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As South Korean victims of Cambodia’s scam camps recount frequent beatings, torture and even organ harvesting, President Lee Jae-myung has vowed to step up efforts to rescue citizens trapped in the Southeast Asian nation.“It’s not uncommon for people to die from assault. About one person dies every day,” one South Korean who is a resident in Cambodia told Yonhap news agency on Tuesday.“It’s not just South Koreans who are targeted. There are also people of various nationalities, including Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malaysian and Chinese.”The issue of South Koreans being caught up in Cambodia’s scam epidemic came into the spotlight after the…

As the Philippines reels from a deepening corruption scandal rattling its political elite, one of its brightest social media stars has found herself at the centre of a national reckoning over wealth, privilege and accountability.Filipino style icon and influencer Heart Evangelista has spent years dazzling international audiences. Her Instagram is a parade of haute couture and jewellery, and she is a regular at Paris Fashion Week.But her conspicuous absence from this autumn’s event in France spoke volumes, as questions about her fortune and her senator husband’s corruption allegations dominated headlines at home.“Honestly, I don’t think it’s the right time for…

United Bank Limited (UBL), one of Pakistan’s largest commercial banks, reported a consolidated profit after tax of Rs35.36 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, marking a significant 89% increase from Rs18.73 billion recorded in the same period last year, according to the bank’s financial results issued to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday. Consequently, the bank’s earnings per share (EPS) were Rs14.12 in Q3 of 2025, an increase from Rs7.65 in Q3 of 2024. UBL declared an interim cash dividend of Rs8 per share, or 160%, for the quarter ended 30 September 2025. This is in addition…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian government delegation has met with prominent American weapons manufacturers during a U.S. visit, a senior Kyiv official said Wednesday, before President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump at the White House later this week.A delegation led by the head of the Ukrainian president’s office, Andrii Yermak, and Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko met with representatives of Lockheed Martin and Raytheon, Yermak wrote in a Telegram post.Yermak didn’t disclose what was discussed during the talks, but said that his country’s cooperation with the two companies “continues to grow” as Ukraine looks for further help…

Chinese researchers have tested a submersible vehicle designed to help them build one of the world’s largest neutrino observatories in the South China Sea – a facility that will study the ghostly subatomic particles that stream through the cosmos with barely a trace.The Subsea Precision Instrument Deployer with Elastic Releasing (Spider) uncoiled a 700 metre (2,300ft) string of 20 sensor balls at a depth of about 1,700 metres (5,580ft), according to the team from Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Tsung-Dao Lee Institute.Each ball in the sea trial was positioned at the exact angle needed to capture neutrinos from cosmic or atmospheric…

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The European Union’s top official on Wednesday told Serbia’s populist leader to “get concrete” about its proclaimed goal of joining the 27-nation bloc, including implementing sanctions against traditional ally Russia. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also pressed President Aleksandar Vucic over democratic reforms as he faces accusations of a crackdown on protests against his increasingly authoritarian rule in the Balkan country.“We live in a fractured world with a widening gap between democracies and autocracies,” von der Leyen said at a joint press conference with Vucic. “And you know very well where the European Union…

MOSCOW (AP) — Syria’s interim leader, who led a swift rebel offensive last year that ousted former Syrian President Bashar Assad despite years of Moscow’s support, held talks Wednesday in Russia during his first visit to the country that gave asylum to the deposed autocrat.Welcoming interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa at the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the historic links between Moscow and Damascus, and he voiced hope for their expansion. The meeting underlines Russia’s desire to establish working ties with Syria’s new leadership and secure a military foothold in the country.Assad was an ally of Russia, and Moscow’s scorched-earth…

Rupee’s Performance Against US Dollar Since 04 March 2025 The Pakistani rupee posted marginal gain against the US dollar, appreciating 0.01% during trading in the inter-bank market on Wednesday. At close, the local currency settled at 281.12, up by Re0.03 against the US dollar. On Tuesday, the local unit closed at 281.15. Internationally, the US dollar was on the defensive early on Wednesday after comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell bolstered wagers on an interest rate cut this month. The greenback had lost ground to the safe-haven yen and Swiss franc on Tuesday as Washington and Beijing traded volleys…

Indonesia has said that its shrimp shipments to the US can continue following stricter rules in response to a radiation scare, as business executives call for a global campaign to restore the reputation of the product and diversify the local industry’s markets apart from the world’s largest economy.The Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry in Jakarta said on Saturday that exports to the US, the biggest buyer of Indonesia’s shrimps, could resume for companies based on Java island and Lampung province in Sumatra if they could obtain a safety certificate from the ministry to confirm the absence of the hazardous isotope…

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb held a constructive meeting with Nigel Clarke, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), during the ongoing IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings. During the meeting, the finance minister reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to maintaining macroeconomic stability and advancing structural reforms, read a statement released by the Finance Division on Wednesday. Aurangzeb acknowledged the IMF’s appreciation of Pakistan’s programme performance and reaffirmed the government’s resolve to sustain the trajectory of stability and reform. “He thanked the IMF for its support in the second review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the first review of the Resilience…