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The failed launch severely damaged the dignity and pride of our nation in an instant, Kim says

North Korea's Kim slams 'serious accident' at warship launch

SEOUL — North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has condemned a "serious accident" during the launch of a new warship on Thursday, calling it a "criminal act" that could not be tolerated.Parts of the 5,000-ton destroyer's bottom were crushed, tipping the vessel off balance, state media reported.Kim, who was present at the launch, has ordered the ship be restored before a key party meeting in June, and for those involved in designing the ship to be held responsible for the incident which he said "severely damaged the dignity and pride of our nation in an instant."State media reports did not mention any casualties or injuries as a result of the incident.Kim attributed Thursday's accident, which took place at a shipyard in the eastern port city of...

May 22, 2025

North Korea's Kim slams 'serious accident' at warship launch

File photo of a member of Pakistan's security forces

School bus attack kills at least five in Pakistan

SINGAPORE — A bomb attack on a school bus in Pakistan's Balochistan region has killed at least five people and injured dozens.The bus was carrying around 40 school children when it exploded at about 07:40 local time (02:40 GMT) just outside the remote town of Khuzdar, police told the BBC.Three of the five people killed are children, police said. Pictures circulating on social media show the charred wreckage of a large bus, with backpacks scattered around it.No group has claimed responsibility for the incident so far, but Balochistan, a turbulent province in the country's southwest, has long been plagued by a long-standing insurgency and human rights violations.Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi condemned the incident as "sheer barbarism", calling the...

May 21, 2025

School bus attack kills at least five in Pakistan

Ali Khan Mahmudabad has been accused of endangering the unity of India

Bail for Indian professor arrested for comments on India-Pakistan conflict

NEW DELHI — India's top court has granted interim bail to an Indian professor who was arrested over his remarks about the recent military hostilities between India and Pakistan.Ali Khan Mahmudabad, an associate professor at Ashoka University, was arrested from his home in Delhi on Sunday.He has been accused of endangering national sovereignty and promoting enmity between groups, based on a complaint filed by a youth member of the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He denies the allegations.On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ordered Mahmudabad's release but refused to put a hold on the investigation against him."Having regard to the two online posts that have led to the FIR [complaint], we are satisfied that no case of staying the investigation is made out," the court...

May 21, 2025

Bail for Indian professor arrested for comments on India-Pakistan conflict

Mushtaq's Heart Lamp poignantly captures the hardships of Muslim women living in southern India

India's Banu Mushtaq scripts history with International Booker win

NEW DELHI — Indian writer-lawyer-activist Banu Mushtaq has scripted history by winning the International Booker prize for the short story anthology, Heart Lamp.It is the first book written in the Kannada language, which is spoken in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, to win the prestigious prize.The stories in Heart Lamp were translated into English by Deepa Bhasthi.Featuring 12 short stories written by Mushtaq over three decades from 1990 to 2023, Heart Lamp poignantly captures the hardships of Muslim women living in southern India.In her acceptance speech, Mushtaq thanked readers for letting her words wander into their hearts."This book was born from the belief that no story is ever small; that in the tapestry of human experience, every thread holds the weight of the...

May 21, 2025

India's Banu Mushtaq scripts history with International Booker win

Fisherman Larry Hugo, right, was nearly rammed by a Chinese coastguard ship

An island called Hope is standing up to Beijing in the South China Sea

PAGASA ISLAND — At just 37 hectares, the Philippines-controlled island of Pagasa – or "hope" – is barely big enough to live on. There is almost nothing there.The 300 or so inhabitants live in a cluster of small, wooden houses. They fish in the clear, turquoise waters, and grow what vegetables they can in the sandy ground.But they are not alone in these disputed waters: just off shore, to the west, lies an armada of ships.These are all Chinese, from the navy, the coastguard or the so-called maritime militia – large fishing vessels repurposed to maintain Chinese dominance of this sea. As our plane approached the island we counted at least 20.For the past 10 years, China has been expanding its presence in the South China Sea, taking over submerged coral reefs, building three...

