BBC: At least four people,including three children,have been killed in a mass shooting at afamily gatheringin California, authorities say. The victims were eight, nine, 14 and 21 years old, a spokesperson for the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office said on Sunday. Eleven others were injured in the incident at a restaurant in the state’s northern […]
BBC: In an interview on Sunday with NBC, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that Mr Lakanwal had been “radicalised since he’s been here in this country” and that officials believed this happened “through connections in his home community and state”. Mr Lakanwal, an Afghan national, entered the US as part of the Biden-era Operation […]
BBC: A Russian missile attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro has killed four people and injured 40, authorities have said. Unconfirmed reports say a ballistic missile was used in the strike, which took place on Monday morning. Videos shared online showed a large explosion occur on the side of a motorway, and local […]
BBC: The death toll in the floods which struck Indonesia last week has now climbed to more than 500, with rescue workers still battling to reach affected areas. The floods, which were caused by a rare cyclone that had formed over the Malacca Strait, have hit three provinces and impacted some 1.4 million people, according […]
CNN: Heavy rainfall has unleashed widespread flooding and landslides across Asia, killing more than 1,000 people and creating treacherous search and rescue operations for hundreds more still missing. Millions of people are dealing with intense flooding after cyclone-fueled downpours battered parts of Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. Sri Lanka was struck by a separate storm, leaving […]
BBC: Labour MP and former minister Tulip Siddiq has been sentenced to two years in prison in Bangladesh after being put on trial in her absence alongside 16 other people over corruption allegations. She was found guilty of influencing her aunt, Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, to secure a plot of land for her […]
BBC: The abrupt cancellations of several Japanese music events in Shanghai – one of them midway through a song – have sparked criticism among fans, with some calling the moves “rude” and “extreme”. Maki Otsuki was halfway through the theme of hit anime One Piece on Friday when the lights and music went off, after which she […]
Reuters: ALMATY, Dec 1 – Five people have been killed and five more injured in two attacks launched from neighbouring Afghanistan over the past week, Tajikistan’s presidential press service said on Monday. Tajikistan, a mountainous former Soviet republic of around 11 million people with a secular government, has tense relations with the Taliban authorities in […]
BBC: For Aditya-L1, India’s first solar observation mission in space, the year 2026 is expected to be like no other. It’s the first time the observatory – which was placed in orbit last year – will be able to watch the Sun when it reaches its maximum activity cycle. According to Nasa, it comes roughly […]
BBC: Four people have been arrested in South Korea for allegedly hacking over 120,000 video cameras in homes and businesses and using the footage to make sexually exploitative materials for an overseas website. Police announced the arrests on Sunday, saying the accused exploited the Internet Protocol (IP) cameras’ vulnerabilities, such as simple passwords. A cheaper […]