Time for US wishful thinking on North Korean denuclearisation is over

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent Pyongyang visit may ultimately be remembered as a turning point in the international debate over North Korea’s nuclear weapons.
While most headlines focused on the visit’s timing and the many pledges made by the two leaders aimed at expanding cooperation, the most significant development may have been what was left unsaid. Throughout the visit, neither side publicly referenced the denuclearisation issue.
On the contrary, Xi called for expanded cooperation in…

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Swiss voters reject 10 million population cap

Swiss voters reject 10 million population cap4 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleImogen FoulkesBern, SwitzerlandReutersIn the run-up to the poll, opinions on the likely outcome were dividedA yes-vote poster paints the planned cap (L) as a way of protecting Switzerland, but opponents call it a “chaos initiative”Swiss reject right-wing plan to cut licence fee for public broadcasterSwiss voters reject key climate change measuresSwitzerlandImmigrationEurope

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Teen shot and buses torched in Manhattan after historic NBA win for Knicks

Teen shot and buses torched in Manhattan after historic NBA win for Knicks8 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAlys DaviesReutersKnicks end 53-year wait for NBA ChampionshipWatch: “The greatest day of my life” – Knicks fans celebrate in San AntonioGetty ImagesGetty ImagesReutersReutersGetty ImagesGetty ImagesGetty ImagesThe US sporting triumph that is overshadowing the World CupNew York CityUnited StatesSan Antonio

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‘Bishnoi gang will kill me if I…’: Indian man who shot at AP Dhillon’s house tells Canada Immigration

AP Dhillon's Canada house was attacked in 2024 by Lawrence Bishnoi's gang. Abjeet Singh Kingra, an Indian national convicted of carrying out an extortion attack at the Victoria-area home of Punjabi singer AP Dhillon, told Canada Immigration that he would be killed if he were sent back to India. In his testimony, Kingra said when he carried out the attack, he did not understand that he was working for the Bishnoi gang. “I got the news that this gang was threatening my family in India, and they said if I went back they would kill me,” Kingra said, insisting that he was not a Bishnoi gang member.”As I'm not a member of their gang — they're thinking that I'm helping the police here as I was the first one that was arrested,” Kingra said.Kingra's revelation came during an admissibility hearing aimed at determining if he should be deported to India because of organized criminality.The 26-year-old was sentenced to six years for arson and firearms offences last fal..

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Fans thought Gensyxa destroyed her new streaming setup until they noticed one detail

Image/Youtube A Russian streamer named Gensyxa became very popular online after a video of her new streaming room flooding went viral. In the video, the water begins pouring into her brand new room. In the beginning, most people got startled as it seemed as if a real tragedy was taking place. There was some expensive gaming hardware, lights, and furniture in her room which appeared to be spoiling due to water damage. She seemed to have incurred a great deal of loss.The video spread very fast on social media and got millions of views. Many people watched it again and again trying to understand what went wrong. Some felt sad, while others were just surprised by how quickly the room filled with water. Because everything looked so real, most viewers believed it was an accident that destroyed her setup.Gensyxa viral flooded streaming room video raises questions after key detail appearsIn the video, Gensyxa is inside the streaming room with another person. At first, only a small leak appeare..

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Dear You – the Chinese migration film igniting a propaganda debate in Southeast Asia

In less than two months, the indie film Dear You has become an unlikely mass hit.
Shot in the Teochew language from the Chaoshan region of southern China’s Guangdong province, the movie follows a man uncovering his family’s past by tracing remittance letters sent home from Thailand.
As he pieces together his grandfather’s life story, the movie also explores Chinese migration to the region and the diaspora’s struggle to preserve its heritage.
In one scene, an elderly schoolmaster risks arrest in…

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Iran-US war latest: Deal to be signed on Sunday, Trump says as he warns of ‘ultimate alternative’ if talks fail

Trump says peace deal ‘scheduled to get signed tomorrow’ and Hormuz to ‘open to all’Donald Trump has said the peace deal with Iran is scheduled “to be signed tomorrow” in a post online, claiming the Strait of Hormuz will then be “OPEN TO ALL”.
He added that the administration’s “relationship with Iran is a much different and better one than previous Administrations have had”.
The US president ended his post on a sinister note as he warned there is the “ultimate alternative, hopefully never to be used again” if process does not work “smoothly”.
Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that the US and Iran ⁠have ​agreed to a ⁠framework for a ⁠peace deal ​that would ⁠end ‌the months-long conflict in the Middle ‌East, with a ‌final text of the ⁠deal reached.
It had been reported that Trump is scrambling to secure a peace deal with Iran before the G7 summit with world leaders on Monday.
Iran has said a peace deal has never been closer, yet several contradictory statements h..

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Asylum seeker’s death ruled a homicide after she was found dead in Pittsburgh bus shelter following release by ICE

The death of a Haitian asylum seeker whose body was found days after she was released from ICE custody has been ruled a homicide.
Maintenance works found Daphy Michel, 31, lying on the ground in a bus shelter, alone and unresponsive, on the morning of March 2, three days after she was released from an ICE office in Pittsburgh.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office found that she died of hypothermia and it ruled the manner a homicide, “indicating the death was caused by the actions of another individual.”
An attorney representing her family said he expects her relatives to sue Immigration and Customs Enforcement in connection with her death.
Michel was a native of Haiti who was seeking asylum in the U.S. after arriving at the southern border in 2022, said Joseph Patrick Murphy, her family's attorney. She was granted humanitarian parole based on urgent humanitarian need, but she did not live to see a hearing scheduled for two weeks after she died, he said.
The medical ..

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Trump says US-Iran deal to be signed on Sunday as Tehran casts doubt on timing

Trump says US-Iran deal to be signed on Sunday as Tehran casts doubt on timing3 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJaroslav LukivReutersIsrael carries out air strikes on Lebanon, state media says, as Iran claims deal with US nearThree ships attacked by the US in three days: What we knowBowen: Trump and Netanyahu wanted to reshape the Middle East – now they risk a permacrisisIranDonald TrumpIran warUnited StatesMiddle East

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Trump says deal to end war to be signed on Sunday, but Iran questions timing

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that an initial deal to end the war in the Middle East would be signed on Sunday, although Iran denied the signing would take place so soon.
Trump added in a social media post that the Strait of Hormuz, a ‌vital artery for global oil supplies that Iran has blocked, would be immediately “open to all” after the deal is signed.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the two sides had agreed on a framework for a peace deal and that Islamabad was…

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