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China has been stepping up efforts to protect and restore its wetlands in recent years. The country now ranks first in Asia and fourth worldwide in total wetland area, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. Progress has been driven in part by stronger legal protection. China has improved its wetland governance framework through new and revised laws, with 21 provincial-level regions now implementing updated local regulations. A tiered management syst

The former high-ranking Investigative Committee and FSB officers have been found guilty of fabricating evidence in an extortion scheme Senior investigators jailed in Russia in high-profile corruption case A Moscow court has sentenced half a dozen law enforcement officers, including two high-ranking Investigative Committee officials, to lengthy prison terms for fabricating evidence in an extortion scheme. The officers were found guilty on Monday of forming a criminal gang, bri

One person died and eight were injured in an auto accident in Tokyo on Thursday involving an official vehicle of the Cabinet Office and five other cars. The government vehicle is believed to have plowed into an intersection in the Akasaka district of Tokyo’s Minato Ward at around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, causing a multiple-car collision. Based on footage of the accident, the driver of the Cabinet Office car is thought to have ignored the red light and gone into the intersection

WARNING: Contains content about sexual offending against children and animals. A Tasman man has been jailed for more than five years for collecting thousands of child exploitation photos and videos, described by a judge as graphic and horrific. Storm Uriah Constable-Carter pleaded guilty in the Nelson District Court in August to 50 charges relating to the creation, possession and distribution of child exploitation and bestiality material. Investigators described the material

NSW Police say they are aware of a possible retribution event after the Bondi shooting, as a post continues to be shared about a “bashing day” in Cronulla. The social media post states: “WE RIOT. WOG/MIDDLE EASTERN BASHING DAY. SATURDAY 27TH DECEMBER 2025. “SPREAD THE WORD AUSTRALIA! STAND THE F**K UP.” It is believed the post is being mostly shared on Snapchat. NSW Police said they are aware of the situation. “Police are aware of the social media posts. We do not have any fu

An early morning train from Glasgow to London has derailed, seemingly after hitting a landslip, leading to major disruption set to last for "a number of days" on the West Coast Mainline. At 06:10 GMT the 04:28 Avanti West Coast service from Glasgow Central to London Euston came off the tracks at Shap in Cumbria, the train operator said. Lines north of Preston and south of Carlisle were blocked as a result, leaving passengers stranded either side of the crash. The North West A

A man has admitted to the brutal murder of his partner and the attempted cover-up of her death at her home in South Lanarkshire. The body...

Police are investigating a suspected gas explosion at a house in east London. Six fire engines and about 40 firefighters were called to...

Russia has banned propaganda promoting same-sex relations but has never sought to outlaw homosexuality itself, according to President...

A report detailing a culture of poor behaviour by some heart surgeons at Northern Ireland's cardiac surgery unit is "appalling",...