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Anna Kwok photographed from below, hair tied into a bun, wearing a black t-shirt reading HONGKONGER
Hong Kong police arrest family of pro-democracy activist, reports say
HONG KONG — Police in Hong Kong have arrested the father and brother of US-based pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok for allegedly helping with her finances, according to media reports.It is the first time the relatives of an "absconder" have been charged under the territory's security law, Reuters news agency said.The authorities accused Ms Kwok, 26, of breaching Hong Kong's national security laws after participating in pro-democracy protests in 2019.She fled the territory in 2020 and now serves as the Executive Director of the Hong Kong Democracy Council (HKDC), an organization based in Washington DC.Police said they had arrested two men aged 35 and 68 on suspicion of handling "funds or other financial assets" belonging to Kwok, Reuters said.Local media later...
May 02, 2025

Hong Kong police arrest family of pro-democracy activist, reports say

Paul Chambers is a lecturer at Naresuan University
Thai prosecutors drop case against US academic accused of insulting royalty
BANGKOK — Thai prosecutors have said they will not pursue charges against an American academic who was arrested last month under a strict law against defaming the monarchy.Paul Chambers, a lecturer at Naresuan University, was arrested after the army filed a complaint against him.On Thursday, prosecutors said they would request for charges against him to be dropped, though this has to be reviewed by the police. If they disagree, the decision will fall to the attorney-general.Chambers' arrest marked a rare instance of a foreigner being charged under the lese-majeste law, which the government says is necessary to protect the monarchy but critics say is used to clamp down on free speech."The director-general had decided not to indict the suspect," said the Office of the...
May 02, 2025

Thai prosecutors drop case against US academic accused of insulting royalty

Kashmiris have held widespread protests against the militant attack
Kashmiris in India face violence after deadly attack
NEW DELHI — Shabir Ahmad Dar, a resident of Indian-administered Kashmir, has been selling pashmina shawls for more than 20 years.The intricately embroidered featherweight scarves are a favorite with his customers in Mussoorie, a hill town in the northern state of Uttarakhand, where he works.For his buyers, the shawls are a sign of luxury. For Dar, they are a metaphor for home; its traditional patterns layered with history and a mark of his Kashmiri identity.But lately, the same identity feels like a curse.On Sunday, Dar, along with another salesman, was publicly harassed and assaulted by members of a Hindu right-wing group, who were reportedly incensed by the killing of 26 people at a popular tourist spot in Kashmir last week. India has blamed Pakistan for the attack — a charge...
May 02, 2025

Kashmiris in India face violence after deadly attack

It is not known what kind of snake was found in the meal (file photo)
Children fall ill in India 'after dead snake found in school meal'
NEW DELHI — India's human rights body is investigating reports that more than 100 children fell ill from eating a school lunch after a dead snake was found in the food.The cook reportedly still served the lunch despite removing the dead animal from it, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said in a statement.The commission said about 500 children are believed to have been served the meal in the city of Mokama in Bihar state, eastern India.After children started falling sick, locals blocked a road in protest, the NHRC said."The commission has observed that the contents, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of the human rights of the students," it said.The statement demanded a "detailed report" within two weeks from senior state officials which will...
May 02, 2025

Children fall ill in India 'after dead snake found in school meal'

Guy Algozzino said he thought tariffs were great and that tariff protection should have been introduced years ago
Donald Trump looms large over Australia's election
SYDNEY — In Western Sydney, an audience of Stetson-wearing Australians are sitting in their fold-up camping chairs, swigging beers and eating a spiraled fried potato on a skewer known as a 'chip on a stick'.People here are enjoying bull rides, barrel racing and bucking broncos. It feels like a slice of Americana in New South Wales perhaps — but that would miss the point that here, rodeo has become very much an outback Australian tradition in its own right.In recent months, politics here in Australia could be compared to watching a rodeo. Between conflict in Europe, the Middle East and more recently US President Donald Trump and his threat of global trade wars, every day has brought with it a sharp jolt that changes the dynamics of the campaign trail. Politicians, like these...
May 02, 2025

