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South Korea Targets Cambodia’s Scam Industry After Kidnaps, Torture and a Death

South Korea’s efforts are part of a widening international crackdown on criminal groups running online fraud schemes from Southeast Asia.

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Wi Sung-lac, South Korea’s national security director, said in a news conference on Wednesday in Seoul, that 79 people were missing in Cambodia after getting lured by high-paying job offers there and being forced to work under confinement on scam operations.
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First Burials to Be Held for Israelis Returned From Gaza

Hamas has handed over the bodies of eight people, but says it is struggling to find the remains of others in Gaza after two years of war.

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A Red Cross convoy passing a Hamas militant near Deir al Balah, Gaza, on Monday.
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Syria’s New Leaders Are Talking to Russia, a Former Enemy

President Ahmed al-Shara is making his first trip to Moscow, which backed the regime his rebels overthrew. Both sides have reasons to put the past aside.

Russian military vehicles near Hmeimim, Syria, in August. Moscow still has an air base in the area, despite the overthrow last year of its ally Bashar al-Assad.
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The Shutdown Enters Its Third Week

Cuts to transportation and energy. Funding for food assistance and the military. Here’s the latest from the shutdown.

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They fought with Britain and US in Afghanistan – now Taliban is taking its revenge

After the Taliban takeover of Kabul in 2021, Britain pledged sanctuary to Afghans who faced reprisals for working with UK forces – but thousands are still waiting. Now, as Britain drags its heels, we have verified the killings of more than 100 ex-Afghan forces in the country since 2023 – with one executed in front of his children. Holly Bancroft, Jessica Purkiss, Fahim Abed and May Bulman report

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