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Angela Rayner
UK asks China to explain blanked-out embassy plans
LONDON — UK's Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has given China two weeks to explain why parts of its plans for a new mega-embassy in London have been blanked out.Rayner's Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government sent a letter asking for further information and requested a response by 20 August.Beijing's plans for the new embassy have sparked fears its location - Royal Mint Court near London's financial district - could pose an espionage risk. Residents nearby also fear it would pose a security risk to them and attract large protests.The BBC has contacted the Chinese embassy in London for comment.A final planning decision on the controversial plans will be made by 9 September, the BBC understands.In a letter seen by the PA news agency, Rayner, who as...
August 07, 2025

UK asks China to explain blanked-out embassy plans

Flags from the anime One Piece have emerged across Indonesia as a form of protest against an increasingly centralised government
A cartoon skull becomes symbol of defiance in Indonesia
SINGAPORE — In the popular Japanese anime One Piece, black flags bearing a skull with a straw hat are carried by a rowdy crew of pirates who have made it their mission to challenge a draconian regime and fight for freedom.But in July, these emblems started popping up across Indonesia – along doorways, on the backs of cars, and painted on walls.For many, they were a response to Indonesian leader Prabowo Subianto's call for Indonesians to fly their national red and white flag ahead of the country's Independence Day on 17 August.Instead, some Indonesians chose to raise these pirate flags, known as Jolly Rogers, as a symbol of their discontent, with many criticising what they say is an increasingly centralised government led by Prabowo.But the movement has not been well received by...
August 07, 2025

A cartoon skull becomes symbol of defiance in Indonesia

People across Asia are dealing with extreme weather, exacerbated by climate change
From heatwaves to floods: Extreme weather sweeps across Asia
SINGAPORE — While torrential rains lash China, Pakistan and parts of India, sweltering heat has enveloped Japan and South Korea as extreme weather claims hundreds of lives in the region.Climate change has made weather extremities more intense, frequent and unpredictable, scientists say.This pattern is especially pronounced in Asia, which according to the World Meteorological Organization is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average.The region has lost $2 trillion (£1.5 trillion) to extreme weather – from floods to heatwaves and droughts – over the past three decades, according to the annual Climate Risk Index survey.Japan marked its hottest day on record on Tuesday, with 41.8C (107F) registered in Isesaki city, Gunma prefecture.The country had also experienced its...
August 07, 2025

From heatwaves to floods: Extreme weather sweeps across Asia

A visitor walks past the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Monday, August 4, 2025, Japan will mark 80th anniversary of the WWII U.S. atomic bombing on August 6.
World marks 80 years since US dropped atomic bomb on Japan as global powers still trade nuclear threats
TOKYO — As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the first use of a nuclear weapon, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima near the end of World War II, the planet is closer to seeing them used again than it has been in decades, experts and survivors are warning.At the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Wednesday morning, dignitaries and the dwindling number of survivors were set to commemorate the moment a US B-29 bomber dropped the atomic weapon known as “Little Boy” on August 6, 1945. Three days later, the nearby city of Nagasaki was destroyed by a second US atomic bomb.More than 110,000 were killed instantly in the attacks, while hundreds of thousands more perished from injuries and radiation-related illness over the years.To this day they remain the only times that nuclear weapons...
August 06, 2025

World marks 80 years since US dropped atomic bomb on Japan as global powers still trade nuclear threats

The man's identity card was found with body
Body of man missing for 28 years found in melting glacier
ISLAMABAD — The body of a man missing for 28 years has been found in a melting glacier in Pakistan's remote and mountainous Kohistan region.A shepherd stumbled upon the body, which was remarkably well-preserved, with its clothing intact, in the so-called Lady Valley in the country's east.Along with the body was an ID card with the name Naseeruddin. Police were able to trace it to a man who disappeared in the area in June 1997 after falling into a glacier crack during a snowstorm.The region has seen decreased snowfall in recent years, exposing glaciers to direct sunlight, making them melt faster. Experts said the body's discovery shows how changing climate has accelerated glacial melt."What I saw was unbelievable," the shepherd who found the body, Omar Khan, told BBC...
August 06, 2025

