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Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing had said the polls would be 'free and fair', but this notion has been widely dismissed
War-torn Myanmar to hold first general election since 2021 coup
SINGAPORE — Myanmar will begin its general elections on 28 December, its military government announced, in a phased poll widely condemned as a sham that will be used to entrench the junta's power.This will be the first vote since the junta seized power in a bloody coup in 2021, and imprisoned democratically elected leader Aung San Sung Kyi.Myanmar has been embroiled in a civil war since, with deadly battles between the military and ethnic armed groups, many of whom have said they would not permit voting in their areas.Previous plans to hold an election were repeatedly delayed as the military has struggled to contain an opposition insurgency which has gained control over much of the country.Some 55 parties have registered for the polls, state media said Monday, adding that nine of...
August 18, 2025

War-torn Myanmar to hold first general election since 2021 coup

Zelensky joined a virtual summit on Sunday with Nato and European leaders
European leaders stress unity with Ukraine ahead of Washington summit
BRUSSELS — Ahead of a landmark meeting of the ‘Coalition of the Willing’ in Washington on Monday, European leaders reiterated the need for a united front with Ukraine to achieve a robust peace.These European leaders took part in a video call with Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday ahead of Monday’s talks with US President Donald Trump.Discussions reportedly focused on key matters such as the need to stop the fighting in Ukraine, the commitment to maintain full pressure on Russia through sanctions, the principle that it is up to Ukraine to take decisions on its territory and the need for strong security guarantees to protect both Ukraine and Europe’s security interests.Addressing journalists on Sunday evening,...
August 18, 2025

European leaders stress unity with Ukraine ahead of Washington summit

Nato leaders also appear eager to avoid a repeat of Zelensky's February trip to the Oval Office that ended abruptly after an argument
'No going into Nato by Ukraine,' says Trump as Zelensky prepares for White House talks
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has said the Ukrainian president can end Russia's war "if he wants to", but there would be "no going into Nato by Ukraine" as part of a peace deal.Hours before he was due to host Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, Trump also said there would be "no getting back" of the Crimean peninsula, which Moscow illegally annexed in 2014, eight years before launching its full-scale invasion.It follows Trump's summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska that resulted in the US president dropping a demand for a ceasefire and calling instead for a permanent peace deal.A US envoy said on Sunday that Putin had agreed to a possible Nato-like security pact for Ukraine.The Russian president has consistently opposed the idea of...
August 18, 2025

'No going into Nato by Ukraine,' says Trump as Zelensky prepares for White House talks

Protesters filled main roads on the way to Hostages Square in Tel Aviv
Huge crowds gather in Israel calling for hostage deal and end to Gaza war
TEL AVIV — Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in Israel to call for an end to the Gaza war and a deal to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas.The largest crowd was seen in Tel Aviv's "Hostages Square" on Sunday, with the organisers saying the government's plans to seize control of Gaza City risked the lives of around 20 hostages still being held by Hamas.A one-day national strike — part of wider protests — closed roads, offices and universities in some areas. Nearly 40 people were arrested during the day.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticised the protests, saying they would "harden Hamas's stance" and would only slow down the release of the hostages.Far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich also denounced the...
August 18, 2025

Huge crowds gather in Israel calling for hostage deal and end to Gaza war

Jack Beven, senior hurricane specialist, tracks Erin on August 13 at the National Hurricane Center in Miami
Powerful Hurricane Erin undergoing astonishingly rapid changes in its intensity
MIAMI — Erin is a Category 4 hurricane again, the National Hurricane Center said in its 11 p.m. ET update Sunday, with sustained winds of 130 mph and tropical storm-force winds reaching out 230 miles. The storm was just under a thousand miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina as of Sunday evening.Erin is expected to continue to strengthen and could double or even triple in size as it moves north and west, causing rough, dangerous ocean conditions across much of the western Atlantic, the Hurricane Center said.The powerful storm has undergone astonishingly rapid changes — a phenomenon that has become far more common in recent years as the planet warms. It quickly became a rare Category 5 for a time Saturday, before weakening and becoming a larger system on Sunday as it churns...
August 18, 2025

