BBC: The Indian Navy’s hand-stitched wooden sailing vessel INSV Kaundinya arrived in Oman on Wednesday to a water salute after completing 17 days at sea. The ship began sailing from Porbandar on India’s west coast on 29 December and arrived in Muscat, retracing the ancient maritime route that connected India with the rest of the […]
BBC: Polls have opened in Uganda, though voting has been disrupted by widespread logistical delays across the country amid an internet shutdown. At 08:00 local time (05:00 GMT), the BBC observed that voting had yet to begin at five polling stations in the capital, Kampala, an hour after polls were due to open. The delays […]
BBC: Two people were killed after a construction crane collapsed onto a highway in Thailand, a day after a crane accident in another part of the country left 32 people dead. The crane was being used to build an expressway in Samut Sakhon, a Bangkok suburb. Footage shows the moment the crane crashed onto the […]
(Reuters) TOKYO, Jan 14 – Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve parliament next week and call a snap parliamentary election, the secretary general of her party said on Wednesday, as she seeks public backing for spending plans that have rattled financial markets. Takaichi is considering holding the election on February 8, two ruling party […]
BBC: Two senior doctors have been arrested in Russia following the deaths of nine babies in a maternity hospital in Siberia this month. The newborns died during the long New Year holiday in Novokuznetsk, Russia’s main investigative authority said in a statement. No reason for the babies’ deaths has been given. The case has caused […]
BBC: The first crewed Moon mission in more than 50 years could be launched by Nasa as soon as the first week of February. The Artemis II mission, which will last about 10 days, could take its astronauts further into space than anyone has been before. It aims to set the stage for an eventual […]
BBC: At least 28 people have died and 64 others left injured after a construction crane fell onto a moving train in north-eastern Thailand. The crane derailed the train and crushed some of its carriages, one of which caught fire. Official records say some 195 passengers had been onboard the train when the accident occured […]
BBC: The Indian government has asked all quick-commerce platforms to drop the controversial “10-minute delivery” promise amid concerns over worker safety, sources told the BBC. The decision follows discussions between the federal labour ministry and company officials after a recent nationwide strike by delivery riders over dangerous working conditions. The discussions involved major brands like […]
BBC: A majority of the nine justices on the US Supreme Court appear inclined to uphold state bans on transgender women and girls competing in female school sports. During oral arguments on Tuesday, the court considered cases from students in two different states who are challenging bans on participation. Both states require public school and […]
BBC: Prosecutors have asked for South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol to be handed a death sentence if he is found guilty over his botched attempt to impose martial law. A court in Seoul heard closing arguments in Yoon’s trial, in which he was accused of being the “ringleader of an insurrection”. The charge […]