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Stranded Rohingya boat people, desperate for food and water, sit on the deck of an abandoned smugglers' boat drifting in Thai waters off the southern island of Koh Lipe in the Andaman sea. (file)
17 Rohingya feared dead amid storm off Myanmar coast: UNHCR
GENEVA — The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has said it is shocked and saddened by reports that more than a dozen Rohingya – including children – have perished at sea off the coast of Myanmar over the weekend.Initial reports suggest the boat left Sittwe in Rakhine State, Myanmar, last Thursday, the agency reported, and the vessel encountered bad weather in waters off the coast of the Ayeyarwady Region, causing it to capsize near the coast of Pathein township on Saturday.At least 17 people are feared dead, with distressing reports of bodies found on the shore, leaving local communities to bury the dead.“The latest tragedy shows once again the sense of desperation being felt by Rohingya in Myanmar and in the region,’’ said Indrika Ratwatte, UNHCR’s Director for Asia and the...
May 24, 2022

17 Rohingya feared dead amid storm off Myanmar coast: UNHCR

US President Joe Biden
Biden vows to defend Taiwan in apparent US policy shift
TOKYO — US President Joe Biden has warned China is "flirting with danger" over Taiwan, and vowed to intervene militarily to protect the island if it is attacked.Speaking in Japan, he appeared to contradict long-standing US policy in the region, although the White House insisted there had been no departure.Biden drew a parallel between Taiwan and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, prompting an angry rebuke from Beijing.He is on his first tour of Asia as US president, visiting regional allies.Biden prefaced his remarks saying US policy toward Taiwan "has not changed". But his comments in Tokyo are the second time in recent months he has unequivocally stated the US would defend Taiwan if China attacked, in what has been seen as a change in tone.The US has previously been...
May 23, 2022

Biden vows to defend Taiwan in apparent US policy shift

Heavy rains and strong winds were reported in Delhi and its neighboring areas.
Delhi rain: Thunderstorm brings relief from heatwave
NEW DELHI — A thunderstorm in India's capital, Delhi, led to a steep drop in sizzling temperatures and caused power blackouts in several areas on Monday morning.Heavy rains also disrupted flights at Delhi International Airport and caused traffic jams in the city.Delhi and other parts of northern India have been facing intense heatwaves since March.Earlier this month, temperatures hit a record 49.2C (120.5F) in some parts of the capital.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday that it expected "fairly widespread rainfall activity" over Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh states this week. The cause, it added, was a western disturbance - a storm originating in the Mediterranean region - and a cyclonic circulation associated with it.On Monday,...
May 23, 2022

Delhi rain: Thunderstorm brings relief from heatwave

The Tangaroa in front of the two parts of the caldera rim that sit above the ocean surface.
Explosive Tonga volcano 'surprisingly intact'
'WELLINGTON — The Tonga underwater volcano that produced a spectacular eruption in January remains astonishingly intact.A New Zealand-led team has just finished mapping the flanks of the seamount, which many people thought might have been torn apart in the ferocity of the event.But structurally, Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai hasn't changed that much.The Tonga eruption produced the biggest atmospheric explosion recorded on Earth in more than a century.It generated tsunamis across the Pacific and in other ocean basins around the world. It even lifted the clouds over the UK, 16,500km away. Mercifully, only a handful of people lost their lives in the kingdom of Tonga.New Zealand's National Institute for Water and Atmospheric (NIWA) Research has now managed to get in close with a...
May 23, 2022

Explosive Tonga volcano 'surprisingly intact'

Seven dead, seven missing after blaze on Philippine passenger ferry.
Seven dead in Philippine ferry fire
The Philippine coast guard checks rescued passengers at the port of Real in Quezon province on May 23.MANILA — At least seven people were killed after a high-speed boat carrying 134 people caught fire in the Philippines on Monday, the coast guard said. Seven passengers are still missing.The MV Mercraft 2 caught fire just before reaching the port of Real in Quezon province, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) east of the capital Manila.It had left Polilio Island at 5 a.m. local time and made a distress call at 6:30 a.m.Five women and two men had died, while 120 passengers had been rescued, with 23 of them treated for injuries, the coast guard said in a statement.Pictures shared by the coast guard showed people in life vests floating at sea awaiting rescue, while some were taken to safety by a...
May 23, 2022