Body of man missing for 28 years found in melting glacier

Heavy rains and flash floods have caused severe damage in Uttarkashi district
More than 100 missing after flash floods in India
DELHI — Officials say more than 100 people are missing after a cloudburst triggered devastating flash floods in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand.Rescue operations are under way in Uttarkashi district after a gigantic wave of water gushed down the mountains into Dharali village on Tuesday, submerging roads and buildings in its path.Some teams of the army have been at Dharali since Tuesday but other disaster response forces and district officials have been unable to reach the area due to damaged roads and heavy rains.Local media reports say that four people have died, but officials told the BBC they have not recovered any bodies so far.Heavy rains have been lashing the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand over the past few weeks, and Uttarkashi, where Dharali village is located, has been...
August 06, 2025

More than 100 missing after flash floods in India

Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba (second from right) attended the ceremony in Hiroshima, along with representatives from around the world
Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing
HIROSHIMA — A silent prayer was held in Japan on Wednesday morning as it marked 80 years since the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima.Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba attended the ceremony on Wednesday, along with officials from around the world."Japan is the only nation that has suffered an atomic bombing in war," Hiroshima mayor Kazumi Matsui said at the city's Peace Memorial Park. "The Japanese government represents a people who aspire for genuine and lasting peace."World War Two ended with Japan's surrender after the dropping of the bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which took place days apart.The bombs killed more than 200,000 people - some from the immediate blast and others from radiation sickness and burns.The legacy of...
August 06, 2025

Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing

Dharali is populated with hotels, resorts and restaurants
Dozens feared trapped as cloudburst triggers flash floods in India
DELHI — Rescuers are looking for dozens of people who are feared trapped after a massive cloudburst triggered heavy rains and flash floods in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand.Teams, including army and paramilitaries, have reached Dharali village in Uttarkashi district, which is believed to have borne the brunt of the floods.Dramatic videos of the disaster show a giant wave of water gushing through the area, crumpling buildings in its path. A tourist spot, Dharali is populated with hotels, resorts and restaurants.A cloudburst is an extreme, sudden downpour of rain over a small area in a short period of time, often leading to flash floods.It took place at around 13:30 India time [08:00 GMT] when a large amount of water came down, swelling the Kheerganga river and sending tonnes of...
August 05, 2025

Dozens feared trapped as cloudburst triggers flash floods in India

A student of Gurukul school of Art completes artwork of U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, in Mumbai, India. 1 August 2025
Tariff showdown shatters once robust populist alliance between Trump and Modi
DELHI — The men shared bear hugs, showered praise on each other, and made appearances side by side at stadium rallies — a big optics boost for two populist leaders with many ideological similarities. Each called the other a good friend.In India, the bonhomie between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump was seen as a relationship like no other. That is, until a series of events gummed up the works.From Trump’s tariffs and India’s purchase of oil from Russia to a US tilt towards Pakistan, friction between New Delhi and Washington has been hard to miss. And much of it has happened far from the corridors of power and, unsurprisingly, through Trump’s posts on social media.It has left policy experts wondering whether the camaraderie the two leaders shared may be a...
August 05, 2025

Tariff showdown shatters once robust populist alliance between Trump and Modi

Donald Trump hosted Narendra Modi at the White House in February
India calls Trump's tariff threat over Russian oil 'unjustified'
DELHI – India has called Donald Trump's threat of "substantially" higher tariffs over its purchase of oil from Russia "unjustified and unreasonable".In a post on Truth Social, the US president warned he would raise levies, saying India "don't care how many people in Ukraine are being killed by the Russian War Machine".India is currently among the largest buyers of Russian oil. It has become an important export market for Moscow after several European countries cut trade when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.Trump did not specify what the new tariff would be, but it comes just days after he unveiled a hefty 25% levy on India.In a statement, a spokesperson for India's foreign ministry, Randhir Jaiswal, said the US had...
August 05, 2025

India calls Trump's tariff threat over Russian oil 'unjustified'

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