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Dissidents from across the globe gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, to tell the stories of their survival and escape from authoritarian regimes. In just a few days, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will kick off its 58th session in that same city. In his opening remarks at the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and…
Palantir Stock Falling Again After Slump. The 2 Things Spooking Investors. Palantir Technologies stock was falling early Thursday after tumbling 10% late in the previous session as investors grappled with several reasons to suddenly worry about the red-hot artificial-intelligence stock. Firstly, CEO Alex Karp adopted a new plan to sell up to 9.975 million shares,…
Two teenagers are under arrest for allegedly plotting what the FBI is calling “a mass casualty attack” at a Houston-area high school. #BREAKING FBI Houston received information yesterday that two underage teenagers from the Houston area were plotting a mass casualty attack at a local school. Our Threat Mitigation Team immediately responded to help @houstonpolice…
What’s going on here? French firm Eramet is set to benefit from China’s decision to restrict exports of its lithium tech, boosting its foothold in South America. What does this mean? Eramet is positioning itself as a key player in the lithium market amid China’s potential technology export bans, which are a countermeasure against US…
Pipeline master limited partnerships (MLPs) have been on a solid run recently. The Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index, which tracks the sector, generated a total return of 26.7% in 2024 and is up nearly 10% year to date as of this writing. The MLP pipeline sector is drawing investor interest due to the stocks’ strong distribution…
Hong Kong’s finance chief is expected to deliver his budget speech on February 26 and is under mounting pressure to balance the books. The Post looks at the dilemmas involved and the political will required to address funding challenges in this series. Updated: 20 Feb, 2025 Source link
An Idaho judge declined to throw out key evidence against the man charged with murder in connection with the killings of four University of Idaho students, saying Wednesday that the genetic investigation process that it hinges on was not unconstitutional. Judge Steven Hippler was not swayed by legal arguments made by Bryan Kohberger’s defense team…
A bus, believed to be carrying Chinese nationals who have worked at scam centers in eastern Myanmar, crosses the 2nd Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge in Mae Sot in Thailand’s Tak province before being flown back to China on Feb. 20, 2025. (Sarot Meksophawannakul | AP) BANGKOK — An airlift carrying more than 1,000 Chinese nationals who…
Hamas handed over on Thursday what it said were the remains of four Israeli hostages abducted during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, including a woman and her two young children whom Israelis saw as symbols of the viciousness of the Hamas assault. Crowds of Palestinians gathered near the southern Gaza city of…
Two United States allies in the South Pacific on Thursday sounded alarms on the “unusual” and “significant” presence of Chinese naval ships in the waters between them. The Chinese Defense Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Why It Matters Both Australia and New Zealand signed a security treaty with the U.S….