Super Mafia: Rising concerns as Italy’s top three gang godfathers seen sharing meal

Italian authorities have captured footage of the leaders of Italy’s three most powerful organized crime groups – the Ndrangheta, Camorra, and Cosa Nostra – sharing a meal, raising concerns of a potential alliance. Prosecutors believe that these once-rival criminal organizations have set aside their differences to form a grand alliance, exploiting business opportunities in...

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Race to fix Philippines ship threatens conflict in South China Sea

Tensions between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea have escalated as the two countries clash over a dilapidated ship that serves as the Philippines’ outpost in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal. China has accused the Philippines of infringing on its territorial sovereignty, while the Philippines is seeking to reinforce its territorial...

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UP youth held for killing brother for woman they both loved

The police in Rae Bareli, India, have arrested a man on charges of murdering his brother. The younger brother, Nitin, was found dead near his village last week. After examining mobile phone records, it became clear that the arrested brother, Lallan, had been in contact with a woman Nitin was planning to marry. Lallan...

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Israel-Hamas war: will the murder of peace activists mean the end of the peace movement?

The recent terrorist attack by Hamas in Israel has instilled a sense of uncertainty and pressure on the peace movement and anti-occupation activism in the country. After October 7, Dorit Rabinyan, a board member of several left-wing organisations opposing Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, told the New York Times: “I know it’s not...

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AAP releases second list of candidates for Rajasthan Assembly elections

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has released its second list of 21 candidates for the upcoming assembly polls in Rajasthan. Meanwhile, the Congress has released its third list of 19 candidates, bringing the total number of nominees declared by the party to 95. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has also released its second list...

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Indian national sentenced to 16 years’ jail for raping university student in Singapore

A 26-year-old Indian national has been sentenced to 16 years in jail and 12 strokes of the cane in Singapore for raping a university student in 2019. The man, a cleaner, stalked the student late at night, pointed her in the wrong direction, and then attacked and raped her in a forested area. The...

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