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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court on Monday sentenced Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to two years in prison for corruption charges. The Seoul Central District Court issued the ruling against Han, widow of the church’s founder, Sun Myung Moon, according to the court’s public affairs office. She was arrested last year and charged with instructing church officials to bribe the wife of conservative former President […]

By Leo Marchandon Aug 31 (Reuters) – Europe is expanding its network of publicly funded AI supercomputers with a €387.8 million ($449.4 million) system from French state-owned Bull, as part of a push to close a computing deficit with the U.S. and China. This is Bull’s largest contract ever, the company told Reuters on Monday, just months after the French state carved the business out of debt-laden Atos for up […]

By Janina Nuno Rios NEW YORK, Aug 31 (Reuters) – American Sofia Kenin beat 46-year-old compatriot Venus Williams 6-2 7-6(6) in a U.S. Open first-round match that began at 12:13 a.m. on Monday, the latest start in women’s tournament history. The match at Arthur Ashe Stadium got underway after Novak Djokovic’s five-set defeat by Mariano Navone, with a sizable contingent of fans staying on well past midnight for one more […]

JAKARTA, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Indonesian legal experts and activists voiced support on Monday for an Indonesian court ruling voiding legal provisions that made insulting the government a criminal offence, but said there were still doubts about the move’s effectiveness. The provisions were part of Indonesia’s updated penal code, which took effect in January. Their broad definitions drew condemnation from democracy activists concerned they might harm civil liberties and free […]

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK, Aug 31 (Reuters) – After a long deployment in the Middle East, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier will dock in Thailand’s resort city of Pattaya this week, raising hopes of an economic boost, even as local authorities cracked down on parts of the sex tourism destination. The Abraham Lincoln is due to dock on Wednesday at nearby Laem Chabang, with two accompanying Navy […]

By Felix Light and Tamara Vaal ASTANA, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Monday appointed Erlan Karin, a longtime adviser, as vice president, an office created under a new constitution that Central Asia’s largest economy adopted earlier this year. The move makes Karin, a close adviser to Tokayev since he took over the presidency in 2019, first in line to succeed his boss as the leader of […]

By Field Level Media Aug 31 (Field Level Media) – Heliot Ramos delivered his biggest hit for his new team when his three-run homer capped a five-run fifth inning and helped the New York Yankees roll to a 16-1 victory over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon. The Yankees won for the 10th time in 14 games and moved four games ahead of the Red Sox for the […]

US Strikes Iranian Launchers Preparing To Fire Sea Mines Toward Hormuz By The Media Line Staff US forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island on Sunday after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) personnel were allegedly seen preparing to fire rockets carrying sea mines toward the Strait of Hormuz, a US official said. The operation was the first US strike of its kind in weeks and came after US […]

The Plan for Post-Hamas Gaza Has a Palestinian Authority Problem While Israel may accept an arrangement, provided Hamas fully disarms, sources told TML that the technocratic government, even if not in name, is effectively the Palestinian Authority By Maayan Hoffman / The Media Line Any agreement that relies on Israel working with the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), the Palestinian technocratic government, is likely doomed to fail, […]