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A vehicle burns during a second night of riots, in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, on June 11, 2025
Masked rioters in Northern Ireland attack police, torch houses for second night
BALLYMENA, Northern Ireland — Hundreds of masked rioters attacked police and set homes and cars on fire in the Northern Irish town of Ballymena on Tuesday in the second successive night of disorder that followed a protest over an alleged sexual assault in the town, according to Reuters news agency.Police said they were dealing with “serious disorder” in the town, which is about 45 km (30 miles) from the capital Belfast, and urged people to avoid the area.Officers in riot gear and driving armored vans responded with water cannon and plastic baton rounds after being attacked by petrol bombs, scaffolding and rocks that rioters gathered by knocking down nearby walls, a Reuters witness said.One house was burned out and a police officer vomited after leaving another in a different part of...
June 11, 2025

Masked rioters in Northern Ireland attack police, torch houses for second night

Players of Reversed Front — Bonfire can pledge allegiance to Taiwan, Hong Kong, Tibet or Uyghurs, among other options
HK bans 'seditious' mobile game about fighting communists
SINGAPORE — Hong Kong residents found downloading or sharing a mobile game app about defeating the communist regime may be punished under national security laws, police have said.According to the website for Reversed Front: Bonfire, players can "pledge allegiance" to Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Tibet or Uyghurs, among other options, "to overthrow the Communist regime".In a statement on Tuesday, police warned that those who download the game "may be regarded as in possession of a publication that has a seditious intention".It comes as Beijing has tightened grip over the city and has been seen as increasingly cracking down on dissent in the wake of the 2019 pro-democracy protests.In a line on the game's website, it stated that it was a "work of...
June 11, 2025

HK bans 'seditious' mobile game about fighting communists

The speakers, seen in this file photo, broadcast propaganda across the border
South Korea turns off propaganda loudspeakers to North
SINGAPORE — South Korea's military says it has suspended its loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts across the border to North Korea, as part of a bid to "restore trust" between both countries.The move comes a week after the country elected its new president Lee Jae-myung, who had campaigned on improving inter-Korean ties.Pyongyang considers the loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts an act of war and has threatened to blow them up in the past.They were previously paused for six years but resumed in June last year in response to Pyongyang's campaign of sending rubbish-filled balloons across the border to the South.In recent years, the broadcasts have included news from both Koreas and abroad as well as information on democracy and life in the South.Ties between North and South...
June 11, 2025

South Korea turns off propaganda loudspeakers to North

India had already begun trade negotiations when tariffs were announced, Jaishankar said
India 'hopeful' of reaching deal with US before Trump's tariff deadline
DELHI — India is "hopeful" of reaching a trade agreement with the US before the 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs ends on 9 July, the country's foreign minister has said.In an interview with French daily Le Figaro on Tuesday, S Jaishankar, who is on a four-day visit to Belgium and France, said India and the US had already begun trade negotiations before Trump unveiled his 2 April 'Liberation day' tariffs on global partners, including up to 27% on India."Prime Minister [Narendra] Modi met with Donald Trump in February and they decided to further open access to our respective markets," Jaishankar told the paper."We are hopeful of reaching an agreement before the end of the tariff suspension on 9 July."Earlier in the day, a US delegation held...
June 11, 2025

India 'hopeful' of reaching deal with US before Trump's tariff deadline

Jetstar Asia will continue to operate flights until the end of July
Budget airline Jetstar Asia to close in weeks, customers offered refunds
SINGAPORE — Singapore-based budget airline Jetstar Asia will close down at the end of July, with affected passengers to be offered full refunds.The low-cost airline has struggled with rising supplier costs, high airport fees and increased competition in the region. More than 500 employees will be laid off.The shutdown of Jetstar Asia will not impact the operations of Australia-based Jetstar Airways, nor those of Jetstar Japan, according to its part-owner Qantas.The budget carrier will offer a progressively reduced service over the next seven weeks and travellers will be notified if their flight is affected. Passengers with tickets to fly after the 31 July closure will be contacted by the airline.Some affected customers could be moved onto alternative flights operated by the Qantas Group....
June 11, 2025

