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Breaking News

Alaska’s Deteriorating Schools Could Receive More Than $148 Million for Repairs. It’s a Fraction of What They Need.

By Samantha Johnson / May 29, 2026
Breaking News

More Than $100 Million Was Billed for Medically Questionable Vascular Procedures, Government Watchdog Finds

By Samantha Johnson / May 29, 2026
Breaking News

The White House Intervened to Get a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr.

By Samantha Johnson / May 28, 2026
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Corruption

Patents, prices and court files: How ICIJ used data to investigate an industry that thrives on secrecy

By Samantha Johnson / May 29, 2026
Corruption

Indonesia’s Return to State Power

By Samantha Johnson / May 29, 2026
Current Affairs

Sri Lanka’s top monk suspended over alleged child sex abuse

By Samantha Johnson / May 30, 2026

Sri Lanka’s Buddhist hierarchy suspended on Saturday a senior monk accused of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl, in a high-profile case that has shocked the…

Current Affairs

Hong Kong charity calls for foster carers from diverse backgrounds to ease backlog

By Samantha Johnson / May 30, 2026

Hundreds of vulnerable children in Hong Kong are waiting for temporary homes, with a local charity urging more households from diverse backgrounds to step forward…

Current Affairs

US agency goes back to the future to take on China’s Belt and Road Initiative

By Samantha Johnson / May 30, 2026

The US agency set up to counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative is blending national security with development finance to try to secure a critical…

Current Affairs

Japan PM vows ‘breakthrough’ with North Korea in abduction issue

By Samantha Johnson / May 30, 2026

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday expressed her determination to achieve a “breakthrough” in resolving the long-standing issue of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea,…

Current Affairs

5 villagers trapped in flooded Laos cave freed after 10-day ordeal

By Samantha Johnson / May 30, 2026

Five villagers trapped deep in a flooded cave in Laos have been freed, ending a 10-day underground ordeal that relied on expert cave rescuers racing…

Current Affairs

Scheme allowing Hong Kong drivers to enter Guangdong province extended to 2031

By Samantha Johnson / May 30, 2026

The popular scheme allowing Hong Kong vehicles to travel north to Guangdong province has been extended by five years, mainland Chinese authorities have announced, as…

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