Foreign Buyers Return to New Zealand’s Property Market with NZ$5 Million Threshold For the first time in seven years, foreigners can once again buy property in New Zealand—if they are prepared to spend at least NZ$5 million (US$2.93 million). The change comes as part of updates to the country’s Active Investor Plus visa, designed to […]
Drone Sightings Disrupt Airports Across Denmark COPENHAGEN – Multiple airports in Denmark reported drone activity late Wednesday, forcing a temporary shutdown at Aalborg airport, one of the country’s busiest hubs after Copenhagen. North Jutland police said drones were spotted flying over a wide area near Aalborg airport and the Skrydstrup airbase. The drones eventually left […]
Seoul Warns of North Korea’s Expanding Uranium Stockpile SEOUL – South Korea has issued a rare public warning over North Korea’s growing nuclear capabilities, revealing new intelligence about Pyongyang’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium. Unification Minister Chung Dong-young told reporters that intelligence agencies estimate North Korea holds up to 2,000 kilograms of uranium enriched to […]
Trump Expected to Approve TikTok Divestment Deal WASHINGTON – Former U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to announce that a deal to separate TikTok’s American operations from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, will meet the requirements of a law passed by Congress. The law, approved in 2024, mandates that TikTok cut ties with Chinese ownership […]
Typhoon Ragasa Leaves Trail of Destruction Across Asia, Weakens Near Hong Kong HONG KONG – Typhoon Ragasa brought parts of Asia to a grinding halt this week, sweeping through the northern Philippines and Taiwan before striking southern China. At least 14 people were killed and more than 100 others were injured as the powerful storm […]
ICE Agent Fatally Shoots Man After School Drop-Off in Franklin Park FRANKLIN PARK, Illinois – A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot 38-year-old Silverio Villegas Gonzalez on September 12, just minutes after he dropped off his two children at Passow Elementary School and a nearby daycare. According to federal officials, the shooting […]
Drones, Explosions Reported as Humanitarian Flotilla Faces Attacks at Sea A convoy of humanitarian ships heading to Gaza has reported multiple attacks, including drone flyovers, unexplained objects being dropped, disrupted communications, and explosions on several vessels, according to the Global Sumud Flotilla. The group did not provide details on any casualties. “We are witnessing these […]
Japan Signals Support for Palestinian State Amid Ongoing Gaza Conflict Nearly 80 percent of United Nations members now recognize the State of Palestine, with countries including Britain, Canada, and France adding their support this week—nearly two years after the conflict in Gaza began. Japan has joined the growing chorus of nations calling for Palestinian statehood. […]
Canada Investigates TikTok Over Children’s Data Collection Canada’s privacy authorities have found that TikTok is being used by hundreds of thousands of children in the country, despite the company’s claims that its platform is not meant for anyone under 13. A joint investigation led by Canada’s privacy commissioner, Philippe Dufresne, along with privacy authorities in […]
Super Typhoon Ragasa Batters Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Southern China A barrier lake in Taiwan’s eastern Hualien County overflowed on Wednesday, sending a wall of water into a nearby town, as heavy rains from Super Typhoon Ragasa lashed the island, the Taiwan fire department reported. Since Monday, Taiwan has been under the outer rim of […]
