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Panama Seizes China-Linked Ports Amid Trump-Beijing Dispute

Panama published a Supreme Court decision, issued in late January, that voided key port operations held by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison. The Balboa and Cristobal terminals have become entangled in a legal dispute involving Washington and Beijing. The timing is important, as it comes about a month before President Tr…

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Philippines: Rodrigo Duterte faces ICC over deadly drug war

On the afternoon of October 14, 2016, four masked gunmen stormed the Manila home of Paquito Mejos, a 53-year-old father of five who worked as an electrician on construction sites. An occasional user of shabu, a methamphetamine, Mejos had turned himself in to local authorities two days earlier after learning he was o…

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Asia Capital and Japanese investors reach amicable settlement - DailyNews

A long- running dispute between Asia Capital PLC and its Japanese investors has come to a close following a mutually agreed settlement, marking the end of nearly five years of legal battles, restructuring efforts, and complex negotiations that reshaped the company’s trajectory. The settlement follows a recent develo…

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Contract killer who was to murder informant arrested - DailyNews

Police have arrested a contract killer who had accepted a contract from an underworld leader and drug smuggler living overseas to kill an informant who had provided a tip-off for the seizure of a large-scale drug haul at Kirinda Beach in 2025, and place the deceased’s head in front of the house of ASP Rohan Olugala,…

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Brazil's high court begins trial over the killing of Rio councilwoman Marielle Franco

Luyara Franco, daughter of late councilwoman Marielle Franco, and her aunt Anielle Franco give a press conference at the Supreme Court before the start of the first day of trial of those accused of ordering Marielle’s murder, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

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A-G to High Court: Gov’t has not adopted economic sanctions plan against haredi draft dodgers

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara told the High Court of Justice on Tuesday that the government has yet to formulate a plan to revoke personal economic benefits from ultra-Orthodox (haredi) draft dodgers, despite evidence that such sanctions are effective. She warned that the omission ran contrary to previous cour…

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Zelensky and EU leaders honour war dead as Ukraine marks four years

Ukraine marked four years since Russia’s invasion with a church service in Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelensky stood beside European leaders and ministers to honour those killed. Candles were lit as prayers were read for soldiers and civilians lost since February 2022. Zelensky said Vladimir Putin had not broken Ukra…

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