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Cambodian PM's cousin says owned 30% of scam-linked firm

Cambodian PM's cousin says owned 30% of scam-linked firm

A cousin of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said Wednesday he had owned a 30 percent stake in a digital payments platform linked to cyberscams and money laundering and sanctioned by Washington. The former chairman of Huione Group, the entity that owned the platform in question, was extradited last month

Venezuela to ICJ: Rights to oil-rich region 'inalienable'

Venezuela to ICJ: Rights to oil-rich region 'inalienable'

Venezuela's rights to the oil-rich territory of Essequibo are "inalienable", its representative told the top UN court on Wednesday at hearings aimed at resolving a centuries-old border dispute with Guyana. The International Court of Justice in The Hague is holding a week of hearings

Former Russian insider says fear pushed elites to embrace Putin war

Former Russian insider says fear pushed elites to embrace Putin war

Fear and distrust took hold in Moscow soon after Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022. Some officials and businesspeople started removing their smartwatches ahead of sensitive meetings, fearing possible surveillance or eavesdropping by security services, or leaving their cell phones in briefcases. "The level of paranoia people are forced

US pauses Hormuz escorts, Trump says progress on Iran deal

US pauses Hormuz escorts, Trump says progress on Iran deal

The United States will pause escorting commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz barely a day after it began doing so, President Donald Trump said, citing a desire to reach a peace deal with Iran. Despite military clashes in the strait in recent days, Trump said "great progress has

Fresh UAE attacks blamed on Iran draw new reality in the Gulf

Fresh UAE attacks blamed on Iran draw new reality in the Gulf

Hours after the UAE's top oil executive said the country had "emerged stronger" from war and as thousands attended an Abu Dhabi summit to boost the local economy, phones across the country were alerting that missiles were incoming. The first attacks since a truce came into

Hegseth's church brings its Christian nationalism to Washington

Hegseth's church brings its Christian nationalism to Washington

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth invited Christian nationalist pastor Doug Wilson, who opposes a woman's right to vote, to preach at the Defense Department earlier this year. Six months before, Hegseth attended the first service of a new church set up in Washington by Wilson's small Idaho-

US wants 'concrete actions' on Iran from next Iraqi PM

US wants 'concrete actions' on Iran from next Iraqi PM

The United States is looking for "concrete actions" by Iraq's next prime minister to distance the state from pro-Iran armed groups before resuming financial shipments and security aid, a senior official said Tuesday. Iraq's ruling coalition has put forward Ali al-Zaidi as