Donald Trump looms large over Australia's election

Bangladesh is the world's second largest exporter of ready-to-wear clothes
Businesses count costs as India and Bangladesh impose trade restrictions
DHAKA — Businesses are bracing for possible impact after neighbors India and Bangladesh recently imposed tit-for-tat trade restrictions after months of verbal sparring.Last month, Bangladesh restricted land imports of cotton yarn from India to shield local industries from cheaper imports.Dhaka's move came days after India abruptly stopped the transhipment facility it had offered Bangladesh to export its cargoes to third countries via its ports and airports, citing "congestion".Relations between the countries have soured since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted in August after massive protests. She is currently in exile in India and an interim administration headed by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus is in charge.Since then Dhaka has demanded Hasina be...
May 02, 2025

Businesses count costs as India and Bangladesh impose trade restrictions

As the army chief, Gen Munir is the most powerful man in Pakistan today
Pakistan army chief's Kashmir remarks cause anger in India
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's army chief, General Asim Munir, is not known for seeking the spotlight.Yet in recent weeks, it has found him — not only in Pakistan, but across the border in India and in diplomatic capitals far beyond.His remarks on Kashmir — made just days before a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir which killed 26 people — have reignited a debate over Pakistan's military stance and its role in rising regional tensions.Kashmir, which India and Pakistan claim in full but administer only in part, has been a flashpoint between the countries since they were partitioned in 1947.Though not directly linked to the violence, Gen Munir's words have been dissected and interpreted as a shift towards a more confrontational tone, both from him and the institution...
May 01, 2025

Pakistan army chief's Kashmir remarks cause anger in India

People in the toy business that the BBC spoke to said they had plenty of interest from other parts of the world besides the US
A defiant China looks beyond Trump's America
YIWU, China — "We don't care about sales to the United States," says Hu Tianqiang as one of his toy fighter jets flies past our heads.It's hard to hear him above the buzzing toy planes and miniature drones, an almost rhythmic backdrop to the cacophony of toys that surround him, all clamoring for the attention of buyers.Hu's stall, Zhongxiang Toys, sits inside the world's biggest wholesale market in the small Chinese city of Yiwu.It's a huge showroom of more than 75,000 shops where buyers come seeking just about everything, from twinkling Christmas lights and kitchenware to umbrellas and massage guns. It can take most of the day just to get around one department given each of them has an airport hangar's worth of goods on show.Yiwu is in the province of...
May 01, 2025

A defiant China looks beyond Trump's America

An Indian paramilitary serviceman keeps watch in Pahalgam, Indian-administered Kashmir, where militants killed 26 tourists last week
Pakistan claims 'credible intelligence' India is planning an imminent military strike
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's information minister says that the country has "credible intelligence" that India intends to launch a military strike within the next 24 to 36 hours.Attaullah Tarar's comments come after India accused Pakistan of supporting militants behind an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 tourists last week. Islamabad rejects the allegations.Tarar said that India intends to use the attack as a "false pretext" for a strike and that "any such military adventurism by India would be responded to assuredly and decisively".The BBC has contacted the Indian foreign ministry for comment.The attack near the tourist town of Pahalgam was the deadliest attack on civilians in two decades in the disputed territory. Both India and...
April 30, 2025

Pakistan claims 'credible intelligence' India is planning an imminent military strike

The fire broke out on Tuesday evening at a hotel in Kolkata city
Fourteen people killed in India hotel fire
KOCHI — At least 14 people, including two children, have been killed after a massive fire broke out at a hotel in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal.Two people were also seriously injured in the fire, which started on Tuesday night at Rituraj Hotel in Kolkata city.The blaze is now under control, but authorities say they are still carrying out rescue operations.It's not yet clear how the fire started. Police have set up a special investigation team to look into the incident.Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on X that he was "anguished by the loss of lives" and announced financial compensation to the families of the victims.Deadly fires are often reported in buildings in Indian cities, with poor planning and lax enforcement of safety regulations playing a role.Last...
April 30, 2025

Fourteen people killed in India hotel fire

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