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North Korean Defense Minister No Kwang Chol, left, and Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, right, shake hands during their meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday
Russian defense minister visit North Korea to expand military cooperation
SEOUL — Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov met with his North Korean counterpart No Kwang Cho for talks in Pyongyang on Friday, in what Belousov said was an effort to expand military cooperation between the two countries.The Russian defense chief also said that a strategic partnership agreement signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in June is aimed at "stabilizing" Northeast Asia."The agreement aims to reduce the risk of war, including nuclear weapons, and to make a positive contribution to maintaining the balance of power in the region," Belousov said.During his remarks, North Korea's No said that Pyongyang would stand "on the common front with Russian comrades to safeguard international peace and...
November 29, 2024

Russian defense minister visit North Korea to expand military cooperation

Dong Yuyu is among a shrinking group of Chinese intellectuals active in international liberal circles
China sentences journalist to jail on spy charges
SINGAPORE — A former Chinese state media journalist has been sentenced on Friday to seven years in prison for espionage, his family has confirmed to the BBC.Dong Yuyu, 62, who has been detained since 2022, was active in academic and journalism circles in the US and Japan and met regularly with foreign diplomats.He was having lunch with a Japanese diplomat in Beijing when he was arrested by police.At the time of his detention, Dong had been a senior staff member of the Guangming Daily, one of the five major newspapers linked to the Chinese Communist Party.In February 2022, Dong was arrested while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat the day after the Winter Olympics ended in Beijing, at a restaurant where he had often met foreign friends.The diplomat was also detained — then released...
November 29, 2024

China sentences journalist to jail on spy charges

The HMNZS Manawanui was the first ship New Zealand lost since World War Two
Crashed NZ warship was left on autopilot, inquiry finds
WELLINGTON — A New Zealand warship that crashed into a coral reef before it caught fire and sank had been left on autopilot, an official inquiry has found.Crew members of the HMNZS Manawanui had thought the ship was under manual control while sailing in Samoan waters.All 75 people aboard were evacuated safely. But the submerged ship started leaking oil into the ocean, prompting fears in nearby coastal villages.The HMNZS Manawanui was the first ship New Zealand had lost since World War Two. It was one of nine ships in the country's small navy fleet.The first report from an inquiry into the incident was released on Friday. It found that crew members believed there were problems with the ship's thruster when they could not change the vessel's direction.But none of the crew had...
November 29, 2024

Crashed NZ warship was left on autopilot, inquiry finds

A dramatic surge in hoax bomb threats had caused widespread disruption in flight services in October
Indian airlines hit by nearly 1,000 hoax bomb threats
NEW DELHI — India's airlines and airports received 999 hoax bomb threats this year as of 14 November, the country's deputy civil aviation minister told its parliament.This was nearly 10 times more than the threats received in 2023, Murlidhar Mohol said.More than 500 of the year's threats were received just in the last two weeks of October.The dramatic surge in hoax threats had wreaked havoc on flight schedules, causing widespread disruption in services.The recent threats were all hoaxes, Mohol said, with "no actual threat detected at any of the airports/aircraft in India".Police have registered 256 complaints and 12 people have been arrested in connection with these threats, the minister said.But the cases mark an unprecedented spike in such hoaxes.Between 2014 and...
November 29, 2024

Indian airlines hit by nearly 1,000 hoax bomb threats

Ashley Paul Griffith has been sentenced to life in prison
Childcare worker who abused more than 60 girls jailed for life
SYDNEY — A former childcare worker dubbed "one of Australia's worst pedophiles" has been sentenced to life in prison for raping and sexually abusing almost 70 girls.Ashley Paul Griffith, 47, confessed to 307 offenses committed at childcare centers in the Australian state of Queensland and overseas between 2003 and 2022. His victims were aged between one and seven.Judge Paul Smith called the scale and nature of the crimes "depraved" and "horrendous", saying "there was a significant breach of trust".In addition to this case, the BBC understands Griffith is separately accused of abusing more than two dozen children in the Australian state of New South Wales and in Italy.In the Brisbane District Court on Friday, Judge Smith said Griffith — who...
November 29, 2024

