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Marxist leads presidential vote as Sri Lanka rejects the old order
Published on 22/09/2024
» COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Marxist candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake led the early counting in Sri Lanka’s presidential elections Sunday, riding a wave of popular anger at the established political order that has run the South Asian nation’s economy into the ground.
Hong Kong man jailed for ‘seditious’ T-shirt
Published on 19/09/2024
» HONG KONG - A Hong Kong judge on Thursday jailed two men in the city’s first sedition cases under a new national security law — one for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan and another for writing similar messages on bus seats
Philippines sends replacement ship to Sabina Shoal amid China tensions
Published on 15/09/2024
» MANILA - The Philippines said it was sending a vessel to Sabina Shoal to replace a coast guard ship that returned to port on Sunday after a five-month deployment at the contested feature in the South China Sea, in a swap that would likely irk China
Stretched US Navy eyes risky new waters in South China Sea
Published on 02/09/2024
» LONDON - As two US aircraft carrier battle groups patrolled the Indian Ocean this week in an explicit effort to deter Iran from striking Israel and sparking a major regional conflict, a very different military messaging effort was underway in a luxury conference centre in Manila.
Korean court ready to rule on climate change
Published on 28/08/2024
» SEOUL - Yoon Hyeonjeong, a 19-year-old South Korean activist, says the fate of her years-long fight for more action to tackle climate change hinges on what could be a landmark ruling by the country’s top court on Thursday.
Israeli forces rescue hostage in Gaza as strikes kill at least 20 Palestinians
New York Times, Published on 28/08/2024
» GAZA - An elite Israeli military unit rescued a frail and gaunt hostage from a tunnel deep beneath the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the eighth living captive to be freed by Israeli troops in nearly 11 months of war and the first to be found alive in the subterranean labyrinth used by Hamas.
Ukraine denies link to Nord Stream blasts
Published on 15/08/2024
» KYIV - An adviser to Ukraine’s president has denied fresh allegations of his country’s involvement in explosions that damaged the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and instead pointed the finger at Russia.
Worshippers throng 'visa temple' in India to pray for successful path to US
Published on 14/08/2024
» HYDERABAD - Indian devotees believe the Chilkur Balaji temple in the southern city of Hyderabad has been particularly effective in blessing people with a successful US visa application, so much so that it is locally known as the "visa temple".
Britain's violent riots: What we know
New York Times, Published on 08/08/2024
» LONDON - After days of violent rioting set off by disinformation around a deadly stabbing rampage, authorities in Britain had been bracing for more unrest Wednesday. But by nightfall, large-scale anti-immigration demonstrations had not materialised, and only a few arrests had been made nationwide.
Trump tells crowd they ‘won’t have to vote’ after this election
Published on 27/07/2024
» WASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told Christians on Friday that if they vote for him in November, “in four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not gonna have to vote”.