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Tulip Siddiq
UK minister named in Bangladesh corruption probe
DHAKA — A Labour minister has been named in an investigation into claims her family embezzled up to £3.9bn (Tk 590 billion) from infrastructure projects in Bangladesh.Tulip Siddiq, 42, who as the Treasury's Economic Secretary is responsible for tackling corruption in UK financial markets, is alleged to have brokered a deal with Russia in 2013 that overinflated the price of a new nuclear power plant in Bangladesh.The allegation is part of a wider investigation by Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) into Siddiq's aunt, Sheikh Hasina, who was deposed as prime minister of the country in August.A source close to Siddiq said these were "trumped up charges".The source also said the allegations were "completely politically motivated" and designed to...
December 20, 2024

UK minister named in Bangladesh corruption probe

North Korean soldiers wearing facemasks salute as they pay their respects to the country's former leaders in 2021
At least 100 North Koreans dead in Ukraine war, Seoul says
SEOUL — At least 100 North Korean soldiers have been killed in fighting in the Ukraine war since entering combat on the Russian side earlier this month, a South Korean MP has said.Lee Sung-kwon, speaking to reporters after parliament was briefed by the country's National Intelligence Service, said another 1,000 had been injured.He said the casualties included high-ranking officials, and could be explained by the troops lack of familiarity with the terrain, and with drone warfare.The first reports of North Korean casualties came earlier this week. It emerged in October that the North had sent 10,000 troops to help Russia's war effort.On Monday a US Pentagon spokesman said North Koreans had been killed, without giving a number, and a day later an unnamed US official said that there...
December 19, 2024

At least 100 North Koreans dead in Ukraine war, Seoul says

Passengers receive medical attention after a boat capsized off the coast in Mumbai, India on December 18
Thirteen dead after naval speedboat hits ferry off Mumbai
MUMBAI — At least 13 people have died and two others are in critical condition after a collision between a passenger ferry and a navy speedboat near to a popular tourist destination in Mumbai, India, according to a local official.Devendra Fadnavis, chief minister of Maharashtra state, told reporters Wednesday the collision took place as the passenger ferry Neelkamal headed to the Elephanta Caves.The caves, located on an island in the Sea of Oman and a short ferry ride from Mumbai, are one of the city’s most popular tourist destinations and are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Video footage from the Indian Coast Guard filmed after the incident shows a large scale rescue operation underway, with dozens of people, some wearing life jackets, being brought to safety aboard other vessels by...
December 19, 2024

Thirteen dead after naval speedboat hits ferry off Mumbai

Xi Jinping has pushed for an assertive China abroad
United Front: China's 'magic weapon' caught in a spy controversy
BEIJING — The People's Republic of China has a "magic weapon", according to its founding leader Mao Zedong and its current president Xi Jinping.It is called the United Front Work Department – and it is raising as much alarm in the West as Beijing's growing military arsenal.Yang Tengbo, a prominent businessman who has been linked to Prince Andrew, is the latest overseas Chinese citizen to be scrutinized – and sanctioned – for his links to the UFWD.The existence of the department is far from a secret. A decades-old and well-documented arm of the Chinese Communist Party, it has been mired in controversy before. Investigators from the US to Australia have cited the UFWD in multiple espionage cases, often accusing Beijing of using it for foreign interference.Beijing...
December 19, 2024

United Front: China's 'magic weapon' caught in a spy controversy

A passport photo of Hamida Banu, wearing a white scarf. She said she was happy to be back with her children and siblings
Missing Indian woman found in Pakistan returns home after 22 years
NEW DELHI — An Indian woman who says she was trafficked to Pakistan more than two decades ago has finally returned home — 18 months after her grandson spotted her in a YouTube video. Hamida Banu said she had spent the last 22 years "as a living corpse", trapped in the neighboring country and unable to contact her family. Ms Banu was tricked into going to Pakistan after accepting what was supposed to be a job in Dubai back in 2002. Both India and Pakistan, which share a frosty bilateral relationship, conducted extensive checks on her identity before her Indian nationality was confirmed in October. "I was deceitfully taken to Pakistan by promising Dubai. I tolerated [the separation] for 23 years," the 75-year-old told journalists after crossing into India...
December 18, 2024

