate as Rivers Rise
Days of heavy rain pushed waterways to record flood levels in a mountainous region north of Seattle. “Do not wait,” local officials warned residents as they urged them to seek higher ground.
Indian actor acquitted in high-profile assault case
BENGALURU: An Indian court on Monday acquitted a film star but convicted several others of criminal charges stemming from accusations that he was involved in a high-profile rape and abduction case targeting a fellow actress. The incident, which shook South India’s Malayalam-language Mollywood film industry in 2017, prompted a sweeping investigation into allegations of entrenched … Read more
Pakistan is facing serious threat of alarming rise in diabetes cases, say experts
Pakistan is considered one of the global epicentres of diabetes, as the disease continues to rise alarmingly across the country. The country ranks third in the world in terms of the highest number of diabetes patients. There is an urgent need for the public to change lifestyle in order to counter this growing health crisis, … Read more