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A handout photo made available by the Defense Ministry of Thailand shows Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Seiha and Thai Defense Minister Natthaphon Narkphanit exchanging ceasefire agreement documents during a General Border Committee Meeting in Ban Pak Kard, Chanthaburi Province, Thailand, 27 December 2025. (EPA)
Thailand and Cambodia agree ceasefire, ending weeks of deadly border clashes
BANGKOK — Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Saturday to an immediate ceasefire, halting nearly three weeks of intense border fighting that killed dozens of people and displaced close to one million civilians along their disputed frontier. The ceasefire took effect at noon local time (0500 GMT) following a meeting of the 3rd Special General Border Committee, co-chaired by the defense ministers of Thailand and Cambodia, according to a joint statement issued by the Cambodian prime minister’s office. Thai media reported that the situation along the border in Sa Kaeo province had stabilized after the agreement came into force. Under the deal, both sides committed to an immediate halt to all armed hostilities and pledged to avoid unprovoked fire, troop advances, or movements toward opposing...
December 27, 2025

Thailand and Cambodia agree ceasefire, ending weeks of deadly border clashes

Najib Razak
Malaysian high court finds former PM Najib Razak guilty of abuse of power
KUALA LUMPUR — A Malaysian court has found jailed former prime minister Najib Razakguilty of abuse of power in the biggest trial yet in a multibillion-dollar scandal in the country.The ruling handed down by the Kuala Lumpur High Courton Friday could have significant political repercussions. The judge has yet to deliver the full verdict and sentencing.Najib, 72, was found guilty on four counts of abuse of power regarding the illegal transfer of about 2.2 billion Malaysian ringgit ($539m) from Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign wealth fund.Malaysian and US investigators say at least $4.5 billion was stolen from 1Malaysia Development Berhad, a state fund Najib co-founded in 2009 while in office. More than $1 billion allegedly made its way into accounts linked to Najib, who has consistently denied...
December 26, 2025

Malaysian high court finds former PM Najib Razak guilty of abuse of power

Afghans walk past the demolished historic Ariana Cinema site in Kabul, Afghanistan, 21 December 2025. — EPA
Kabul’s historic Ariana Cinema torn down to make way for shopping complex
KABUL — The Ariana Cinema, a historic landmark in downtown Kabul that had weathered decades of war and revolution, has been completely razed to make way for a modern commercial center.On December 16, demolition crews began to tear down the cinema, which first opened its doors to moviegoers in 1963.“It’s not just a building made of bricks and cement that is being destroyed, but the Afghan cinema lovers who resisted and continued their art despite the hardships and severe security problems,” Afghan film director and actor Amir Shah Talash told The Associated Press. “Unfortunately, all the signs of historical Afghanistan are being destroyed.”Hearing about the Ariana Cinema’s destruction was “very painful and sad news for me,” said Talash, who has been active in...
December 26, 2025

Kabul’s historic Ariana Cinema torn down to make way for shopping complex

A Bangladesh Nationalist Partty (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman’s poster is on display in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 24 December 2025. — EPA
Bangladesh opposition leader returns after 17 years in exile
DHAKA — Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting Chairman Tarique Rahman returned from nearly 17 years in exile on Thursday ahead of landmark general elections.The 60-year-old son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia isthe front-runner to be the next prime minister as the BNP is eyeing a return to power when Bangladesh goes to the polls in February next year.His homecoming also carries personal urgency, with Khaleda seriously ill for months. Hundreds of thousands of supporters lined the route from Dhaka’s airport to the reception venue, waving party flags and carrying placards, banners and flowers, while chanting slogans welcoming Rahman, as senior BNP leaders received him at the airport under tight security.Dressed in a light grey, finely checkered blazer over a crisp white shirt,...
December 25, 2025

Bangladesh opposition leader returns after 17 years in exile

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un inspects the country's nuclear-powered submarine
North Korea releases new images of its first ‘nuclear-powered’ submarine
SEOUL — North Korean state media released new images of what it claims is its first nuclear-powered submarine on Thursday. The pictures showed leader Kim Jong Un inspecting the guided-missile submarine at an indoor construction facility, indicating it has not yet been launched.Building a nuclear-powered submarine has been a long-held goal for Kim, who first discussed it at a ruling party congress in 2021, but the fact its rival, South Korea, has recently being given the blessing of the Trump administration to pursue its own nuclear-powered subs appears to have added urgency to Kim’s plans.Such vessels come with many advantages. They can stay submerged for long periods of time – essentially for years, if they can carry enough provisions for the crew – whereas most conventionally...
December 25, 2025