Seven dead in Philippine ferry fire

Anthony Albanese (center) was sworn in alongside key cabinet members (from left) Jim Chalmers, Penny Wong, Katy Gallagher and Richard Marles.
Australia's new PM sworn in ahead of Quad meeting
CANBERRA — Anthony Albanese has been sworn in as Australia's new leader and will fly immediately to an international summit.Albanese's Labor Party defeated Scott Morrison's conservative government in an election on Saturday.It remains unclear whether Albanese will form a majority or govern with the support of crossbenchers.The prime minister left for Tokyo on Monday to meet the leaders of the so-called Quad nations - the US, India and Japan.Earlier in the day, he was sworn in with four key cabinet members, including new Foreign Minister Penny Wong, who is traveling with him to Japan.Richard Marles is the new deputy prime minister and employment minister, Jim Chalmers is treasurer, and Katy Gallagher is attorney-general and finance minister.It is Australia's first Labor...
May 23, 2022

Australia's new PM sworn in ahead of Quad meeting

People are seen attempting to cross the submerged roads in Zakiganj, Bangladesh.
Floods in Bangladesh and India affect millions; over 50 killed
DHAKA/ GUWAHATI — Days of flooding and landslides in parts of Bangladesh and eastern India, have affected millions of people and left more than 50 people dead.Bangladesh's northeast region has seen some of the worst flooding for nearly two decades.The two countries are prone to flooding and experts say that climate change is increasing the likelihood of events like this around the world.Heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in parts of Bangladesh and India, leaving millions stranded, officials have said.In Bangladesh, about two million people have been marooned by the worst floods in the country’s northeast for nearly two decades while nearly one million people have been affected by the flooding.At least 100 villages at Zakiganj were inundated after floodwater rushing from...
May 22, 2022

Floods in Bangladesh and India affect millions; over 50 killed

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seen in this file photo, is set to depart for Japan on Sunday evening to participate in the second-in person Quad leader's summit and also hold a bilateral meeting with United States President Joe Biden.
Indian PM Modi to hold bilateral with Biden, attend Quad summit in Tokyo
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is set to depart for Japan on Sunday evening to participate in the second-in person Quad leader's summit, said he will hold a bilateral meeting with United States president Joe Biden this week.“I will hold a bilateral meeting with President Joseph Biden, where we will discuss further consolidation of our multifaceted bilateral relations with the USA. We will also continue our dialogue on regional developments and contemporary global issues,” read PM Modi’s departure statement as he elaborated on the Tokyo visit agenda.The prime minister also said he was looking forward to meeting with Australia's newly elected Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. This will be the first Quad leader's summit for the Australian leader as the...
May 22, 2022

Indian PM Modi to hold bilateral with Biden, attend Quad summit in Tokyo

US President Joe Biden arrived at Yokota Air Base in the suburbs of Tokyo Sunday afternoon and was greeted by Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel and others after visiting South Korea on his first trip to Asia.
Biden arrives in Japan for summit, Quad meeting
TOKYO — US President Joe Biden arrived in Japan Sunday, his first visit to the country since taking office, hoping to bolster the bilateral alliance amid China's assertiveness and reaffirm cooperation over Russia's war in Ukraine.To step up US economic engagement in the region, Biden will announce on Monday the launch of the Indo-Pacific economic framework, likely along with a list of participants, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said.However, he noted that Taiwan, a potential flashpoint between the United States and China, will not be a member at the initial launch.Biden arrived at Yokota Air Base in the suburbs of Tokyo Sunday afternoon and was greeted by Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel and others after...
May 22, 2022

Biden arrives in Japan for summit, Quad meeting

Anthony Albanese, who won Saturday's election with the opposition center-left Labor Party, said Australia could become a renewable energy superpower.
New Australian PM Albanese signals climate policy change
CANBERRA — Anthony Albanese, who won Saturday's election with the opposition center-left Labor Party, said Australia could become a renewable energy superpower.He is to be sworn in as PM on Monday, but it is not clear whether his party will have a majority in parliament.Climate change was a key concern for voters, after three years of record-breaking bushfire and flood events.Outgoing PM Scott Morrison, the leader of an ousted Liberal-National coalition, thanked the "miracle of the Australian people" after conceding.Vote counting is still going on, and it is unclear whether Labor can get 76 seats to secure a majority in the 151-member lower house of parliament.Final results may not be known for several days, as electoral officials have just started counting nearly three...
May 22, 2022

New Australian PM Albanese signals climate policy change

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