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British MP and former minister Tulip Siddiq
Bangladesh issues arrest warrant for British MP Tulip Siddiq
DHAKA — Bangladeshi authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the British MP and former Labour minister Tulip Siddiq.The country's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has been investigating allegations Siddiq illegally received land as part of its wider probe of the regime of her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, who was deposed as prime minister in August.The Hampstead and Highgate MP, who quit as economic secretary to the Treasury in January, was named in the arrest warrant alongside more than 50 others.Lawyers acting for Siddiq denied the charges, which they said were "politically motivated".The ACC had not presented any evidence or informed Siddiq about an arrest warrant, the lawyers added.The UK lists Bangladesh as a 2B extradition country — meaning clear evidence must be...
April 14, 2025

Bangladesh issues arrest warrant for British MP Tulip Siddiq

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a bilateral meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, unseen, at Diaoyutai Guest House in Beijing, China, 11 April 2025
China raises tariffs on US to 125% in latest trade war escalation
BEIJING — China will raise tariffs on all US goods to 125%, up from 84%, effective from Saturday.The new tariff now matches the so-called "reciprocal" levy the US imposes on Chinese imports, although Beijing said it won't go any higher.If we count tariffs the US previously imposed on China, the current rate on imported goods is 145%."Even if the US continues to impose higher tariffs, it will no longer make economic sense and will become a joke in the history of world economy," said the Finance Ministry in a statement."At the current tariff level, there is no market acceptance for US goods exported to China. If the US continues to play the tariff numbers game, China will ignore it. However, if the US insists on continuing to substantially infringe on...
April 11, 2025

China raises tariffs on US to 125% in latest trade war escalation

The winds are expected to be stronger than anything the region has seen in years
Millions told to stay indoors as China braces for strong winds
BEIJING — Workers have been told to hurry home, classes have been suspended and outdoor events have been canceled as northern China braces for extreme winds this weekend.Millions have been urged to stay indoors, with some state media outlets warning that people weighing less than 50kg (110lbs) may be "easily blown away".Winds reaching 150kph (93mph) are expected to sweep Beijing, Tianjin and other parts of Hebei region from Friday to Sunday, as a cold vortex moves southeast from Mongolia.For the first time in a decade, Beijing has issued an orange alert for gales — the second-highest in a four-tier weather warning system.Strong winds sweeping from Mongolia are not uncommon, especially at this time of the year. But the impending winds are expected to be stronger than anything...
April 11, 2025

Millions told to stay indoors as China braces for strong winds

Indian authorities have accused Tahawwur Rana of aiding the Mumbai attacks in 2008
Man accused of Mumbai terror attacks remanded in custody
MUMBAI — A Pakistan-born Chicago businessman wanted in India for his role in the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai city has been remanded in custody for 18 days.Tahawwur Rana, a Canadian citizen, landed in Delhi on Thursday. India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) confirmed his extradition had been successful.Indian authorities accuse 64-year-old Rana of aiding the Mumbai attacks by working with childhood friend David Headley to support Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Pakistani group blamed for the assault.On 26 November 2008, 10 militants launched deadly attacks across Mumbai, killing 166 and injuring hundreds, before being stopped by security forces on 29 November.Rana was extradited from the US and arrested by the NIA upon arrival in Delhi on Thursday evening.He was escorted to a special...
April 11, 2025

Man accused of Mumbai terror attacks remanded in custody

Members of the Maori community and their supporters march through the streets in a protest rally to criticize the government for its policies affecting the Indigenous Mori population in Wellington
New Zealand rejects rights bill after widespread outrage
WELLINGTON — A controversial bill seeking to reinterpret New Zealand's founding document, which established the rights of both Māori and non-Māori in the country, has been defeated at its second reading.The Treaty Principles Bill was voted down 112 votes to 11, days after a government committee recommended that it should not proceed.The proposed legislation sought to legally define the principles of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi — causing widespread outrage that saw more than 40,000 people taking part in a protest outside parliament last year.The bill had already been widely expected to fail, with most major political parties committed to voting it down.Members of the right-wing Act Party, which tabled it, were the only MPs to vote for it at the second reading on Thursday....
April 10, 2025