Budget airline Jetstar Asia to close in weeks, customers offered refunds

Austrian police (File)
At least five killed in school shooting in Austria
VIENNA — At least five people were killed and several others were injured in a school shooting in the southern Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday .Several others have been injured, including students and teachers, state broadcaster ORF reported citing local press.The suspected perpetrator, considered to be a student at this stage, has committed suicide, reports claim.A police operation was under way on Dreierschuetzengasse street, which has a secondary school. However, the authorities have refused to make further comments.Graz Police spokesperson Sabri Yorgun said special forces were among those sent to the high school after a call was received at 10 am, and that authorities were working to gain an overview of what had happened.Graz is a city of some 300,000 and is the capital of the...
June 10, 2025

At least five killed in school shooting in Austria

An Israeli navy vessel patrols the Mediterranean Sea, Israel, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024
Israeli navy attacks Yemen's Houthi-held Hodeida port in first direct strikes from sea
HODEIDA — Israel's navy said on Tuesday that it attacked docks in Yemen’s rebel-held port city of Hodeida, the first time that its naval forces have conducted strikes against the Iran-aligned Houthis.The Houthis announced the attack via their al-Masirah news channel. They said the attack targeted docks in Hodeida, without elaborating. The facilities there are vital for aid shipments to the hungry, war-stricken nation.Since the start of the war in Gaza in October 2023, the Houthis have repeatedly launched missiles and drones targeting Israel, as well as attacks against commercial ships in what the rebels have described as acts of solidarity with the Palestinians.Late on Monday, Israel issued online warnings to Yemenis to evacuate from Ras Isa, Hodeida and al-Salif ports over the...
June 10, 2025

Israeli navy attacks Yemen's Houthi-held Hodeida port in first direct strikes from sea

A protester taunts a line of California National Guard standing in front of a federal building in downtown Los Angeles on Monday.
Thousands rally in San Francisco against ICE raids
SAN FRANCISCO — Thousands of people marched through San Francisco’s Civic Center and Mission neighborhoods on Monday night in protests that were “overwhelmingly peaceful,” police said.Demonstrators rallied against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids across the country and expressed solidarity with immigrant communities, CNN affiliate KGO reported.“At the very end of the night, two small groups broke off and committed vandalism and other criminal acts,” the San Francisco Police Department said.Police said they detained multiple people who refused to comply with orders, made arrests, and are currently addressing one unresolved situation.“I’m deeply concerned about what’s going on in Los Angeles and all around the country. California, we are better because of our...
June 10, 2025

Thousands rally in San Francisco against ICE raids

People watch while several Waymo cars burn in Los Angeles after being vandalized by protesters reacting to a series of immigration raids, on Sunday, June 8, 2025
Tensions flare in LA as Trump doubles National Guard deployment
LOS ANGELES — US President Donald Trump has deployed another 2,100 National Guard members and 700 US Marines, in what the authorities have dubbed Task Force 51 meant to "provide continuous coverage of the area" as unrest in Los Angeles continued into its fourth day.Tensions between Washington and California officials have grown as demonstrators took to the streets to protest a series of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests mostly targeting migrant workers in Los Angeles.The initially peaceful protests turned violent after heightened tensions, leading law enforcement to use tear gas and rubber bullets and shutting down the centre of Los Angeles as an "unlawful assembly area".Trump has since deployed some 2,000 US National Guard troops to maintain order...
June 10, 2025

Tensions flare in LA as Trump doubles National Guard deployment

Pro-immigrant protesters demonstrate outside the US Embassy in Mexico City in support of the LA protests on Monday.
Protesters outside US Embassy in Mexico City call for end to immigration raids across the border
MEXICO CITY — Protesters in Mexico City staged a demonstration outside the US Embassy on Monday, calling for an end to sweeping immigration raids across the border.Video captured by Reuters showed people waving Mexican and US flags and burning an effigy resembling US President Donald Trump.“We cannot remain silent as the Trump administration escalates its war on our communities in the United States,” said activist Alejandro Marinero from Migrant Organization Aztlan.“Immigration policy is not a party issue, but a class issue. It is the tool of a system that seeks to divide us, exploit us and keep us in the shadows to ensure its profits at the expense of our humanity,” he told Reuters. — CNN
June 10, 2025

Protesters outside US Embassy in Mexico City call for end to immigration raids across the border

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