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Seoul's military says it salvaged North Korean missile debris
Seoul's military says it salvaged North Korean missile debris
by  AFP

South Korea's military said Wednesday it had retrieved and analysed debris from a missile the North fired across the two countries' de facto maritime border during a recent blitz of launches. On Wednesday, the defence ministry said in a statement that it had successfully retrieved a three-meter-long, two-meter-wide piece of debris, which it identified as a North Korean SA-5 missile.

Inside the 'living hell' of Cambodia's scam operations
Inside the 'living hell' of Cambodia's scam operations
by  AFP

Trafficked, beaten and locked up far from his family in China, Lu was one of thousands of people in Cambodia forced to operate online scams to line their captors' pockets. "People were beaten or tortured and sold if they refused to scam others."

House of hordes: UK's parliament swells after PM upheaval
House of hordes: UK's parliament swells after PM upheaval
by  AFP

Britain's House of Lords shares some characteristics with the Chinese National People's Congress: their signature colours are red, and neither is elected by popular vote. The House of Lords enjoys far more influence than the ornamental National People's Congress, which is set in March to rubber-stamp the Communist Party's decision last month to grant a historic third term to President Xi Jinping.

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