Reuters: SEOUL, May 17 – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday his country is ready to partner with South Korea on critical minerals and clean energy projects, and to fend off North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats. Addressing South Korea’s parliament, Trudeau said Canada was committed to increase military engagement to mitigate threats […]
BBC News: Police officers in the Indian state of Assam are being asked to lose weight in a few months or leave the force. A top state police official said that the body mass index (BMI) of all officers will be “professionally recorded” starting mid-August. Officers in the “obese” category will then be given time […]
ABC News: KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Singapore on Wednesday hanged another citizen for trafficking cannabis, the second in three weeks, as it clung firmly to the death penalty despite growing calls for the city-state to halt drug-related executions. The 37-year-old man was executed after his last-ditch bid to reopen his case was dismissed by the […]
ABC News: KATHMANDU, Nepal — One of the greatest mountain guides regained his title for the most climbs of Mount Everest after scaling the peak for the 27th time on Wednesday, just three days after a fellow Sherpa climber had equalled his previous record. Kami Rita, 53, reached the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit guiding a group […]
Al Jazeera News: Bangkok, Thailand – The crowd of thousands in central Bangkok erupted into deafening cheers at the arrival of Pita Limjaroenrat, the politician who led his party to a stunning victory over the military-backed groups that have dominated Thai politics for nearly a decade. Smiling and waving from the back of a pick-up […]
ABC News: ABUJA, Nigeria — Gunmen attacked villages in troubled north-central Nigeria, killing 29 people and razing houses, survivors and authorities said Tuesday. Many villagers remained unaccounted for Tuesday evening after the attack in Plateau state, residents said. It was the latest incident in a spiral of violence mainly targeting remote communities in the West […]
Al Jazeera News: The prime ministers of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, Rishi Sunak and Mark Rutte, have agreed to build an “international coalition” to provide fighter jet support for Ukraine, a key item of military equipment Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has long sought from Western allies supporting his country’s fight against Russian forces. […]
BBC News: A group of primary school children has suffered traumatic injuries after a “horrific” bus crash in Melbourne, Australia. The bus was carrying 45 students when police say it was hit by a truck from behind and rolled on Tuesday afternoon. Nine children – aged 5 to 11 years old – were rushed to […]
BBC News: Former prime minister Liz Truss has made a personal plea for Rishi Sunak to brand China as a “threat” to UK security during a visit to Taiwan. The ex-prime minister challenged Mr Sunak to deliver on pledges he made last summer to clamp down on China. Ms Truss made the speech in Taipei […]
BBC News: Ukraine says it shot down hypersonic missiles amid an “exceptionally dense” barrage fired at Kyiv on Tuesday. Kyiv said air defences intercepted six Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, which Russia has claimed can overcome all existing air defence systems. They were among 18 missiles of different types fired at the city in a short space […]