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A Su-35 fighter jet - the model Australia says was used by the PLA in Sunday's encounter - seen at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show in China
Australia accuses China of 'unsafe' military jet maneuvers
SYDNEY — Australia has accused a Chinese military aircraft of releasing flares "in close proximity" to its patrol jet over the South China Sea.The Australian government has raised its concern with Beijing over the "unsafe and unprofessional" maneuver, the defence department said in a statement on Monday.There was no damage to Australia's P-8A aircraft and its personnel were unharmed after Sunday's encounter.A Chinese military spokesperson said the Australian jet "illegally intruded" into China's airspace and had to be expelled.The Australian aircraft's actions "seriously infringed upon China's sovereignty", Senior Colonel Li Jianjian, spokesperson for China's Southern Theater Command Air Force said, urging Canberra to "immediately cease its infringing and...
October 20, 2025

Australia accuses China of 'unsafe' military jet maneuvers

KK Park is one of several scam compounds along the Thai-Myanmar border
Notorious cyber scam hub linked to Chinese mafia raided
BANGKOK — The Myanmar military says it has captured one of the most notorious scam compounds on the border with Thailand, as it reclaims key territory it lost in the ongoing civil war.KK Park, south of the border town of Myawaddy, has been synonymous with online fraud, money laundering and human trafficking for the past five years.Thousands of people were lured to the compound with the promise of well-paid jobs, and then forced to run elaborate scams, stealing billions of dollars from victims all over the world.The military, long tainted by its links to the scam business, now says it has taken the complex as it expands control around Myawaddy, the main trade link to Thailand.In recent weeks the military, or junta, has pushed back insurgents in several parts of Myanmar, aiming to maximise...
October 20, 2025

Notorious cyber scam hub linked to Chinese mafia raided

Trump announced he and Putin had arranged face-to-face talks in Hungary the night before he welcomed Zelensky to the White House last week
Zelensky ready to join Trump-Putin talks after 'frank' White House meeting
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he would be ready to join Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin at a proposed summit in Hungary if he were invited.The US and Russian presidents announced on Thursday they planned to hold talks on the war in Ukraine in Budapest, possibly in the coming weeks.In comments released on Monday, Zelensky told reporters: "If it is an invitation in a format where we meet as three or, as it's called, shuttle diplomacy… then in one format or another, we will agree."Meanwhile, media reports have suggested his White House meeting with Trump on Friday descended into a "shouting match" — with the US side urging Ukraine to accept Russia's terms to end the war.Zelensky was guarded during his first press briefing since the talks, but still his...
October 20, 2025

Zelensky ready to join Trump-Putin talks after 'frank' White House meeting

The centre where the fire broke out stored fabrics, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and other goods
Airport inferno could cost Bangladesh $1bn in damages, say experts
DHAKA — Business leaders in Bangladesh fear losses of more than $1bn (£750m) after a devastating fire broke out in the logistics section of the country's main airport on Saturday.Clothes and raw materials were among the goods destroyed, which could put some businesses at risk, according to the country's export associations.The cause of the fire — which took 27 hours to extinguish — is still being investigated. The blaze had forced the temporary suspension of flights and airport operations.Bangladesh is the word's second-largest exporter of clothes after China, supplying global retailers like H&M and Walmart.Bangladesh's garment sector generates around $40bn a year, accounting for over a tenth of its gross domestic product.Local media reports say around 35 people...
October 20, 2025

Airport inferno could cost Bangladesh $1bn in damages, say experts

A police car patrols in the courtyard of the closed Louvre museum after a robbery Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025 in Paris
Louvre museum to remain shut after spectacular heist as hunt for thieves continues
PARIS — The Louvre Museum in Paris will remain closed on Monday following a daring robbery in which eight priceless royal jewels were stolen in just seven minutes.Police are still on the hunt for the four-person commando unit responsible for one of the boldest art heists the world has seen in years.The robbery took place on Sunday morning around 9:30 am, half an hour after the museum had opened its doors.The thieves used a truck equipped with a lift to break into the Galerie d’Apollon, home to some of France’s most historic treasures.Armed with disk cutters, they smashed two display cases — one containing Napoleon’s jewels and the other the crown jewels of French monarchs — before fleeing on two scooters.Investigators later recovered tools, gloves, and two of the stolen pieces,...
October 20, 2025

