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Lego was my son’s entire imaginative world

12 Jul 2024

Six decades after the age when most people do, I’ve become obsessed with Lego. My gateway drug was a set reminiscent of an ice cream truck. Like many parents, I...

Sri Lanka to expand controversial mass drug crackdown

14 Jan 2024

Sri Lanka's police said Sunday they will more than double the number of suspects arrested in an ongoing anti-narcotics crackdown condemned by the United Nations, with tens of thousands already...

UN rights council eyes probe of Iran crackdown

22 Nov 2022

The United Nations' top rights body will hold an urgent meeting this week to consider launching an international investigation into the deadly crackdown on mass protests rocking Iran. The...

Amnesty urges India to stop ‘vicious’ Muslim protest crackdown

15 Jun 2022

India must immediately end a "vicious" crackdown on Muslims who took to the streets to protest a ruling party official's remarks about the Prophet Mohammed, Amnesty International said Tuesday. ...

North Korea plans crackdown as Kim pushes for internal unity

13 Jun 2022

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his top deputies have pushed for a crackdown on officials who abuse their power and commit other "unsound and non-revolutionary acts," state media...

Biden plans to crack down on ‘ghost guns’ with action on Thursday

08 Apr 2021

President Joe Biden on Thursday will unveil his administration’s first steps to curb gun violence, including a plan to reduce the proliferation of “ghost guns,” after a slew of mass...

Seven killed in Myanmar protests; UN condemns crackdown

11 Mar 2021

Gulf Today Report Seven people were killed when security forces sprayed gunfire during pre-dawn patrols of Myanmar's biggest city on Thursday, as the UN condemned the growing violence against...

Unions set for strikes as Myanmar crackdown intensifies

08 Mar 2021

Major trade unions in Myanmar prepared for strikes on Monday to try to squeeze the country’s fragile economy and pile pressure on its new military rulers, as a weekend of...

VIDEO: UN says at least 18 protesters shot dead on bloodiest day of Myanmar’s crackdown

28 Feb 2021

Security forces in Myanmar opened fire and made mass arrests Sunday as they sought to break up protests against the military’s seizure of power, and a UN human rights official...

Thousands flee Hong Kong for UK, fearing China crackdown

01 Feb 2021

Gulf Today Report A new visa scheme offering millions of Hong Kongers a pathway to British citizenship went live on Sunday as the city's former colonial master opens its...

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