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A security member stands guard at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, 15 November 2025.  (EPA/JESSICA LEE)
China warns citizens against travel to Japan
BEIJING — China has warned its citizens against traveling to Japan as tensions escalate following remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi regarding the island of Taiwan. The move marks Beijing’s most substantive retaliation yet, signaling its willingness to leverage economic influence in response to geopolitical disputes. In a statement Friday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said “blatantly provocative remarks on Taiwan” had “further damaged the atmosphere for people-to-people exchanges,” creating additional risks for Chinese citizens in Japan. The ministry urged Chinese nationals to “refrain from visiting Japan for the time being.” State broadcaster CCTV reported that major Chinese airlines, including Air China, China Eastern and China Southern, offered ticket...
November 15, 2025

China warns citizens against travel to Japan

BJP supporters celebrate in Patna, Bihar's capital
Modi's alliance heads for decisive win in key Indian state election
PATNA — Supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are celebrating as the party-led alliance heads for a decisive win in India's northern state of Bihar.Counting began at 08:00 local time [02:30 GMT] and although results have just started trickling in, the alliance is leading in nearly 200 of the 243 seats.As counting progresses, results can change in some seats, but it's unlikely that the opposition — ahead in less than 40 seats — can claw its way back into the reckoning.The polls were held after a controversial revision of rolls that the opposition alleged would exclude genuine voters and give BJP an edge — a charge both the party and Election Commission denied.Polls were held on 6 and 11 November and the state registered a record...
November 14, 2025

Modi's alliance heads for decisive win in key Indian state election

A young girl, with her blonde hair in a ponytail and a rucksack on, opens the door to a classroom
Dozens of Australian and NZ schools shut over asbestos risk in children's sand
SYDNEY — Dozens of schools and preschools across Australia and New Zealand have been fully or partially closed after a warning over asbestos risks in children's sand.A recall notice for the coloured products, which were found to contain traces of tremolite asbestos, was issued by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) on Wednesday.The regulator said there was a "low" risk that the asbestos could become airborne or fine enough for inhalation, but it "may still pose a risk".New Zealand's Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has also urged people to stop using the sand and arrange for safe disposal "through licensed professionals".On Friday, at least 15 schools and seven preschools in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) — where Canberra is...
November 14, 2025

Dozens of Australian and NZ schools shut over asbestos risk in children's sand

A soldier stands guard next to the main gate of an army-run cadet college that was assaulted by militants in Wana, 13 November, 2025
Afghan nationals carried out two suicide attacks in Pakistan, interior minister says
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's interior minister said on Thursday that Afghan nationals carried out two fatal suicide attacks this week, one targeting a cadet college near the Afghan border and the other outside a court in Islamabad.On Tuesday, a suicide bombing outside a district court in Islamabad killed 12 people and wounded 27 others.Separately on Monday, three soldiers were killed when a suicide bomber and four other militants tried to storm the Cadet College Wana in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, triggering a gunbattle."In both of the suicide bombings, Afghan citizens were involved, and they carried out the attacks," Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said.There was no immediate comment about the claims from Kabul.The attacks underscored Pakistan's worsening security...
November 14, 2025

Afghan nationals carried out two suicide attacks in Pakistan, interior minister says

Sheikh Hasina is facing the death penalty over a deadly crackdown on student-led protests last year that ousted her from power
Ex-Bangladesh leader says she's not guilty of crimes against humanity
LONDON — Bangladesh's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has denied committing crimes against humanity during a deadly crackdown on last year's uprising that ousted her, days before the special tribunal trying her is due to deliver a verdict.Hasina is accused of being the main architect behind hundreds of killings during the mass protests against her autocratic rule — an allegation she denies.In her first interview with the BBC since she fled the country on 5 August 2024, she said her trial in absentia was a "farce" orchestrated by a "kangaroo court" controlled by political opponents.Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Hasina if she is found guilty on Monday.Hasina claimed the trial was destined to deliver a "pre-ordained guilty verdict".Security has been tightened...
November 14, 2025

