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Nepalese spiritual leader ‘Buddha Boy’ convicted of sexual assault on minor

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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A court in southern Nepal convicted a controversial spiritual leader known as “Buddha Boy” on charges of sexually ...

South Korean military says 350 waste balloons detected from North Korea overnight as tensions flare

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Yonhap News Agency/Reuters/File A balloon believed to have been sent by North Korea, carrying various objects including what appeared to be trash and excrement, ...

Indonesia won’t pay an $8 million ransom after a cyberattack compromised its national data center

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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s national data center has been compromised by a hacking group asking for a $8 million ransom that ...

Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, to plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act

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Washington — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act and is expected to appear in ...

South Korean rescuers search burned factory after a blaze killed 22, mostly Chinese migrants

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Rescue workers were combing through the charred ruins of a factory building near South Korea’s capital to ...

Julian Assange agrees to plea deal with Biden administration that will allow him to avoid imprisonment in US

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Frank Augstein/AP WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange greets supporters from a balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy in London, May 19, 2017. CNN  —  ...

EU ministers approve €1.4bn Ukraine military aid using Russia assets

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EU foreign ministers approved €1.4 billion ($1.5 billion) in military aid for Ukraine, with the package to be financed for the first ...

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange expected to plead guilty to felony charge

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Julian Assange, the founder of the anti-secrecy site WikiLeaks, has reached a tentative deal to plead guilty to one count of violating ...

UN launches global principles to combat online hate and demands big tech take action now

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief on Monday launched global principles to combat online hate and lies and demanded that ...

Russia tells US ambassador it will retaliate over Sevastopol missile strike | Russia-Ukraine war News

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Moscow blames US, says retaliation will ‘definitely follow’ after US-supplied missile attack kills at least four. Russia has blamed the United States ...