New Zealand rejects rights bill after widespread outrage

Australia wants to focus on its national interests in the face of Trump tariffs
Australia declines China's offer to 'join hands' on Trump tariffs
SYDNEY — Australia has swiftly turned down China's offer to "join hands" against Donald Trump's tariffs, as Washington escalates its trade war with Beijing.The White House recently imposed an import tax of 10% on Australian goods, but for China — Australia's biggest trading partner — raised tariffs to 125%.China's ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian argued joint resistance is "the only way" to stop the "hegemonic and bullying behavior of the US", appealing for Canberra's cooperation in an opinion piece on Thursday.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, however, said Australians would "speak for ourselves", while the country's defense minister said the nation would not be "holding China's hand"."It's about...
April 10, 2025

Australia declines China's offer to 'join hands' on Trump tariffs

Some Chinese companies say the tariffs deal a fatal blow to their already razor-thin margins
China retaliates against Trump's 'trade tyranny' with 84% tariffs
BEIJING — China's finance ministry has announced an 84% tariff on goods imported from the US as it retaliates against new levies imposed by the White House.The hike in tariffs, from 34%, came as US President Donald Trump's 104% tariff on Chinese goods came into force.Beijing says the new charges will take effect from Thursday.China has called for the world to unite against Trump's tariffs as the country's exporters reel from the crippling new levies."Global unity can triumph over trade tyranny," declared an editorial in the state-run newspaper China Daily, noting Beijing's collaborations with Japan, South Korea and other Asian economies.A separate piece called for the European Union to work with it to "uphold free trade and multilateralism".Beijing...
April 09, 2025

China retaliates against Trump's 'trade tyranny' with 84% tariffs

Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports are crippling for major Chinese exporters like the fast-fashion giant Shein
China calls for world to unite against Trump's 'trade tyranny'
BEIJING — China has called for the world to unite against Trump's tariffs as the country's exporters reel from crippling new US levies that have risen to 104%."Global unity can triumph over trade tyranny," declared an editorial in the state-run newspaper China Daily, noting Beijing's collaborations with Japan, South Korea and other Asian economies. A separate piece called for the European Union to work with it to "uphold free trade and multilateralism".Beijing "firmly opposes and will never accept such hegemonic and bullying practices," foregin ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters on Wednesday.The tariffs come at a difficult time for China's sluggish economy: domestic consumption remains weak and exports are still a major driver of...
April 09, 2025

China calls for world to unite against Trump's 'trade tyranny'

Nineteen people survived the fire and were taken to hospital for observation
Nursing home fire in China kills 20 
BEIJING — Twenty people have been killed in a fire at a nursing home in north-east China, state media report.The blaze in Chengde city, Hebei province, broke out on Tuesday night local time and was extinguished in about two hours.Nineteen people survived the fire and were taken to hospital for observation, reports say.Authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze, and a person in charge of the home has been detained. No other details were immediately available.On social media, some called for a thorough investigation while others expressed sympathy for the elderly victims."Old people already have mobility issues," one Weibo user wrote. "I can't imagine how desperate they must have felt during the fire."Nursing homes and elderly care facilities have doubled...
April 09, 2025

Nursing home fire in China kills 20 

South Korean soldiers patrol the barbed-wire fence in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea on 18 February, 2025
South Korea fires warning shots after North Korean troops cross border
SEOUL — South Korea’s military fired warning shots at a group of North Korean soldiers who crossed the border on Tuesday, according to Seoul government officials.It has been almost a year since the last report of troops from North Korea violating the heavily fortified demarcation line between the two countries.In a statement, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said about 10 North Korean soldiers — some of whom had weapons — stepped across the border at 5pm on Tuesday in the eastern section of the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ).The group returned to North Korea after South Korea broadcast warnings and fired warning shots, the statement added.The 248km-long and 4km-wide DMZ, a legacy of the 1950-1953 Korean War, is among the most dangerous border areas in the world, with an estimated 2...
April 09, 2025

South Korea fires warning shots after North Korean troops cross border

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