Missing Indian woman found in Pakistan returns home after 22 years

Toxic air quality and dipping temperature have made matters worse for Delhi residents
Expert warns of public health emergency as Delhi's toxic air returns
NEW DELHI — Pollution has once again soared to hazardous levels in Delhi, with a top expert warning that India's toxic air will have a bigger impact on public health than the Covid-19 pandemic.On Wednesday, the air quality was 35 times over the safe limit set by the World Health Organization (WHO), leaving residents complaining of breathing problems, as well as itching in their eyes and throat.Authorities have urged people, especially children and the elderly, to stay indoors as much as possible, while doctors recommend wearing a mask.But Frank Hammes, global chief executive of air technology company IQAir, warns this is just a short-term measure - and much more needs to be done."Alarming air pollution levels are a public health pandemic," he told the BBC, explaining how...
December 18, 2024

Expert warns of public health emergency as Delhi's toxic air returns

Chinese astronauts Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong, crew on the Shenzhou-19 spaceflight, completed a nine-hour spacewalk
China says astronauts completed nine-hour spacewalk, breaking US record
HONG KONG — China says two of its astronauts completed a nine-hour spacewalk Tuesday, a figure that beats the US-held record for the world’s longest spacewalk set in 2001, in the latest milestone in the country’s ambitious space program.Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong, crew members of the Shenzhou-19 spaceflight, wrapped the nine-hour extravehicular activity, better known as a spacewalk, just before 10 p.m. Beijing time, according to the China Manned Space Agency.The previous record of eight hours and 56 minutes was set by US astronauts James Voss and Susan Helms on March 12, 2001, according to NASA.China has mounted a significant effort to establish itself as a major player in space – a domain that nations, including the United States, are increasingly looking to not only for...
December 18, 2024

China says astronauts completed nine-hour spacewalk, breaking US record

The 39-year-old mother of two has always maintained she was tricked into carrying the drugs
Filipina who was nearly executed during 15 years on death row in Indonesia finally goes home
MANILA — A woman from the Philippines who spent almost 15 years on death row in Indonesia and was nearly executed by firing squad is finally home.Mary Jane Veloso was sentenced to death in 2010 after she was found carrying 2.6kg (5.7lb) of heroin through an Indonesian airport.But the 39-year-old mother of two has always maintained she was tricked into carrying the drugs.She was flown back to Manila on Wednesday, after the two governments reached a deal that allowed her to return home."This is a new life for me and I will have a new beginning in the Philippines," she told a news conference, adding that she wanted to spend Christmas with her family."I have to go home because I have a family there, I have my children waiting for me."While the agreement states that Veloso...
December 18, 2024

Filipina who was nearly executed during 15 years on death row in Indonesia finally goes home

The earthquake damaged buildings, including the embassies of the US, France, the UK and New Zealand.
Fourteen dead as Vanuatu searches for earthquake survivors
PORT VILA — The death toll from an earthquake that struck Vanuatu on Tuesday has risen to 14, as search teams claw through piles of rubble in an attempt to locate survivors.Two hundred others are being treated for injuries, with powerful aftershocks from the 7.3-magnitude tremor reported overnight.The earthquake damaged buildings, including the embassies of the US, France, the UK and New Zealand. It also cut power and mobile services.Vanuatu police say a seven-day state of emergency has been declared to limit the movement of the public while search and relief operations are underway.Four of the fatalities died at hospital in the capital city of Port Vila, the government said. Six were from a landslide, while four were from a collapsed building, where the toll was expected to rise...
December 18, 2024

Fourteen dead as Vanuatu searches for earthquake survivors

Damage to the building housing the US Embassy in Port Vila, Vanuatu, following a powerful earthquake
Powerful earthquake strikes Vanuatu
PORT VILA — A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 hit Vanuatu on Tuesday, damaging multiple buildings, including a complex in the capital Port Vila that hosts the diplomatic missions of Western nations including the United States.The quake, about 57.1 kilometers (35.5 miles) deep, rocked the Pacific island nation on Tuesday shortly after noon, local time, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The 7.3 earthquake was downgraded slightly from its initial magnitude reported by the USGS at the initial time of observation.At least one person was killed, according to relief agencies, citing preliminary reports from the ground and local media.It briefly triggered a tsunami alert for parts of the Pacific island nation, but officials said as of 14:14 local time that the...
December 17, 2024

Powerful earthquake strikes Vanuatu

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