Powerful Hurricane Erin undergoing astonishingly rapid changes in its intensity

Air Canada employees and union members protest outside the Air Canada headquarters in Montreal, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025
Air Canada suspends restart plans after flight attendants union defies return to work order
MONTREAL — Air Canada said it suspended plans to restart operations on Sunday after the union representing 10,000 flight attendants said it will defy a return to work order.The strike was already affecting about 130,000 travellers around the world per day during the peak summer travel season.The Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered airline staff back to work by 2pm Sunday after the government intervened and Air Canada said it planned to resume flights Sunday evening.Canada’s largest airline now says it will resume flights Monday evening. Air Canada said in a statement that the union “illegally directed its flight attendant members to defy a direction from the Canadian Industrial Relations Board.”But union members say they will continue to refuse work until their demands are...
August 18, 2025

Air Canada suspends restart plans after flight attendants union defies return to work order

Qantas aircraft are seen on the tarmac at Melbourne International Airport in Melbourne.
Qantas fined A$90m for illegal layoffs during pandemic
SYDNEY — An Australian court has fined airline giant Qantas A$90m (£43m; $59m) for illegally sacking more than 1,800 ground workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.Australia's Transport Workers' Union said it welcomed the ruling, which it said marked the largest employer penalty in the country's history.Federal Court Justice Michael Lee said in the judgement that he wanted the fine to act as a "real deterrence" to other employers.The airline said in a statement that it has agreed to pay the fine and that the ruling holds it accountable for actions that caused "real harm" to its employees."We sincerely apologise to each and every one of the 1,820 ground handling employees and to their families who suffered as a result," Qantas Group chief executive...
August 18, 2025

Qantas fined A$90m for illegal layoffs during pandemic

Trinidad and Tobago pays tribute to the nation's Afro-descendant community on Emancipation Day, which marks the ending of slavery throughout the British Empire
New wave of African pride rises in the Caribbean
PORT OF SPAIN — Augustine Ogbo works as a doctor, treating patients in clinics across the striking Caribbean island of St Lucia.When he returns to his home in the coastal town of Rodney Bay, he clocks in for his second job — as the owner and solo chef of a Nigerian takeaway."Egusi soup and fufu, that's more popular... they love jollof rice too," Dr Ogbo says, reeling off a list of his customers' favourite dishes.The 29-year-old hails from Nigeria — population 230 million — but crossed the Atlantic for St Lucia — population 180,000 — to train as a doctor in 2016.He set up his home-based takeaway, named Africana Chops, in 2022, after being incessantly asked by his St Lucian friends for Nigerian fare.The takeaway is now thriving, Dr Ogbo tells the BBC, and not...
August 18, 2025

New wave of African pride rises in the Caribbean

A dictionary pages
'Skibidi' and 'tradwife' among words added to Cambridge Dictionary
LONDON — "Skibidi", "tradwife" and other slang terms popularized on social media are among thousands of new words to be added to the Cambridge Dictionary this year.Skibidi is a gibberish term coined by the creator of a viral animated video series on YouTube, while tradwife is a shortening of "traditional wife" – a married mother who cooks, cleans and posts on social media.More than 6,000 new words are included, including those that relate to remote working and tech giants."Internet culture is changing the English language and the effect is fascinating to observe and capture in the dictionary," said lexical programme manager Colin McIntosh.Skibidi is defined in the dictionary as "a word that can have different meanings such as 'cool'...
August 18, 2025

'Skibidi' and 'tradwife' among words added to Cambridge Dictionary

A man feeds pigeons in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir
Health v heritage: Pigeon feeding ban sparks debate in India
MUMBAI — A recent court ban on feeding pigeons in public spaces in the western Indian city of Mumbai has become a major flashpoint between civic bodies, public health activists and bird lovers.This month, hundreds of people clashed with police twice while protesting the closure of a decades-old pigeon feeding spot, or a kabutarkhana. (Kabutar is the Hindi word for pigeon.)Some tore down the tarpaulin sheets covering the spot and threatened an indefinite hunger strike. Police briefly detained about 15 people at another protest, media reports said.Authorities had imposed the ban due to concerns about health hazards due to pigeon droppings.The problem is not unique to Mumbai. In Venice, feeding pigeons in historic squares is banned. Singapore imposes hefty fines, and New York and London...
August 18, 2025

Health v heritage: Pigeon feeding ban sparks debate in India

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