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Mongolia’s PM resigns over son’s lavish spending

04-06-2025 ULAANBAATAR: Mongolia’s Prime Minister (PM) has resigned after social media photos of his son’s lavish lifestyle sparked an anti-corruption investigation and weeks of mass protests. Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene, who has denied wrongdoing, lost a confidence vote in parliament on Tuesday. The viral photos purport to show Oyun-Erdene’s son and the …

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Guatemala jails ex-paramilitaries for 40 years

03-06-2025 GUATEMALA CITY: A top Guatemalan court has sentenced three former paramilitaries to 40 years each in prison after they were found guilty of raping six Indigenous women between 1981 and 1983, one of the bloodiest periods of the Central American nation’s civil war. The conviction and sentencing on Friday …

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China warns US not to ‘play with fire’ over Taiwan

03-06-2025 BEIJING: China has warned the United States against “playing with fire” over Taiwan in response to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calling the Asian power a “threat to the region” at a high-profile summit in Singapore. Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue on Saturday, Hegseth said China was “credibly preparing” …

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