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Bhoomi Chauhan says she missed her flight to London after arriving late at Ahmedabad airport
Student missed Air India flight by just 10 minutes
AHMEDABAD — Bhoomi Chauhan remembers being angry and frustrated. Bumper-to-bumper traffic had delayed her car journey to Ahmedabad airport — so much so that she missed her Air India flight to London Gatwick by just 10 minutes.Ms Chauhan, a business administration student who lives in Bristol with her husband, had been visiting western India for a holiday.The 28-year-old was due to fly home on AI171 on Thursday, which crashed shortly after take-off, killing 241 people on board and more on the ground.But after arriving at the airport less than an hour before departure, airline staff turned her away."We got very angry with our driver and left the airport in frustration," she recalls. "I was very disappointed."We left the airport and stood at a place to drink tea and...
June 13, 2025

Student missed Air India flight by just 10 minutes

Vishwashkumar Ramesh lying in hospital bed
'I walked out of rubble': Survivor on how he escaped Air India wreckage
AHMEDABAD — The British man who was the sole survivor of Thursday's Air India plane crash said he managed to escape the wreckage through an opening in the fuselage."I managed to unbuckle myself, used my leg to push through that opening, and crawled out," Vishwashkumar Ramesh told Indian state media DD News.Ramesh, 40, was in seat 11A on the London-bound Boeing 787 flight when it went down shortly after take off in Ahmedabad, western India on Thursday.Air India said all other passengers and crew were killed — including 169 Indian nationals and 52 British nationals. More than 200 bodies have been recovered so far, though it is unclear how many were passengers and how many were from the ground.Speaking from his hospital bed, Ramesh said the lights inside the aircraft...
June 13, 2025

'I walked out of rubble': Survivor on how he escaped Air India wreckage

Pyongyang says it has successfully relaunched its new warship
North Korea claims warship launch successful on second try
SEOUL — North Korea says it has successfully relaunched its new 5,000-ton naval destroyer, less than a month after it capsized during the first attempted launch, state media reports.The country's leader, Kim Jong Un, had reacted furiously to the warship's failed launch in May, and demanded it be quickly repaired.At least four officials — three shipyard officials and one senior official — have since been arrested over the incident.State media says the ship has now been fully restored. But given how quickly it has been relaunched, experts are questioning whether the repairs are really complete.Kim and his daughter, Kim Ju Ae, oversaw Tuesday's launch at Rajin Port in the country's north, according to KCNA, which published photos of them at the event.This warship is one...
June 13, 2025

North Korea claims warship launch successful on second try

Firefighters work to put out a fire at the site where an Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad, India, June 12, 2025
At the scene in Ahmedabad: 'Everyone is running trying to save as many lives as possible'
AHMEDABAD — The scene in Ahmedabad after the Air India passenger plane crashed shortly after take off is shocking.A few hours after the accident, smoke can still be seen rising from the ruins of buildings at the crash site. Pictures show a burned bed frame lying in the street.Everyone is running, trying to save as many lives as possible when the BBC arrives at the scene.Firefighters can be seen picking their way across the burnt ground, attempting to put out the still smouldering wreckage with their hoses.Ambulances are all over the area. Roads are blocked.On the edges, people whose relatives were travelling to London have started to gather.The Boeing 787 Dreamliner came down shortly after take off on Thursday afternoon local time, bound for London Gatwick. There were 242 people on board...
June 12, 2025

At the scene in Ahmedabad: 'Everyone is running trying to save as many lives as possible'

The Singapore-flagged ship caught fire on Monday
Officials race to tow burning ship away from India coast to prevent 'ecological disaster'
DELHI — The Indian Coast Guard is trying to tow a burning Singapore-flagged cargo ship away from the coast of Kerala in the Arabian Sea, to prevent "a potential ecological disaster".The Indian defense ministry on Wednesday said that the situation remains critical and efforts are under way to establish a tow line and pull the vessel away from the coast.The MV Wan Hai 503, which caught fire on Monday, is carrying 2,128 tons of fuel and hundreds of containers - including hazardous cargo - raising environmental concerns.Although visible flames have significantly reduced following firefighting efforts, the blaze remains active in the inner decks and near the fuel tanks, the ministry said.It added that five salvage team members and an aircrew diver have been sent to help with the...
June 12, 2025

Officials race to tow burning ship away from India coast to prevent 'ecological disaster'

A crew of eight Chinese nationals aboard Hong Tai 58 was were detained in February by Taiwan's coast guard
Taiwan jails China captain for undersea cable sabotage in landmark case
SINGAPORE — A Chinese national has been sentenced to three years in prison for damaging an undersea cable connecting Taiwan's main island and the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait.The man, identified by his surname Wang, was the captain of the Togolese-registered vessel Hong Tai 58.The Tainan District Court's verdict on Thursday marks the first sentencing after reports in recent years of undersea cables around Taiwan being severed.Taipei has accused Beijing of sabotaging its cables, describing it as a "grey zone" tactic to pressure the self-ruled island, which China claims as its territory.But China has denied its involvement, calling the incidents "common maritime accidents" that have been "exaggerated" by Taiwanese authorities.Undersea cables -...
June 12, 2025

Taiwan jails China captain for undersea cable sabotage in landmark case

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

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