Louvre museum to remain shut after spectacular heist as hunt for thieves continues

The aftermath of an Israeli strike in the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday
Gaza ceasefire appears to survive first major test as Israel and Hamas affirm commitment to deal
GAZA — A US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza appears to have survived its first major test as Israel and Hamas affirmed their commitment to the deal after two Israeli soldiers were killed in the enclave on Sunday, prompting waves of airstrikes.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that it would begin a “renewed enforcement” of the ceasefire at the direction of the political echelon.Hamas and its military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades (AQB), said on Sunday morning that they remain committed to the ceasefire and rejected involvement in the attack on Israeli forces.The stated commitment to the ceasefire comes as the deal’s key architects, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, are set to arrive in the region, according to sources familiar with the planning, as the Trump...
October 20, 2025

Gaza ceasefire appears to survive first major test as Israel and Hamas affirm commitment to deal

A cargo plane submerged in the sea after sliding off the runway upon landing at Hong Kong International Airport early Monday, October 20, 2025
Two dead after cargo plane slides off runway into the sea in Hong Kong
HONG KONG — At least two people were killed after a cargo plane veered off the runway at Hong Kong International Airport and landed in the sea, according to Hong Kong’s Civil Aviation Department (CAD).The Boeing aircraft, operated under Emirates flight number EK9788, slid off course around 3:50 a.m. Monday local time, upon arrival from Dubai, said the statement.An image circulating social media shows the aircraft partially submerged in the water with what appears to be a broken tail.Two members of the airport’s ground staff died when a vehicle they were in on the tarmac plunged into the water as the aircraft deviated from its path, police said.Four crew members were onboard the plane and were sent to local hospitals for medical treatment, CAD saidFire engines converged at the runway...
October 20, 2025

Two dead after cargo plane slides off runway into the sea in Hong Kong

President of Colombia Gustavo Petro Andrew
Trump calls Colombian president 'illegal drug dealer' in dispute over US strikes
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump lashed out at his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro on Sunday and announced he would slash US funding to the country.He accused the Colombian leader of doing "nothing to stop" drug production, in what is the latest sign of friction between Washington and one of its closest allies in Latin America.In a social media post, Trump referred to Colombian President Gustavo Petro as "an illegal drug dealer" who is "low rated and very unpopular." He warned that Petro "better close up" drug operations "or the United States will close them up for him, and it won’t be done nicely."Earlier on Sunday, Petro accused the US government of assassination and demanded answers about a US strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat on 16 September.Petro said a...
October 20, 2025

Trump calls Colombian president 'illegal drug dealer' in dispute over US strikes

Houthi fighters carry weapons as they stand near the site of Israeli airstrikes, in Sanaa, Yemen September 13, 2025
Houthi rebels detain 20 UN employees in Yemen capital
CAIRO — Yemen's Houthi rebels detained two dozen UN employees Sunday, a day after they raided another UN facility in the capital Sanaa, the Associated Press reported.Jean Alam, a spokesman for the UN resident coordinator for Yemen, said the UN staffers were detained inside the facility in Sanaa’s southwestern neighborhood of Hada.He said those detained Sunday include five Yemenis and 15 international staff. He said the rebels released another 11 UN staffers after questioning.He said the UN was contact with the Houthis and other parties to “to resolve this serious situation as swiftly as possible, end the detention of all personnel, and restore full control over its facilities in Sanaa.”A second UN official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the raid, said the...
October 20, 2025

Houthi rebels detain 20 UN employees in Yemen capital

School halls have been transformed into clinics to help treat students
Protests and food poisonings test Indonesian president's first year in office
JAKARTA — When Prabowo Subianto campaigned to become Indonesia's new president, he promised dynamic economic growth and major social change.But his first year in office has not lived up to this populist platform. Rather, his ambitious pledges have been confronted by the realities of South East Asia's biggest economy.A frustrated youth, worried about jobs, took to the streets in late August to protest against the rising cost of living, corruption and inequality — the government was forced to roll back the perks for politicians that had triggered public fury. There had been huge protests earlier in the year too, against budget cuts that hit healthcare and education spending.What didn't help was that this coincided with an expensive free school meals programme — at an...
October 20, 2025

Protests and food poisonings test Indonesian president's first year in office

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