Category: World

COX’S BAZAR: Bangladesh has no scope to allocate more resources for its 1.3 million Rohingya refugees, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus said on Monday, urging the international community to find a sustainable solution to the crisis. Children make up half the 1.3 million Rohingya refugees now living in Bangladesh, most of whom fled a brutal 2017… Continue reading Bangladesh exhausts resources for Rohingya refugees, chief adviser Yunus warns

JAKARTA: A 16-year-old Malaysian hiker was rescued after collapsing from hypothermia on Mount Sagara in Indonesia’s West Java province, local police said. The teenager fainted at Post Four of the trail near Sagara village at around 1 pm local time on Saturday while trekking with several companions. According to Garut Police, she was saved by… Continue reading Malaysian teen rescued from hypothermia on Mt Sagara

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian parliamentarians passed on Monday legislation allowing people who collude with foreign countries to be stripped of citizenship, a law rights groups fear will be used to banish dissent. All 120 lawmakers in attendance at the National Assembly session, including Prime Minister Hun Manet, voted unanimously to approve the bill. Rights monitors have… Continue reading Cambodia MPs pass law allowing stripping of citizenship

PARONG: India fears a planned Chinese mega-dam in Tibet will reduce water flows on a major river by up to 85% during the dry season, according to four sources familiar with the matter and a government analysis seen by Reuters, prompting Delhi to fast-track plans for its own dam to mitigate the effects. The Indian… Continue reading China’s new mega dam triggers fears of water war in India

SYDNEY: The lone surviving guest of a lunch where three others died after being served food laced with deadly mushrooms told an Australian court on Monday the actions of host and convicted murderer Erin Patterson had left him feeling “half alive”. Patterson was found guilty last month of luring her mother-in-law Gail Patterson, father-in-law Donald… Continue reading Australia mushroom murderer Erin Patterson left me ‘half alive’, lone surviving victim says

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump threatened to deploy National Guard troops Sunday to yet another Democratic stronghold, the Maryland city of Baltimore, as the US president seeks to expand his crackdown on crime and immigration. The Republican’s latest online rant about an “out of control, crime-ridden” city comes as Democratic state leaders — including Maryland Governor Wes… Continue reading Trump clashes with Democrats as he expands National Guard plans

SANAA: Israeli strikes in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Sunday killed at least six people, according to the country’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels, who have repeatedly launched missiles and drones at Israel throughout the Gaza war. AFP images showed a large fireball lighting up the skies over the rebel-held capital, leaving behind a column of thick, black… Continue reading Israeli airstrikes in Sanaa kill 6, hit Huthi targets

BEIJING: Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin announced he will discuss countering sanctions pressure and external interference during meetings with Chinese counterparts this week. Volodin arrived in China on Monday leading a Russian parliamentary delegation for an official visit. “On the agenda: countering sanctions pressure and external interference; expanding trade and economic ties; defending historical… Continue reading Russian parliamentary speaker to discuss countering sanctions in Beijing

WASHINGTON: South Korea’s new president Lee Jae Myung faces a pivotal moment on Monday when he meets US President Donald Trump in Washington for their first summit. The countries’ decades-old alliance strains to confront rapid geopolitical changes. Much is riding on the meeting for Lee, who took office in June after a snap election called… Continue reading South Korea’s Lee faces pivotal test at first summit with Trump

GANZHOU: Chinese copper flat wire manufacturer Wellascent Electronic has turned geopolitical risks into competitive advantages through strategic investment in Texas. The company’s early 2023 decision to build a factory in Grand Prairie now shields American clients from 50% import tariffs on copper wire and semi-finished products. “A few prospective clients in the United States were… Continue reading Chinese copper firm’s Texas factory thrives amid US tariff war

TOKYO: Japan’s government is evaluating a new tax to fund repairs for aging public infrastructure as a replacement for a decades-old gasoline surcharge scheduled for abolition by year-end. The Asahi newspaper reported that this potential levy would likely target automobile drivers, substituting the so-called provisional gasoline tax that ruling and opposition parties agreed to terminate… Continue reading Japan considers new infrastructure tax to replace expiring gasoline surcharge

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has experienced a remarkable surge in public support despite his ruling coalition’s recent parliamentary election setback. A Yomiuri newspaper public opinion poll revealed a nearly 20 percentage point increase in cabinet approval ratings on Monday. Support for Ishiba’s cabinet stood at 39%, surging by 17 percentage points from last… Continue reading Japan PM Ishiba’s support surges 20 points despite election loss

MELBOURNE: Australian mushroom killer Erin Patterson faces her victims’ relatives in court as a judge prepares to sentence her for a triple murder that captured global attention. The fifty-year-old appears for the first time since a jury convicted her in July of murder by preparing a beef Wellington meal containing death cap mushrooms. She deliberately… Continue reading Australian mushroom killer faces victims’ family in sentencing hearing

QUITO: Ecuadorian authorities have intercepted a major shipment of bomb-making materials destined for use in terrorist attacks within Colombia. Police seized three thousand seven hundred and fifty cartridges of explosive emulsion alongside fifteen miles of detonating cord during a border operation. “We identified explosive material that was intended to be used to carry out terrorist… Continue reading Ecuador seizes bomb materials bound for Colombia in terror plot

PARIS: France’s broadcast regulator has confirmed it lacks the authority to block the online channel of a streamer who died during a live broadcast. ARCOM agency chief Martin Ajdari stated that because the channel was hosted on Australian platform Kick, which has no French representation, “it does not come under the direct authority of ARCOM”.… Continue reading France regulator cannot block dead streamer’s channel on foreign platform