Widodo regrets ‘gross human rights violations’, vows never again
Indonesia has long been grappling with the brutality of its past, most notably the mass killings of 1965-66, in which Australia was found to have been complicit.
Day: January 11, 2023
Biden news: President makes first response to classified papers trove as GOP accused Dems of hypocrisy
Discovery of documents cast a shadow over Biden’s visit to Mexico City for three-day summit with counterparts Trudeau and López Obrador
Several Wounded In Knife Attack At Paris Train Station
Several people were lightly wounded on Wednesday by a man wielding a knife at the busy Gare du Nord station in Paris, French authorities said.
France plan to raise retirement age sparks strike threat
‘I’m well aware that changing our pension system raises questions and fears among the French,’ the prime minister says
An overview of the adoption of Matter, the new open-source smart home interoperability standard, across the devices and controllers on display at CES 2023 (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge)
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An overview of the adoption of Matter, the new open-source smart home interoperability standard, across the devices and controllers on display at CES 2023 — We round up all the new product announ…
Several hurt in Paris station attack, attacker ‘neutralized’
French media are reporting that people have been stabbed at a Paris train station and the interior minister says several people were injured before police “rapidly neutralized” the attacker.
Belgian port of Antwerp says record volume of cocaine seized in 2022
Belgian authorities said seizures of cocaine at the port of Antwerp, the main gateway into Europe, hit a new record last year. This comes amid mounting concern over the power of violent international gangs.
Video: Upset With Staff, Chinese Man Rams Sports Car Through Hotel Lobby
A disgruntled guest rammed his sports car through a Chinese hotel’s doors and drove wildly around its lobby, leaving a trail of destruction after arguing with staff about his missing laptop.
Gare du Nord knife rampage leaves ‘at least six injured’ at Paris Eurostar hub before attacker is shot by armed cops
A KNIFEMAN went on a rampage stabbing leaving at least six people injured in Paris Gare du Nord this morning.
The suspect was arrested at the busy train station of the French capital after armed cops opened fire and wounded him.
The suspect was a…
AP: WHO knew of past sex misconduct claim against doctor
The World Health Organization is forming a committee on “formal complaints of abusive conduct.”