(Reuters) KANTHARALAK, Thailand, Jan 28 – Thai lawmaker Phumin Leethiraprasert has switched party allegiances in his re-election campaign for a February 8 poll, aiming to show voters he can make tough decisions to help border communities scarred by clashes with neighbouring Cambodia. “I am not running for Pheu Thai this time around because of the border […]
(Reuters) CHIAYI, Taiwan, Jan 28 – Taiwan’s air force showcased its ability to rapidly replenish and get back in the air its most advanced F-16 fighter jets in a readiness drill on Wednesday, designed to demonstrate combat-oriented training. Taiwan’s air force scrambles on an almost daily basis to monitor and warn off Chinese aircraft which […]
(Reuters) DELHI, Jan 28 – The deputy chief minister of India’s wealthiest state of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar, died on Wednesday, along with four other people on board, when his charter aircraft went down in flames, the aviation regulator said. Pawar, who hailed from a top political family, was en route to his home region to […]
BBC: Republican lawmakers are starting to break with the Trump administration over its immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, as the party scrambles to respond to growing public anger after two US citizens were killed by federal agents. But even as some Republicans in Washington speak out against the fatal shootings, they’ve avoided directly criticising President Donald […]
BBC: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned as “terrorism” a Russian drone attack on a passenger train that local officials say killed at least four people. Zelensky said another four people were missing after the train with more than 200 people on board was hit in Ukraine’s north-eastern Kharkiv region on Tuesday. Earlier, officials in […]
BBC: The European Union and India have announced a landmark trade deal after nearly two decades of on-off talks, as both sides aim to deepen ties amid tensions with the US. “We have concluded the mother of all deals,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen posted on X after meeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra […]
BBC: An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in India’s West Bengal state has sparked concern in parts of Asia, with some tightening screening measures at airports. Thailand has started screening passengers at three airports that receive flights from West Bengal. Nepal has also begun screening arrivals at Kathmandu airport and other land border points […]
BBC: Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have ruled that former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is fit to attendpre-trial proceedingsfor alleged crimes against humanity. The ICC also will hold a hearing on 23 February to decide whether the prosecution’s case against Duterte is strong enough to proceed to a trial. Duterte’s lawyers earlier argued […]
BBC: A reliable supply of computer chips is essential for Arnob Roy, the co-founder of Tejas Networks. His company, based in Bangalore, India, supplies the equipment behind mobile phone networks and broadband connections. “Essentially, we provide the electronics that carry traffic across telecom networks,” he says. That requires special chips designed for telecoms tasks. “Telecom […]
BBC: A Tokyo court has asked Pyongyang to pay 88 million Japanese yen ($570,000; £416,000) to four people who were lured to North Korea decades ago by a propaganda scheme. The plaintiffs said the North was marketed to them as “paradise on Earth”, but they instead found themselves subject to harsh conditions, including forced labour. […]