North Korea releases new images of its first ‘nuclear-powered’ submarine

NSW Premier Chris Minns attends the National Day of Reflection vigil and commemoration for the victims and survivors of the Bondi Massacre at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, 21 December 2025. — EPA
Australian state passes sweeping anti-terror law after Bondi shooting
SYDNEY — New South Wales, Australia's most populous state, on Wednesday passed sweeping new gun and anti-terror rules following the mass shooting on Bondi Beach, Reuters reported.The state parliament passed the Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill early morning after the upper house approved the bill by 18 votes to eight during an emergency sitting.Premier Chris Minns said not all residents of New South Wales would support the tough reforms but his government was doing everything possible to keep people safe, in the wake of the December 14 shooting at a Jewish Hannukah celebration, where 15 people were killed and dozens wounded."Sydney and New South Wales has changed forever as a result of that terrorist activity," Minns told reporters.The bill passed the lower house on...
December 24, 2025

Australian state passes sweeping anti-terror law after Bondi shooting

People continue to bring flowers to the Bondi Beach promenade as crowds return to Bondi Beach on the a day of National Reflection one week on from the Bondi Massacre in Sydney, Australia, 21 December 2025. — EPA
Australian arrested after endorsing Bondi attack had weapons stockpile, prosecutors say
SYDNEY — Police found several guns, a stockpile of ammunition and a shopping list for bomb materials in the home of a Western Australian man who was arrested following a public tip-off after he pledged support to the Bondi attackers, prosecutors said on Wednesdy.Martin Glynn, 39, appeared in a court in Perth charged with racial harassment, possessing a prohibited weapon and failing to properly store firearms.Prosecutors claimed that flags of Hamas and Hezbollah were located at Glynn's home during a police raid.In a statement, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said "there is no place in Australia for antisemitism, hate and violent ideologies".The court heard that Glynn posted on Instagram just hours after two gunmen killed 15 people in a targeted attack on a Hanukkah event at...
December 24, 2025

Australian arrested after endorsing Bondi attack had weapons stockpile, prosecutors say

An Amazon fulfilment centre worker in a red pullover scans cardboard boxes of Amazon goods for delivery
Amazon blocks 1,800 job applications from suspected North Korean agents
SEOUL — A top Amazon executive has said the US technology giant has blocked more than 1,800 job applications from suspected North Korean agents.North Koreans tried to apply for remote working IT jobs using stolen or fake identities, Amazon's chief security officer Stephen Schmidt said in a LinkedIn post."Their objective is typically straightforward: get hired, get paid, and funnel wages back to fund the regime's weapons programs," he said, adding that this trend is likely to be happening at scale across the industry, especially in the US.Authorities in the US and South Korea have warned about Pyongyang's operatives carrying out online scams.Amazon has seen a nearly one-third increase in job applications from North Koreans in the past year, said Mr Schmidt in his post.He...
December 23, 2025

Amazon blocks 1,800 job applications from suspected North Korean agents

Tens of thousands of tourists annually use slow boat and speedboat services along the Mekong
Screams for help and panic as tourists rescued from fatal Laos ferry disaster
BANGKOK — It was supposed to be just another Thursday in Laos, where Anthonin's father was born.Instead, the 30-year-old French citizen found himself among more than 140 people, mostly tourists, on a ferry that capsized in the Mekong River. All but three are thought to have made it to safety.Videos online show a scene of chaos — people screaming for help, children crying and passengers scrambling to get their belongings.Anthonin, who declined to give his full name, recalls seeing a mother and her two children on board the ferry — but they were nowhere to be seen on the rescue boat.On Monday, Lao media reported that they had found the body of a woman, named Pany Her. Rescuers are still looking for her two children.The boat was making its way last Thursday from the riverside town...
December 23, 2025

Screams for help and panic as tourists rescued from fatal Laos ferry disaster

NSW Premier Chris Minns says the new laws will protect the community
Australian move to fast-track new gun and protest laws after Bondi shooting draws criticism
SYDNEY — Civil rights groups and pro-gun advocates in Australia have raised concerns that new fast-tracked laws will place undue restrictions on firearms and protests in the wake of the Bondi shootings.On Monday, the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) recalled its parliament to debate a raft of new laws such as banning the phrase "globalise the intifada", limiting the number of guns one person can own, and greater police powers for protests.NSW Premier Chris Minns said some may feel the changes had "gone too far" but they were needed to keep the community safe.A pro-gun politician said the laws unfairly target law-abiding gun owners while civil libertarians said restrictions on protests were an affront to democracy.On banning the "intifada" phrase, Minns said its use at protests...
December 22, 2025

Australian move to fast-track new gun and protest laws after Bondi shooting draws criticism

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