May 21, 2025

An island called Hope is standing up to Beijing in the South China Sea

David Littleproud said the decision was one of the hardest of his career

Australia's Liberal-National coalition splits after election thrashing

SYDNEY — Australia's conservative Liberal-National coalition — the nation's main opposition political party — has split after a partnership lasting almost 80 years.The move marks a seismic change in the country's political landscape and comes just weeks after a federal election that saw Labor win a second term in a landslide victory.Nationals leader David Littleproud on Tuesday said his party was not re-entering a coalition agreement, amid policy disagreements with the Liberal Party as it goes on a journey of "rediscovery" following the empathic loss.Littleproud added that the Coalition has been broken and repaired before, and he hoped that — with time — the parties could reconcile again.The Liberal Party — which has the second largest number of seats in...

May 20, 2025

Australia's Liberal-National coalition splits after election thrashing

Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien won the Miss Grand International pageant in 2021

Vietnamese beauty queen arrested for fraud over fiber gummies

HANOI — Vietnamese authorities have arrested a beauty queen and social media influencer for consumer fraud after she promoted a counterfeit fiber supplement.Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien had heavily marketed gummies said to be rich in fiber on her social media channels.But a public backlash erupted after product tests revealed this was untrue.A former winner of the Miss Grand International beauty competition, Ms Nguyen is a well-known personality in Vietnam and previously received accolades from the government.Ms Nguyen had promoted Kera Supergreens Gummies along with social media influencers, Pham Quang Linh and Hang Du Muc.Investigators said the product was the result of a joint venture between Ms Nguyen and a company set up by the two other influencers.The influencers claimed that each of...

May 20, 2025

Vietnamese beauty queen arrested for fraud over fiber gummies

William Goodge beat the previous record by four days

British man breaks record for fastest run across Australia

SYDNEY — A British ultra-endurance athlete has broken the world record for running across the width of Australia, after a grueling 35-day journey.William Goodge, 31, started the 3,800km (2,361 miles) run from Cottesloe Beach in Perth on 15 April, and finished on Monday afternoon at Australia's iconic Bondi Beach, his father by his side.Originally from Bedfordshire in England, Goodge ran the equivalent of two-and-a-half marathons — about 100km — every day.He started running marathons after his mother, Amanda, died from cancer in 2018, with this journey raising money for cancer charities in the UK, US and Australia.The previous world record for running across Australia was held by Chris Turnbull, who managed the feat in 39 days in 2023. The year before, Australian electrician Nedd...

May 20, 2025

British man breaks record for fastest run across Australia

Ambulances park outside a railway station where rescued and injured passenger of a train attacked by insurgents are brought on 12 March, 2025

Car bomb in Pakistan's Balochistan leaves four dead and 20 injured

ISLAMABAD — Four people died and at least 20 were injured when a car bomb exploded near a market in Pakistan late on Sunday, a senior official has said.The explosion hit the city of Qillah Abdullah in Balochistan province, close to the country's border with Afghanistan.It damaged several shops and the outer perimeter of a building housing paramilitary forces, according to Deputy Commissioner Abdullah Riaz.No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but suspicion is likely to fall on ethnic Baloch separatists, who have carried out numerous attacks on security forces and civilians in Balochistan and other areas of the country.Balochistan government spokesperson Shahid Rind condemned the bombing and said an investigation had been launched.The province has long been the centre of...

May 19, 2025

Car bomb in Pakistan's Balochistan leaves four dead and 20 injured

The YouTuber was allegedly in touch with a Pakistan High Commission official in India

Indian YouTuber arrested for allegedly 'spying' for Pakistan

NEW DELHI — Police in India have arrested a local YouTuber on suspicions of spying for Pakistan.Jyoti Malhotra, a travel influencer from the northern Indian state of Haryana, allegedly traveled to the neighboring country several times — her last trip was in March 2025.Police in Haryana allege that she was in touch with a Pakistan High Commission official, who was expelled from India earlier this month.The YouTuber's father has denied allegations that she was a spy, saying she went to Pakistan after acquiring the necessary permissions.Ms Malhotra describes herself on social media as a "modern girl with old ideas", and has 377,000 subscribers on YouTube and 133,000 followers on Instagram.But officers have questioned how she financed her travel around the globe, with her...

May 19, 2025

Indian YouTuber arrested for allegedly 'spying' for Pakistan

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