Ex-Bangladesh leader says she's not guilty of crimes against humanity

Students wait for the start of the annual college entrance examinations at an exam hall in Seoul, South Korea, November 13, 2025
South Korea bans flights as 500,000 take crucial university admission test
SEOUL — More than half a million people in South Korea sat for the country’s grueling university entrance exam on Thursday as police mobilized to ensure they made it to the test sites on time and all flights were halted for half an hour.The number sitting the test, essential to secure a place at the country’s top universities, was the highest in seven years, according to Reuters. Most of the candidates were born in 2007 when there was a surge in births because it was considered an auspicious time to have a baby.Flights at all airports, including Incheon International Airport, were banned from landing or takeoff between 1:05 p.m. and 1:40 p.m. to ensure there was no disturbance while the students sat for the listening comprehension section of the English test.The decision affected 140...
November 14, 2025

South Korea bans flights as 500,000 take crucial university admission test

Indian security personnel stand guard near the blast site outside Red Fort in Delhi
Indian police investigate Kashmir link to Delhi blast
NEW DELHI — Three days after a car exploded near the Red Fort in the Indian capital, Delhi, killing eight people, investigators have told the BBC they are checking if it has any links to the recent arrests of seven men by police in Indian-administered Kashmir.They say they are also investigating if it has any connections to the recent seizure of 2,900kg of explosives from Faridabad, a Delhi suburb.On Wednesday, the federal cabinet issued a resolution calling it "a heinous terror incident, perpetrated by anti-national forces".The reaction matched earlier comments by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who spoke of a "conspiracy", warned that "the conspirators will not be spared" and "all those responsible will be brought to justice".Similar comments were made by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh...
November 13, 2025

Indian police investigate Kashmir link to Delhi blast

The Parliament building in Islamabad
Pakistan parliament approves more powers for army chief, curbs top court
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s parliament approved a constitutional amendment on Wednesday to expand the powers of the army chief and curb the remit of its Supreme Court, Reuters reported.The lower house of parliament approved the legislation with a more than two-thirds majority, with only four lawmakers voting against.The upper house passed the bill two days earlier after the opposition boycotted the debate — an unusually swift passage for a constitutional change. Such amendments usually require weeks or months of consideration. The amendment will become law once signed by the president, a formality.Army chief Asim Munir will now be elevated to the new post of Chief of Defence Forces, placing the navy and air force under his command in addition to the army. After completion of his term, he...
November 13, 2025

Pakistan parliament approves more powers for army chief, curbs top court

In this photo released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP), an injured man lies on a hospital bed after Thailand and Cambodia accused each other of opening fire along their disputed border, November 12, 2025
Thai-Cambodia peace agreement is falling apart after Cambodian villager killed in fresh clashes
BANGKOK — US President Donald Trump’s much-heralded peace declaration between Thailand and Cambodia is falling apart after the two countries accused each other of opening fire along their disputed border on Wednesday, in skirmishes that killed at least one person.The brief clash came two days after Thailand said it was suspending a peace agreement reached between the two Southeast Asian kingdoms, and presided over by Trump, after several Thai soldiers were injured in a landmine explosion while on patrol in the border area Monday.Thailand and Cambodia fought a five-day border conflict in July that killed dozens of people and displaced about 200,000 on both sides of the frontier. Trump had hailed his intervention in the dispute as further proof of his ability to end wars, and Cambodian...
November 13, 2025

Thai-Cambodia peace agreement is falling apart after Cambodian villager killed in fresh clashes

Police officers escort one of the arrested women
Australia police arrest 'fortune teller' accused of running $46m scam
SYDNEY — A mother-and-daughter duo — one claiming to be a fortune teller and a feng shui master — have been charged over allegedly scamming almost A$70m ($46m; £35m) from "vulnerable" Vietnamese targets in Australia.The mother, 53, was arrested in the exclusive suburb of Dover Heights in Sydney on Wednesday, along with her daughter, 25. Police say they were an intrinsic part of a "highly sophisticated" fraud and money laundering syndicate.The mother allegedly convinced her victims to take out loans, keeping a share herself, by telling them she foresaw a "billionaire" in their future.She was refused bail due to appear in court on Thursday. Her daughter was granted bail with a court date in January.The mother faces 39 charges including directing the activities of a criminal group and...
November 13, 2025

Australia police arrest 'fortune teller' accused of running $46m scam

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