Childcare worker who abused more than 60 girls jailed for life

The ban will be enforced by the nation's internet regulator
Australian Senate approves social media ban on under-16s
SYDNEY — Australia will ban children under 16 from using social media, after its Senate approved the world's strictest laws.The ban — which will not take effect for at least 12 months — could see tech companies fined up to A$50m ($32.5m; £25.7m) if they don't comply.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the legislation is needed to protect young people from the "harms" of social media, something many parent groups have echoed.But critics say questions over how the ban will work — and its impact on privacy and social connection — have been left unanswered.This is not the first attempt globally to limit children's social media use, but it involves the highest age limit set by any country, and does not include exemptions for existing users or those with...
November 28, 2024

Australian Senate approves social media ban on under-16s

Several Muslim groups have called the proposed changes politically motivated
Why Muslims in India oppose changes to 'waqf' law
NEW DELHI — A proposal to amend a decades-old law that governs properties worth millions of dollars donated as endowments by Indian Muslims over centuries has triggered protests in the country.The endowment properties, or waqf, which include mosques, madrassas, shelter homes and thousands of acres of land, are called waqf and are managed by a board.The new bill — which introduces more than 40 amendments to the existing law — was expected to be tabled in the current parliament session after incorporating changes suggested by a joint committee of MPs.But the committee is now set to ask for more time to submit its recommendations.Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government says that the proposed changes are necessary to root out corruption in the management of these properties and...
November 28, 2024

Why Muslims in India oppose changes to 'waqf' law

Most people in Delhi and its suburbs don't have the choice to leave cities in search of cleaner air
Families fleeing Delhi to escape deadly smog
NEW DELHI — Saurabh Bhasin loved Delhi, the city where he was born.Growing up, he longed for the winter months which offered a brief escape from the Indian capital’s long and harsh summers.But over the years, his yearning for winters turned into fear. Air pollution increasingly crossed hazardous levels between October and January, leaving the city’s skyline hazy and air poisonous. Ordinary activities like walking outdoors or even playing with his child at home started feeling stressful and risky.In 2015, Bhasin, a corporate lawyer, filed a petition in the Supreme Court on behalf of his toddler — along with the fathers of two six-month-olds — seeking a ban on the use of firecrackers, which are burst mostly during festivals and weddings.“The alarming rate of deterioration of the...
November 28, 2024

Families fleeing Delhi to escape deadly smog

Macao tourists wearing Korean traditional Hanbok dresses take pictures amid snowfall at the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea, 27 November 2024
Seoul blanketed by heaviest November snow on record
SEOUL — The South Korean capital has recorded its heaviest November snowfall since records began over a century ago in 1907.Seoul was covered with at least 16 cm of snow on Wednesday — beating the city's previous record of 12.4cm from November 1972.It caused significant disruption across the country, with local media reporting that flights had been grounded, roads closed, and that there were delays to transport services.At least one person is reported to have died in a weather-related traffic accident near Seoul.Youn Ki-han, the head of Seoul's Meteorology Forecast Division, told the AFP news agency that the heavy snowfall was due to strong westerly winds and a "significant temperature difference between the sea surface and the cold air".It is expected to continue...
November 28, 2024

Seoul blanketed by heaviest November snow on record

Chinmoy Krishna Das was arrested on sedition charges
India and Bangladesh spar over Hindu monk's arrest
DELHI — The arrest of a Hindu monk in Bangladesh has triggered a fresh war of words with neighbor India over the condition of minorities in the country.Chinmoy Krishna Das, a spokesperson of a Bangladesh-based Hindu organization, was arrested on sedition charges this week, spurring clashes that led to one death.India issued a statement expressing "deep concern" over the arrest and asking Bangladesh to ensure the safety "of Hindus and all minorities".Bangladesh responded hours later, expressing its "utter dismay" at the arrest being "misconstrued by certain quarters".Ties between the neighbors, who have traditionally shared a warm relationship, have been frosty since former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power in August after...
November 27, 2024

India and Bangladesh spar over Hindu monk's arrest

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